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Old 10-06-2019, 08:01 AM
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I've got a bottle of Dupli-Color touch up for my H3 and it thickened from sitting on the shelf too long. The little bottles of the stuff has gotten ridiculous in price, as it's almost $15 for that little 1/2 oz. bottle. Does anybody know what works to thin it back to usable consistency? Toluene?...Acetone?....Lacquer Thinner? Already tried Mineral Spirits and had no effect.
 

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Old 10-06-2019, 01:29 PM
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probably automotive grade paint reducer.
 
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Old 10-11-2019, 09:13 AM
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A new bottle works best. Also works best to reduce the volume of one's wallet to get that new bottle.
 
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Old 10-11-2019, 05:47 PM
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Actually tried lacquer thinner and it worked great. Thinned the paint, not the wallet.
 
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Old 10-19-2019, 04:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Broken Halo
Actually tried lacquer thinner and it worked great. Thinned the paint, not the wallet.
Any oil based paint thinner should do the trick...
 
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Old 10-19-2019, 10:27 AM
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There are a lot of sites now where you can order automotive touch up paint for decent prices. Also your local paint shop may do the same for you. I have a buddy who works in auto paint and he gets me anything I need from paint matched rattle cans to painting supplies.
 
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