i might be posting something totally obvious, but im proud of myself. i never use metal paint stirrers that retail for 5 bucks for 2. i always use spare bits of unwnated sprue to stir my paint. they are free and more importantly, disposable !
HEY,
I use toothpicks and sprue.
Randy
I usually use toothpicks, but have recently started using paper clips (straigtened except for the smallest bend, so they look like stretched out fishhooks)
I use toothpicks, sprue, the wooden end of a brush… I like those plastic coffee stirrers with the spade shape thing on the end too…
hey
i just got a paint stirrer from micromark and these things are the bomb!!just stick it in the jar and turn it on for 5 seconds and its done!! to clean it all u do is stick it in a bottle of thinners!.. i used to use paper clips but i felt that i wasnt getting a good mix, with globs of paint on the stirrer. (my semi gloss black(tamiya) even came up flat in some places) and shaking the paint caused air bubbles.
ps. i saw something similar while groceryshopping the otherday, it was a milk frother or sometiung similar, and with a tiny bit of work it would be exactly the same, and only cost 1/3 of the price!!
hey
i just got a paint stirrer from micromark and these things are the bomb!!just stick it in the jar and turn it on for 5 seconds and its done!! to clean it all u do is stick it in a bottle of thinners!.. i used to use paper clips but i felt that i wasnt getting a good mix, with globs of paint on the stirrer. (my semi gloss black(tamiya) even came up flat in some places) and shaking the paint caused air bubbles.
ps. i saw something similar while groceryshopping the otherday, it was a milk frother or sometiung similar, and with a tiny bit of work it would be exactly the same, and only cost 1/3 of the price!!
I’m pretty pleased with my Badger version of the paint mixer…works like a dream!
Reggie, I’ve been using sprue for paint stirrers for more years than you have lived[:)]. Glad to see you young’ns learning some old tricks.
Regards, Rick
[#ditto]
I have a small container of Daisy BB’s that I use. I put 5-6 of the little fellas in the bottle and use them to shake up the paint (works like the mixing ball in a spray can). Have never had any trouble with the BB’s discoloring the paint.
i was thinking bout doing that but isnt shaking paint bad/? and plus u get air bubbles in the paint…
I’ve always used the end of the pant brush to stir paint. Its just the right size and the paint, cleans off with a quick swipe of paper towel.
I also take a roll op paper towel and cut the roll into 4 rolls on my band saw which gives me 4 rolls just the right size for most jobs but always keep a full roll for the odd time I tip my paint jar over.
I use this and will never go back to those inferior ways of mixing paint. [:p][;)]
Mike
I am also using a paint stirrer, looks identical to the one that MikeV posted except mine is blue.
Great stuff.
hmm, i considered a electric paint stirrer, but what about cleanup ? is it easy ?
Yes, it is. I put mine into a jar with thinner switch it on for 5 sec., take it out and wipe it clean.
Nothing is cheaper than toothpicks. [:D]
Just takes a little bit longer and hopefully the tip wont break off in the paint. [8)]
They work pretty good for me though.
what does the tip look like ? i want to jury rig one of my own.
hmm, from a free paint stirrer thread this has progressed to an electric paint stirrer thread. in-teh-rest-ing
hey reggie check out the kitchen utensil section at ur local supermarket and u might be able to pic up something similar. its actually a milk frother or something like that and is identical to the one i own and the one mike showed, apart from the tip of the stirrer, but with a little work it could do the same thing… i spotted one a few days after i got my ‘official’ paint mixer and wanted to kick my own ass… it was 1/3 the price…
as for cleaning it just turn it on in a jar of thinners for a tic, then wipe if down… also, when brush painting small areas u can usually get enuf paint off the actual stirrer, just tap it on ur paint tray…
hmm, i know what a milk frother is, but here in singapore not many people fancy frothed milk ! ill look for it, thanks for the tip[:)]