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Saturday, December 20, 2014

Am I getting lazy?

I'm getting sick of shaking Vallejo bottles to get the pigment distributed.  Some colours always seem fine, while others require serious shaking at all time.  And that is without thinking about the Humbrol enamel that may have been sitting in the tin for a while!

So I have finally acted on advice offered by my friend - the proprietor of The Cardinal's Painting service - some time ago: to get a paint shaker.

This beauty arrived today.  Haven't tried it yet as I don't have a plug adapter that will take a US plug - but a trip to Dick Smith tomorrow should fix that.



And back to that Humbrol.  Shaking those tin lid enamel pots around could be a disaster waiting to happen.  Maybe some experimentation in the back yard to work out how to hold them securely without the lid coming off.


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6 comments:

  1. Pierre le PoiluDecember 20, 2014 at 9:57 PM

    I always stand up and walk around the house while I'm shaking paint pots - well, my doctor told me to get more exercise.

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    1. rct75001December 20, 2014 at 10:19 PM

      Pierre, you'd have to walk pretty quickly to get the paint shaken :)

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  2. GaryADecember 21, 2014 at 3:41 AM

    Cling film over the tins.

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  3. JayDecember 21, 2014 at 6:48 AM

    You can put a BB in the bottle to help mix up the paint when shaking it.

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    1. rct75001December 21, 2014 at 6:59 AM

      Thanks Jay - maybe I haven't looked hard enough but haven't been able to find any to date.

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