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Post by tim on Jun 25, 2014 5:54:19 GMT
I have been using one of these for a few months now, a good bit of kit that will make those couple of drops of paint that you are using last that bit longer before going dry (very handy in the warm weather). I have been very pleased with it overall. It has a couple of downsides. The paper has to be activated by putting in very hot water, I put mine in a lasagne dish with hot water and micowave it for 10 mins. After a couple of weeks use the paper can start to go mouldy, the remedy I have found is to put some boiling water on the sponge layer when you put in a new bit of paper, this will sterilize it and keep it mould free a lot longer. The sponge layer becomes quite delicate after a while so be gentle when getting it out for cleaning or it will tear. Recommended for 6mm painting where very small amouts of paint are used at any one time. Tim
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Post by Richard on Jun 25, 2014 6:16:16 GMT
That is brilliant Tim I never new such a thing existed, I will pic one up especially as I paint nearly every evening, how long will a spot of acrylic stay wet for? I've always hated leaving paint on my pallete seems like such a waste
Richard
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Post by tim on Jun 25, 2014 6:50:38 GMT
Well it won't last for days like they say it will but then when you are puting a couple of drops on the palette at a time what can you expect. It will stay wet for your painting session but by the next day you sort of loose the consistancy of the paint and as you add water you get more of a wash than solid colour. Still saves a lot of paint though! You can get them on Amazon but here is a cheaper one: link
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Post by curlerman on Jul 8, 2014 17:49:23 GMT
I have the same pallette and its awesome. I live in Spain and we have temperatures averageing 28 to 30 degrees . Providing I put the cover on after completing a colour pàints can stay workable for 48 hours. I also load all the paints I buy into dropper bottles like those from Vallejo. You can buy empty ones on Amazon I also drop a ball bearing into each bottle when I fill them. Before I started using this method I had stopped using GW paints and other brands that come in flip top bottles because they dried out so quickly here. Now I have them in droppers they last forever. it's great combining single drops with a wet palette so economic.
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Post by sumerandakkad on Jul 18, 2014 10:07:39 GMT
Thank you. A handy and cost saving piece of kit. I had never heard of this before.
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Post by brighty on Feb 6, 2016 10:43:13 GMT
Gale force nine do a wet pallete ad well. Paid £7.50 for mine, comes with a pad of paper which will last a very long time, all you have do do os keep the sponge moist. Also I have had no problems with the paper getting mildewed. I think they are great. Regards Colin
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Post by brighty on Feb 13, 2016 0:54:27 GMT
Hi guys I got the name of the wet palette wrong, it is by a company called formula 3. It is good but you must keep it flay and even or the paper dries out at one end and sp does the paint, apart from that a useful piece of kit.
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