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2 hours ago, feathers5 said:

Is there a way to thin Sally Hansen? It seems to get thick after a few months.

Do not use acetone. Read this:

http://www.flytyingforum.com/index.php?showtopic=84206&p=674888

Use a nail polish thinner like Sally Beauty available at Sally Beauty Shops which are just about everywhere. It is safer.

https://www.sallybeauty.com/nails/nail-polish/nail-color-remover-and-thinner/nail-polish-thinner/SBS-163400.html?

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I have no issues with acetone and use SH as well as dollar store nail polish.I DO put a couple BBs in all the little bottles to shake them up and mix them.Some of the colors seperate like any paint does.For some reason i find Bic brand permanent markers last longer than Sharpies.I also prefer gorilla super glue over all the others.

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Here’s trick I’ve used for years with Sally Hansen’s... Whenever the stuff started to thicken up ( as a commercial tyer it was usually at the half bottle remaining level...) I’d open a brand new bottle and pour half of it into the old bottle- then carefully re-cap the new bottle and set it aside.  A quick shake of that old bottle, new and old would mix nicely and I was back in business... 

The next time the finish started to thicken all I had to do was add the remaining half of that “new bottle” and keep on tying.  As long as it was only opened once and tightly re-sealed it was  still brand new thin finish...

Hope this helps

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Nail polish remover no longer has acetone in it. The government banned it as they know what's best for us.😊

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On 12/21/2020 at 4:34 AM, skeet3t said:

Nail polish remover no longer has acetone in it. The government banned it as they know what's best for us.😊

And that is why nail polish thinner is a better thinner for Sally Hansen than acetone. It is both safer and less volatile so the nail polish needs less frequent thinning.

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I buy acetone and DNA by the gallon for woodworking and other things. Never had a problem with it. Is the SH formula any different, too?

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