Mixing paint in cups / jug

[holy85]

Hi,

Just wondering what everyone here uses. I normally mix my paint in a old suction fed pot, then transfer it over to my gravity fed container. I've recently noticed it's become contaminated and harder to get fully clean.

Do people use throw away plastic or cardboard cups?.... Does anyone use a 1L glass jug with measurements?

 

[the snooper]

you can buy paper / cardboard mixing cups with a scale on the side from paint suppliers.

as for your contaminated harder to get clean pot just fill with celulose thinner seal and leave for a couple of days it should all come loose even 2k

 

[brightspark]

Hi,

Just wondering what everyone here uses. I normally mix my paint in a old suction fed pot, then transfer it over to my gravity fed container. I've recently noticed it's become contaminated and harder to get fully clean.

Do people use throw away plastic or cardboard cups?.... Does anyone use a 1L glass jug with measurements?

i just put half filled suction pot of paint then put in sum thinners mix it and spray on an old gallon can till i get consistency then use

 

[holy85]

thanks snooper, I'll try leaver thinner in the pot to see if it clears up

Can you reuse the plastic ones, or do they tend to deteriorate with the thinner?

 

[the snooper]

i dont honestly know ive never tried to re use them i would imagine a quick rinse out may work

 

[Dune]

I use paper cups, they are graduated on the side. As I mainly spray bikes and dont have much room to spread all panels out at once. I tend to make up enough base for the bike and store it in glass jars. A quick shake and pour straight in to the gun.

 

[shenion]

My paint supplier gave me plastic cups free.

They do wash out. They are also cheap at home improvement stores.

 

[tux]

I don't tend to use that many so I use plastic measuring jugs from Wilko's and treat them as disposable. Cheap enough for me at around 35p each.
If you spray regularly then the graduated plastic mixing cups can be had for around £10 per 50.

 

[pedrobedro]

I don't tend to use that many so I use plastic measuring jugs from Wilko's and treat them as disposable. Cheap enough for me at around 35p each.

I tend to use them for everything as well including fibreglass resin as when it sets you just flex them to crack it off and they are clean again. Paint does tend to tint them but it doesn't seem to contaminate the next mix and when they look too stained they get used for measuring oil at oil changes.

 

[langy]

I use the clear plastic type, they are so cheap i just throw them away, £5 for 50

 

[drjim]

I used a load of plastic pint pots from tesco to mix paint for my track car.