Acrylic Retarder
FailThe top 5 brands take 94% of clicks, so Acrylic Retarder is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 40 / 100Ranks 3,499 of 4,656 Arts, Crafts & Sewing niches · −6 vs the category median of 4640
- Market size
- $71K/yr48K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -9.3%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 75%top-5 click share · 8 brands · 42 sellers
Flapen Score
Acrylic Retarder against its category
The dotted line is the Arts, Crafts & Sewing average. Past it, Acrylic Retarder is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Acrylic Retarder market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United States searched for Acrylic Retarder 48K times last year and spent an estimated $71K. The top 5 brands take 94% of clicks. Flapen scores it 40 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
An estimated 11.4% of those searches ended in a purchase.
Shoppers searched for this 48K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United States for this niche's terms. An estimated 11.4% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -9.3% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated $71K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 48K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -9.3%
- Conversion, latest week
- 11.4%
- Market size, estimated
- $71Ka year
- Top search term
- acrylic retarder14K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth $12.98.
Listings sell for $12.98 on average, from $5.91 to $28.42. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 5K to 6K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At $12.98 that is $3K to $6K a year per listing.
- Average price
- $12.98under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- $5.91–$28.42
- Amazon United States median price
- $24.38across 115,062 niches
- Units sold a year
- 5K–6K
- Units per listing a year
- 250–500
- Revenue per listing a year
- $3K–$6K
- Returns
- 0.5%of orders · Amazon United States median 2.1%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is reviews.
50% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 1.5% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #1,228 within Painting. It carries 1,570 reviews at 4.64 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 50%
- Prime listings
- 100%
- Out of stock, average day
- 1.5%
- Average rank
- #1,228in Painting
- Average rating
- 4.64 starsAmazon United States average 4.42 stars
- Average reviews
- 1,570per listing
- Listings tracked
- 12
04 · Newcomers
Brands here are established.
The brands on the shelf have sold for 84 months on average, so the names here are established.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 0
- Successful launches
- 0Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 84 months
Products
Top Acrylic Retarder products & what they sell for
The products selling here, as shoppers see them on Amazon. Shelf share and sales are our estimates.
Prices and ratings read from Amazon on Jul 10, 2026. The live listing can differ.
Top sellers
by estimated 90-day click share
Liquitex Professional Effects Medium 118ml (4-oz) Slow-Dri Fluid Retarder
- Price
- $12.90
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 1,378
- Age
- 17y ago

Retarder by GOLDEN 8 fl oz. / 237 ml bottle Professional Acrylic Fluid Mediums and Additives
- Price
- $18.55
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 838
- Age
- 21y ago

U.S. Art Supply Acrylic Paint Retarder Medium 200ml Tube (6.7 Ounces) - Acrylic Retarder Provides Longer Painting Time
- Price
- $10.26
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 923
- Age
- 7y ago

Liquitex Professional Fluid Medium 118ml (4-oz) Slow-Dri Blending
- Price
- $13.12
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 1,853
- Age
- 17y ago

U.S. Art Supply Acrylic Retarder Liquid - 4-Ounce - For Slowing Dry Times of Acrylic Paint for Pouring - Gives you more working time with your Pour
- Price
- $9.00
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 487
- Age
- 7y ago
Trending
estimated 90-day click momentum
xixisusu Acrylic Paint Retarder & Slow Drying Medium 250ml - Extends Working Time for Blending & Glazing - Professional Artist Grade - Non-Toxic Formula - Works with All Acrylic Paints (8 Fl.Oz)
- Price
- $13.59
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 2
- Age
- 1y ago

Micro-Mark Retarder 20 ml - Master Your Acrylics Paint Retarder Extends Working Time for Perfect Blends Layers and Textures
- Price
- $5.91
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 12
- Age
- 2y ago

Liquitex Professional Fluid Medium 118ml (4-oz) Slow-Dri Blending
- Price
- $13.12
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 1,853
- Age
- 17y ago

Retarder by GOLDEN 8 fl oz. / 237 ml bottle Professional Acrylic Fluid Mediums and Additives
- Price
- $18.55
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 838
- Age
- 21y ago

Winsor & Newton Professional Acrylic Medium Slow Drying 250ml (8.5-oz)
- Price
- $16.53
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 1,064
- Age
- 16y ago
Newest
by launch date
xixisusu Acrylic Paint Retarder & Slow Drying Medium 250ml - Extends Working Time for Blending & Glazing - Professional Artist Grade - Non-Toxic Formula - Works with All Acrylic Paints (8 Fl.Oz)
- Price
- $13.59
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 2
- Age
- 1y ago

Micro-Mark Retarder 20 ml - Master Your Acrylics Paint Retarder Extends Working Time for Perfect Blends Layers and Textures
- Price
- $5.91
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 12
- Age
- 2y ago

BLUEBIRD Acrylic Paint Retarder 3.4 Fl. Oz. / 100 ML Artist Colors Acrylic Retarder Additive Medium
- Price
- $8.56
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 51
- Age
- 2y ago

U.S. Art Supply Acrylic Retarder Liquid - 4-Ounce - For Slowing Dry Times of Acrylic Paint for Pouring - Gives you more working time with your Pour
- Price
- $9.00
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 487
- Age
- 7y ago

U.S. Art Supply Acrylic Paint Retarder Medium 200ml Tube (6.7 Ounces) - Acrylic Retarder Provides Longer Painting Time
- Price
- $10.26
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 923
- Age
- 7y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take an estimated 75% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.
Brands
8 falling
Sellers
42
Est. top-5 brand share
94%
Top 20: 100%
Est. top-5 click share
75%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
4%
- Liquitex34%
- GOLDEN23%
- U.S. Art Supply23%
- Vallejo9%
- Winsor & Newton5%
- Micro-Mark2%
- Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 4%)
Demand
Acrylic Retarder search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.2× · 8 of 12 months tracked
Search terms
Top Acrylic Retarder search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with estimated yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- acrylic retarder14K/yr
- acrylic paint retarder11K/yr
- retarder for acrylic paint6K/yr
- acrylic retarder medium4K/yr
- slow drying medium for acrylic paint5K/yr
- retarder4K/yr
- paint retarder3K/yr
- golden retarder for acrylic paint2K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Acrylic Retarder
We read the reviews and the return reasons for every product selling here.
“Unlike other acrylic airbrush retarders that can be dispensed in droplet form this stuff is a thick, gooey gel which is impossible to measure accurately when creating the thinner mixture and that is critical because too much retarder and the paint both takes longer to dry and too little and the paint will start to dry in mid-air from the airbrush to the surface being painted”
Every topic
Every topic buyers talk about, one row each.
Red shows the share of negative reviews and green the share of positive reviews, biggest topic first. Open a row to read what they wrote.
16 topics
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FAQ
Common Acrylic Retarder questions
Answered from the same tracked data.
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