free paint stirreres

For something cheap and easy I got one of those kids spinning suckers and pulled out the sucker and just shove a piece of sprue in it, then just heat up the sprue end , mush it and then cut to shape! try to find one with a fairly fast spin though.

in many ways india is further out than singapore, singapore is pretty modern compared to india.

tcha. no fancy paint stirrers for me! I use toothpicks! Incidentally I also tooth picks to apply glue and even paint sometimes. singapore seems very interesting. I want to go there sometime... Farthest I've been out thataways is India.

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I'd be careful using that milk frother. I thought the same thing when I bought one at my local supermarket. The tip is designed to put air into the mixture (making the froth). When I tried it with paint, the bubbles generated were such that it took about 30 minutes (!) for the foam to subside! I froth milk with it now. I DID find another mixer (made by Betty Crocker) that had a split tip that would widen when spinning. This works great! Cost? .....1 buck.

Never going back to the "stick" again!

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I like to use the plastic greeting card holders that you buy in the florist shop, preferably the long ones. These things are shaped like forks and they frequently have a little heart in the middle. Using a pair of garden shears, cut off the tines, then you can cut the card holder into several pieces to make paint stirrers. I've figured out a way to cut these things so that the little heart is at the end of some of the stirrers. Save these for when you open a new bottle of paint or otherwise have to do some extra stirring; the heart makes a great "paddle" that you can twirl with your fingers for extra stirring power. The non-paddled stirrers I use for general stirring.

Don't throw away the leftover tines; although they're only an inch or so long, they make good mixers for making tiny amounts of custom color.

Originally posted by MikeV I use this and will never go back to those inferior ways of mixing paint. I just bought one a few days ago. Ernie Ernie If I can not do something about a problem, it's not my problem; it is a fact of life... Reply Anonymous Member since November 2005 Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, November 9, 2004 11:44 AM I use two or three small zinc split shot sinkers...get them at Wally World...they too act like the stirriong balls in a can of spray paint...I've never had a problem with bubbles...but then I usually use a regular brush...I'm still learning my airbrush Bruce Reply Edit Anonymous Member since November 2005 Posted by Anonymous on Monday, November 1, 2004 12:36 PM I have bought several of the milk frother/drink mixers at a dollar store... the modification that has worked best for me was to clip off the original round end with wire coil and glue a surplus road wheel to the shaft... fits in the paint bottle better and is easier to clean Reply Edit Anonymous Member since November 2005 Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, October 26, 2004 9:13 AM oh and the tip is like a 6 sides disc with semi circle dimples between the points, but i spose u could just make a hook on the end and that would work Reply Edit Anonymous Member since November 2005 Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, October 26, 2004 9:09 AM 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 Reply Edit Anonymous Member since November 2005 Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, October 26, 2004 9:01 AM 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...... Reply Edit Anonymous Member since November 2005 Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, October 26, 2004 8:44 AM 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 Reply Edit Anonymous Member since November 2005 Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, October 26, 2004 7:38 AM Nothing is cheaper than toothpicks. Just takes a little bit longer and hopefully the tip wont break off in the paint. They work pretty good for me though. Reply Edit Anonymous Member since November 2005 Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, October 26, 2004 4:50 AM QUOTE: Originally posted by reggiethedorf 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. Reply Edit Anonymous Member since November 2005 Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, October 26, 2004 4:11 AM hmm, i considered a electric paint stirrer, but what about cleanup ? is it easy ? Reply Edit Anonymous Member since November 2005 Posted by Anonymous on Monday, October 25, 2004 8:14 PM I am also using a paint stirrer, looks identical to the one that MikeV posted except mine is blue. Great stuff. Reply Edit MikeV Member since April 2003 From: Hayward, CA Posted by MikeV on Monday, October 25, 2004 8:03 PM I use this and will never go back to those inferior ways of mixing paint. Mike “Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom. " Charles Spurgeon Reply Anonymous Member since November 2005 Posted by Anonymous on Monday, October 25, 2004 3:45 PM 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. Reply Edit Anonymous Member since November 2005 Posted by Anonymous on Monday, October 25, 2004 10:15 AM i was thinking bout doing that but isnt shaking paint bad/? and plus u get air bubbles in the paint.... Reply Edit Anonymous Member since November 2005 Posted by Anonymous on Monday, October 25, 2004 10:01 AM 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. Reply Edit tweety1 Member since August 2003 From: Alice Springs Australia Posted by tweety1 on Friday, October 22, 2004 11:13 AM QUOTE: Originally posted by rjkplasticmod 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 --Sean-- If you are driving at the speed of light and you turn on the headlights, what happens??? Reply rjkplasticmod Member since February 2003 From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State Posted by rjkplasticmod on Tuesday, October 19, 2004 12:47 PM 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 RICK At My Age, I've Seen It All, Done It All, But I Don't Remember It All... Reply knight667 Member since January 2004 From: Philomath, OR, USA Posted by knight667 on Tuesday, October 19, 2004 11:31 AM I'm pretty pleased with my Badger version of the paint mixer...works like a dream! John "The only easy day was yesterday." - US Navy SEALs "Improvise. Adapt. Overcome." - US Marine Corp. "I live each day/Like it's my last/...I never look back" - from "I'm A Rocker" by Judas Priest Reply Anonymous Member since November 2005 Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, October 19, 2004 10:31 AM 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!! Reply Edit Anonymous Member since November 2005 Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, October 19, 2004 10:29 AM 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!! Reply Edit tho9900 Member since July 2004 From: SETX. USA Posted by tho9900 on Saturday, August 28, 2004 6:49 PM 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... ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it! Reply ckfredrickson Member since April 2003 From: Halfway back to where I started Posted by ckfredrickson on Saturday, August 28, 2004 1:31 PM I usually use toothpicks, but have recently started using paper clips (straigtened except for the smallest bend, so they look like stretched out fishhooks) Reply dubix88 Member since March 2003 From: Maine,USA Posted by dubix88 on Saturday, August 28, 2004 11:26 AM HEY, I use toothpicks and sprue. Randy THATS MY VOTE "If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there is a man on base." -Dave Barry In the words of the great Larry the Cable Guy, "GIT-R-DONE!!!" Reply Anonymous Member since November 2005 free paint stirreres Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, August 28, 2004 8:26 AM 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 ! Reply Edit JOIN OUR COMMUNITY! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. Login Register SEARCH FORUMS FREE NEWSLETTER SIGN UP By signing up you may also receive reader surveys and occasional special offers. We do not sell, rent or trade our email lists. View our Privacy Policy. FORUMS PRODUCT REVIEWS READER GALLERY HOW TO VIDEOS SHOP ABOUT US FREE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER SIGN UP By signing up you may also receive reader surveys and occasional special offers. We do not sell, rent or trade our email lists. View our Privacy Policy. 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