Linda, that's why I tend to avoid the plastic palettes. They are much more porous than they seem. They do have the advantage of low weight, sometimes handy-dandy covers, ease of access and cost, but I found the same thing you did with the other colors when I cleaned the one I have. Now it's sort of sitting idle. I will probably pass it on in the next big 'studio purge'. : )

 

I wonder if spraying it with several very thin coats of appliance epoxy might help? If it sticks that might provide a harder surface. Actually, I might try that with mine, since I have a can around from the 'Altoids project'. If I get to it this week I will let you know how it goes.

 

Kathy

 

 

On Oct 18, 2011, at 12:08 PM, Linda Feltner wrote:

I put the palette in the sink, and got a new sponge with a green scrubbie thing on the back, and gave it a good scrubbing. I was surprised at how much pink came off. But a bit troubled, that when I washed it off with a paper towel prior to scrubbing, I had some other green, blue and black pigments also stain. That is weird. These are not staining colors. So I scrubbed like crazy and managed to remove most of it. 

That will present another issue, when I get the wells loaded up with fresh pigment, I won't be able to put it in the sink and scrub it like that. So I'm now wondering if it is the plastic. Sometimes the palettes are smooth plastic, and this one is very matte.

 

I also hesitate to scrub the surface, creating many tiny abrasions, places for pigment to cling. But I was plenty ticked with that stain. I suppose the formulation of the plastic changes over time, also.

 

Thanks for all the comments.

Happy Autumn Painting!

Linda

 

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On Oct 18, 2011, at 9:13 AM, Kathleen Garness wrote:

No, we don't spray the white palettes - I do spray the inside of the altoids tins with a white appliance epoxy first though! : ) Good memory. 

 

Kathy

 

 

On Oct 18, 2011, at 9:35 AM, Linda Feltner wrote:

Thanks Kathleen, Liz and Consie:

 

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