Advice on 'Army Painter Quickshade'

[Major Weenie]

So a chap in the local club bought some Quickshade,

It works just fine for him.  I've had nothing but problems.

The first batch I decanted into a plastic cup.  Unbeknownst to me, it apparently dissolved the cup, turning the mixture into a sort of plastic paste.  The finished figures looked rather as if they'd been coated in a mixture of marine spar varnish and tobacco juice.

So the lads organized a bit of a remedial class for me, in which it was discovered that I could work their Quickshade just fine, thank you very much. But they couldn't work MY tin of the stuff.  It seems to be a different, much thicker, mix.

Now the back of the tin recommends thinning with "tiny amounts of mineral turpentine."  I infer that this is somehow different from 'Pure Gum Turpentine.'  Well, none of the local hardware stores here in LA seem to know what this stuff actually is.  They sold me some 'Mineral Spirits' that did thin the Quickshade, but it also took the dried paint right off the figure.

Any help as to what this "Mineral Turpentine" is named in Los Angeles, USA ?

Thanks,
MW

[FramFramson]

If your friend's supply were fine, maybe you just got a bad tin? Might have to chuck it. 

[Cherno]

I'm pretty sure that you can use normal paint thinner, I think the correct english word is "Nitrocellulose lacquer".


On a side note, I don't use army painter QuickShade anymore because it's just too messy and I get better results with GW Devlan Mud wash and matte finish

[Varangian]

I used rubbing alcohol to thin mine. Admittedly, it was of normal consistency, which was just too thick for me. I would try it out.

If it works, great! If not... well, alcohol is cheap... I've had good luck reconstituting all sort of stuff with it.

Bad luck with the mineral spirits

[Major Weenie]

Thanks for the advice.

I'll mix some up with the alcohol, and see what happens.

Regards,
MW