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  • Member since
    July 2006
  • From: Middle Tennessee
British Paint Tinlets
Posted by Dick McC2 on Thursday, February 22, 2007 9:13 AM

Does everyone have troubles with the tinlets Humbrol and White Ensign paint come in, or is just me? Every time I attempt to pour paint out of a tinlet into my Paasche airbrush paint cup, I get it down the side of the tinlet and then when I get ready to put the lid back on, I have to mop up the paint in the lip. I've been using Q tips to do the latter which is messy and using up Q tips. Has anybody discovered an easy way to dispense paint from the aforementioned tinlets?

Dick McC

  • Member since
    January 2003
  • From: Peoples Socialist Democratic Republic of Illinois
Posted by Triarius on Thursday, February 22, 2007 9:24 AM
Use a pipet or syringe to remove the paint from the tin. Much easier to control.

Ross Martinek A little strangeness, now and then, is a good thing… Wink

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    May 2005
  • From: Left forever
Posted by Bgrigg on Thursday, February 22, 2007 4:23 PM
Those tinlets are the reason the British are known for their resolve and "stiff upper lip". Get a pipette like Ross says, and you'll be fine. Another way is to snip straws to 2" or 3" lengths and place one end into the paint, and put your finger tip tightly over the open end. The vacuum created will hold the paint in place while you move from container to airbrush.

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