Ageing Liquids
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How to use
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Also, key points you need to know
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HOW TO USE
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Shake container before pouring.
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Use quickly after pouring to prevent loss due to evaporation. Evaporation will cause the liquid to be more concentrated.
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Ensure surfaces are free of grease.
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Drying time is varies but is usually between 1 and 10 minutes for undiluted liquid, depending on the amount applied and temperature.
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Mix Ageing Liquids together to make new colours. They mix really well.
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Dilute with water. For a colour wash effect dilute with 1 of liquid to 4 (or more) of water.
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Apply With Spray Gun: use sparingly in several light coats rather than one heavy coat, mask areas that are not to be sprayed and protect surrounding areas.
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Breaking Down Fabrics: For stain marks, apply a small amount to an oily rag and rub directly onto fabrics.
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Painting: Decant a small amount into a separate pot and apply with a brush.
- Dyeing Fabrics: Add Ageing Liquid to a bowl, then add water. Dip a fabric into the liquid and let it dry. The fabric will come out dyed and stained. The more water added the fainter the effect. Our experience is that the stain will fade, so start off darker.
AGEING LIQUIDS ARE WATER SOLUBLE
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After applying, you can often smudge and smear Ageing Liquids to create more realistic dirty effects.
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This can be done most easily just after applying when Ageing Liquids are still wet.
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All the colours mix really well together. Paint colours over each other then blend them with water.
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Carry out a test to check how materials perform before final application because surfaces behave differently.
APPLYING ONTO ABSORBENT SURFACES.
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Fabric, bare timber, paper and leather are usually absorbent and will soak up Ageing Liquid.
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Apply Ageing Liquid to fabric, then apply water, and then smear using a damp cloth.
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Unpolished leather can be aged by applying a number of coats, aggressively rubbing each coat using a dry cloth.
APPLYING ONTO NON-ABSORBENT SURFACES.
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Surfaces such as plastic are usually non-absorbent and Ageing Liquid will dry to a translucent surface coating rather than be soaked up.
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Dabbing this dry surface coating with wet cloth or sponge will usually smudge and remove some Ageing Spray creating patchy dirty effects.
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This is still effective even when Ageing Liquid has been dry for some time.
AGEING LIQUIDS CAN STAIN SURFACES
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Ageing Liquid is a dye and may cause permanent discolouration to all types of absorbent and non-absorbent surfaces.
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If this is a concern, apply spray to an off-cut or hidden surface and wash to check if the dye has been removed.
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Before final use, spray to test for compatibility and adhesion.
