Our water is between 16-18 DH which is as high as the scale goes,
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Acrylic paint has a propensity to turn chalky when over diluted, especially lighter colours, so it may not be related to water hardness
That’s why I tend to use the manufacturers thinner or medium when making washes and glazes :tongue-out3:
Not heard hardness quoted in DH units Ian, I’ve always seen it quoted in PPM?Comment
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16.27 dH here by the way, so our water is well hard innit!Comment
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Not as hard as my water which is well harder than yours....17.3 dH!!! :smiling5:
In all seriousness we're apparently in the top 20 of hardest water areas in the country....
Genuinely thanks for the tip on over dilution being linked to chalkiness in lighter colours. Didn't know that was a thing.
ATB.
AndrewComment
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No probs Andrew, neither did I until it happened to me. I thought I’d got talc in the paint somehow :surprised:Not as hard as my water which is well harder than yours....17.3 dH!!! :smiling5:
In all seriousness we're apparently in the top 20 of hardest water areas in the country....
Genuinely thanks for the tip on over dilution being linked to chalkiness in lighter colours. Didn't know that was a thing.
ATB.
AndrewComment
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