How to Thin Craft Paint for Perfect Paint Consistency

This video takes you through the process to find the paint consistency I like. You can adjust the ratio to achieve the consistency you are looking for.
What I like about this product:
1. Thins paint
2. Minimal air bubbles
3. Inexpensive
4. No strong odor
5. Readily available (at least in US)
I have not tried it yet but it is also supposed to eliminate/minimize brush marks.
Link to where you can buy this paint thinning product: marksmandalas.com/collections...
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[@aparnamitra1287]

Very helpful tips indeed. Thank you so so much.

[@anniesharif976]

Thanks for explaining the psychic of the paint as a beginner I was feeling the dot chain with one dip of tool was not possible as my colours were this much thick that weren't attaining the required result!!!

[@craftee21]

Rock on lefty! We dot from the right. 👍

[@juliehomer3884]

Thank you Mark for this video as I have this problem although I’m slowly changing my paints to decoart Americano paints which I find are brilliant ,it’s a waste with all my other paints so I shall try and find some of this 👍😍

[@ragdollmommy2]

Thank you! Very helpful.

[@kassandrakid9440]

Thanks so much!!

[@perlamunozrosales]

Great tips. Can your also share where to my the dotting tool display please.

[@cherrycollier]

As usual, I love your videos. Can you use the floetrol on glass? I paint on wine glasses and to cure them I bake them. Can you do this with thinning with floetrol?

[@lasarith2]

For a moment I’d have sworn it was JK Simmons doing this .

[@susang1952]

I see some responders actually water down the floetrol, but you said you don’t do that. Is it better full strength or does it matter. Also I bought the kit that came with paint. The paint pots are the perfect consistency, do you blend them yourself with floetrol and put in pots?

[@mialogiudice7704]

You can also use water

[@alikat379]

Thank you so much for sharing this find with us, Mark!! I tend to reach for the Liquitex pouring medium; how do you feel this compares to the Liquitex product? The Floetrol seems to add a nice gloss; I like that! Thanks, again!!

[@MarksMandalas]

I have used other Liquitex products but not the pouring medium. Floetrol is actually a paint conditioner but is also often used as a pouring medium. I may try Liquitex so I can have a first hand opinion but it is so much more expensive it would have to be 10 times better than Floetrol which I don't think is the case from what I have seen reading reviews from others. I am glad you find this video helpful! :^)

[@TheHowToHomemaker]

Hey you referred me from the facebook group earlier today! Great video but I dont have any of that stuff and wont be able to get it any time soon because of covid. Would a person be able to use silicone oil?

[@MarksMandalas]

I have never used silicone oil but it sounds like it is more of a lubricant so it may interfere with paint sticking. You can try it but I would just try with a little bit of paint and try it on something that you aren't concerned with being ruined incase it doesn't work.

[@1949becky]

I mix 1 part water with 3/4 Floetrol…..no need to add extra drops of Floetrol...mixes fine with the paints

[@MarksMandalas]

I really like how affordable Floetrol is. It's price combined with how little I use at a time I splurge and use all Floetrol. It is nice to know about this other option when using larger amounts of paint.

[@Sabrinaandmom7]

My MIL has some really old acrylics, maybe years old. Do you think this stuff might work on those?

[@MarksMandalas]

I think the Martha Stewart paint I used in this video is pretty old. That brand usually is on the thick side but not that thick. It may be worth a try. The good thing is Floetrol isn't very expensive.

[@lynnepettersson6291]

@@MarksMandalas some old paints actual go rancid and will explode when opened.

[@PatDonathan123]

I bought mine at Home Depot.

[@MarksMandalas]

It is great how it is available at so many places.