NEW 22ml bottle design. Clear plastic body, floating seal in cap, anti drip nozzle.
- Clear PET plastic shows off our paints better than ever
- Nozzle tip clips into the bottle so it won’t pop off when squeezed
- Flat nozzle tip keeps mixing ball from falling in and blocking it
- New floating seal in the cap tightens down onto the nozzle to prevent dripping
- When finished using the paint, push down while turning to reseal the cap using thefloating seal
- Full tamper proof ring on the cap. Push down and turn to break the ring and open.
- Turbo Dork has switched from a stainless steel mixing ball to a glass mixing ball.
- Packaging is now fully recyclable.
New paint formula:
- Double the pigment in more than half of the line
- Much better hand brush feel and better coverage in less coats
- This also extends toairbrushing, in most cases you only need two coats now
- The 72 returning colors match theirTurbo Dork 1.0 colors
- Paints can be frozen and thawed 4 full times before having a catalyzation issue
- Slightly shorter drying time
There are also 8 new colors coming out with Turbo Dork Remix to take the place of thehandful of colors discontinued over the years:
- Dark Ritual is a spiritual successor to Murple and updates it into a wonderful weird purple TurboShift with a yellow edge tone
- Dream On is a more active version of the recently discontinued Sweet Dreams
- Fahrenheit is our brightest red/orange yet and works great as a highlight to Redrumor Multipass
- Leviathan and Peacock were designed as sort of ying/yang shifts and shift inopposite of each other
- Midnight City is a purple to blue ZeniShift
- Red Queen is a darker version of Redrum intended to act as a base for the reds and oranges
- Syringa is for those who pray to the Dark Prince of Pleasure.
Turbo Dork paints are made of a mixture of pigments suspended in an acrylic medium and additives. Fast-drying, water-soluble when wet and water-resistant when dry. Metallics are just that, normal metallic shiny paints, Turboshifts change color as you move them in the light. Metallics can be mixed together while wet to create different shades; however, mixing Turboshifts when wet can lead to unexpected results. Different Metallics and Turboshifts can be layered over each other. Use isopropyl alcohol or Simple Green for cleanup of dried paint.
- Metallics are just that, normal metallic shiny paints, Turboshifts change color as you move them in the light, and Zenishifts change color depending on the color of the primer that was used.
- Don't worry if the color of your paint looks different in the bottle than the label. Some colors appear white or red until they are used over a black surface.
- Shake the bottle until you hear the mixing ball rattling around, then shake some more.
- To avoid a mess, make sure the bottle tip is clear before squeezing.
- Use isopropyl alcohol or Simple Green for cleanup of dried paint.
- To begin with, stick to the base color recommended on the bottle. Using a different colors may give an unexpected result.
- Apply 2 to 4 thin, even coats of paint with airbrush or paintbrush; do not use a single thick layer.
- For airbrushing, we recommend to start with 0.5 nozzle, 25 to 30 psi and thinning by diluting 3 parts paint with 1 part airbrush medium. If you have a .3 nozzle you may need to go to 2 parts paint to one part airbrush medium or other acrylic based thinner. When airbrushing, do not use water for thinning the paint.
- For hand-brushing, dilute with either airbrush medium or a small amount of water using a wet brush.
- Metallics can be mixed together while wet to create different shades; however, mixing Turboshifts when wet can lead to unexpected results.
- Different Metallics and Turboshifts can be layered over each other.
- Painted surfaces may be dry-brushed and highlighted; glazes, washes, shades, inks, and even contrast colors work as well.
- In order to best show-off a Turboshift color online or in photographs, make sure you have light hitting your painted object from multiple angles. Turboshift requires multiple light sources to show the shift!
Some TurboShift paints look different in the bottle than they do in use. Colors like Blue Raspberry look white in the bottle rather than showing the brilliant blues and pinks/purples that it has when used over a black surface. Blue Raspberry is not alone in being white when wet. This is a property of a subset of Turboshifts including 4D Glasses. Other Turboshifts like Dark Net have a dark red tint in the bottle. Finally, some like Sky Rat are grey in the bottle. This is all normal.
The pigments in the Turbo Dork paints are large and slowly sink to the bottom with time. Needless to say, you need a uniform suspension of paint particles to get an even coat on whatever you are painting. There is a mixing ball inside each bottle, so shake it until you hear the ball rattling around. Then shake some more, and even more. The paint should not be chunky or look very thin without any flecks of pigment. We do not recommend storing your paints upside down as that mixing ball or pigment can get stuck in the tip.
