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Reply To: Does matt Varnish go off? – Airbrush always getting blocked

June 8, 2022 at 10:10 am #1745853

lawnor

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Well, I thought I mucked up last night. I get maybe 10 minutes free at home on Tuesdays and I used it to put a marble in the pot to mix it up. I’ve done this with other bottles of this shape and size. I found out why I didn’t do it for this pot. The marble got wedged firmly in the neck and wouldn’t shift in either direction, no matter how much I poked it. I thought it was all doomed for the bin (or at least I’d need a knife, a small funnel and an empty bottle), but Sarsons Vinegar bottles have forced me to learn a trick. They changed the cap on their reusable glass table bottles so the cap won’t unscrew anymore. The only reason to buy those bottles is to reuse them. Youtube taught me to get the cap off by standing the bottle upside down in freshly boiled water. plastic expands faster than glass. I tried this on my varnish while making my morning coffee and the marble is now in the varnish. Hopefully the heat has been good for the varnish too. I’ll give it all a thorough mix and add some thinner to the bottle itself before I get the airbrush out next, and see what happens. That might not be for a couple of weeks, though.

Thanks everyone for the feedback. It’s been a big help. I’m also super impressed that no one has told me to stop being cheap and just buy some more!