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What household items can i use to strain my MM enamels for airbrushing?
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Here's one option.
Don
https://sites.google.com/site/donsairbrushtips/home
A collection of airbrush tips and reviews
Also an Amazon E-book and paperback of tips.
I try to avoid the need for straining. I wipe the tops of the bottles to avoid dry paint there. If I do get the top very dirty, I discard the jar.
It has been my experience with Testors enamels that straining is not necessary with the paint as it comes in the jar- only if particles fall into the paint. Keeping the jar clean and preventing getting junk into it alleviates the need for filtering. I do find Testors enamel have a shelf life, and go bad pretty fast once you start using it, so I replace it when it becomes a problem. This is usually a thickening and failure to mix well, however, rather than large particles appearing.
Don Stauffer in Minnesota
Got to a local hardware store,,or automotive parts store.. get some paint strainers,, they usually hand out a handfull for free,,, I then cut the tip of the strainer off the funnel and use the tips for straining my paint..
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Don, have you ever had the ModelMaster enamels turn to a gel-like "plug" at the bottom of the jar? I've had several do that over the last 10 years or so. I really do prefer Humbrol enamel and as long as that little tin's cap is fairly tight, the stuff lasts for years. Now, if you could put Humbrol paint into MM bottles...hmmmm
Gary
"All you mugs need to get busy building, and post pics!"
no Humbrol in my area...
Yes, I have. This is with bottles I have opened and used some, but still lots of paint left. I just discard that bottle when that happens. I like Testors because of ready availability. I don't find a good selection of Humbrol at many hobby shops. I can even get the Testors little bottles at my neighborhood Michael's.
All the hobby shops in this area carry a really good selection of Testors MM paint.
I use my wife's old nylons to strain paint.
Reid
Grumman Iron Works Fan.
"Don't sweat the small stuff. And.... it's ALL small stuff, until you hear INCOMING!!!!!!"
OMCUSNR I use my wife's old nylons to strain paint. Reid
I used to try that too Reid, but it seemed like I wasted a lot of paint. As a former house painter, I tried a gallon sized nylon mesh paint strainer. I just use a small section of the net, slightly push it into the paint cup and pour the thinned paint through that. I admit that I don't always strain my paint though. It's sort of a case by case basis.
The link was bad in my first post. I'll try again. Here is one option for a filter.
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