Now to inventory the Createx automotive paints that have been sitting in the studio all these years. Is there any of it still good left in them after all this time? There are qu7ite a few bottles here, but my hopes are not very high that any of them are still useable. We will have to see.
The bottles are rinsed off to get the dust off and then shaken to see if there is any fluid still in them. The bottles on the left are pure pigment and are shakable because they are still wet. There is only one red paint still fluid. The ones on the right are all goners with paint residue that is hard-as-rock. Thump Thump.
These bottles of automotive pigment and one red paint are now ready to investigate further.
After shaking, then opening each bottle and pulling samples of the paint out, two more bottles are discarded. You may have noticed that these bottles are now sitting on their heads in the carrying tote. These will sit in the studio and every time I pass them sitting on the wash-up counter, I plan to vigorously shake them and set them down rotated 180ยบ. Shake them, turn them, and then shake them some more. I need to buy some colors to be able to shoot this tank.
None of the pearl paints were salvageable and a ghost horse painting requires silver “metallic flake” paint for the majority of the rendering. After I get a finalized list of what is needed together, I will have to see if the places I used to get supplies are still in business. Using any paint that is not smooth and fluidly flowing, is a recipe for disaster when using an airbrush. Chunks of pigment put a stop to painting right away. You end up spending more time disassembling it, cleaning, and then reassembling the brush than you do with painting. So, this will be put on hold till supplies arrive.