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Are you Bottled Up ?
I bet you are not .Bottles for extra paint and custom mixes are not easy to find .Yes, you can buy glass bottles at most Hobby related stores .
I like the bottles the same size as the Modelmaster line . These are the round 1/2 oz. bottles . They fit my workbench holders perfectly . I made these holders from basswood strips long before anyone offered a racking system.
Now on occassion when I need large quantities of paint I will use my Testors or other brand large empty glue bottles . When you buy bottles be carful . Many times I have bought them at some hobby outlets and when you tighten the lid to mix the paint it pops off because it isn't made to screw down tight enough .
That's why I clean and save even Testors little square bottles .You never know when you might need one .Glass is better .Acrylics are okay with plastic bottles but oil based paints are not . I have had a plastic bottle break from the twisting torque of trying to open a very tight or stuck lid .
Plus , you cannot use a drop or two of lacquer thinner dropped under the edge of the upside down cap .This seeps in the threads and lets the cap come loose.
Stay with Glass . keep them clean and as far as spills I use the same stuff they use for picture hanging to fasten them down during use .Pull and it releases the bottle for the next time .Good painting ! T.B.
Clint
I like to use bottles I can attach to my Badger airbrush. I mix paint in bottles- it is nice to just be able to screw them on my suction feed airbrush. I used to get them from Amazon regardless of brand. Bad idea. I got some so out of round they don't even fit on! So now I look for the Badger ones- a little more expensive but it is still a minor cost.
Don Stauffer in Minnesota
I have some plastic containers from Micheals for pre mixing acrylics before painting or for storing a blend. But I'm with Don on the glass jars from Badger, $13 for a dozen on Amazon prime and they fit my Paasche adapter top as well as my Badger tops, take lacquer thinner or any solvents I use, enamel paints, lacquer paints etc.. Last I knew they came with metal caps
I clean out and save bottles too. Sometimes I've purchased bottles, too, but they are harder to find than they used to be.
A couple of sources:
https://www.micromark.com/22-cc-Glass-Paint-Jars-Set-of-10
https://www.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXHL29&P=ML
I have the Testor set. The pipettes come in handy.
I always decant paint that comes in tins (Humbrol, Colorcoats) into glass bottles. It seems to preserve them longer.
I use alot of those little jars you get in giftboxes and such that have Jams/jellies, condiments in stuff in them. Store paint mixes, washes, pigments etc. in them as they are pretty airtight.
Sooner Born...Buckeye Bred.
DasBeav I use alot of those little jars you get in giftboxes and such that have Jams/jellies, condiments in stuff in them. Store paint mixes, washes, pigments etc. in them as they are pretty airtight.
I use them, too. I even went so far as to scavenge a dozen or more at my cousin's wedding a couple of years ago. The morning after the wedding, the parents hosted a breakfast for the remaining guests, and the hotel served jams in those little jars. People thought I was nuts, till I explained what I'd use them for.
But I find that they degrade over time. I've been keeping lacquer thinner in one jar, for example, and I think the jar seal has now degraded to the point at which it is no longer air-tight. Same goes with a jar I use for a small batch of isopropyl. So I've tried using recycled Tamiya paint jars. They have plastic inserts to seal the jar, and they seem to work better.
I also salvage Model Master paint jars, once I've finished a jar. I use those, as well as the jam jars, for dry storage-ground pastel chalks, little plastic or other bits for scratchbuild. I use them also for temporary mixing of paints and washes. But I won't use them for long-term liquid storage anymore.
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When I first got back into this I bought Tamiya paints at my LHS not realizing they were the small bottles not the larger ones. Turns out that was a good thing since the small bottles don't last long I clean them up and use them for my mixed paints.
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