fishon-son Posted November 20, 2015 Report Share Posted November 20, 2015 dose anyone know if they make a paint mixer for the little bottles of paint that we use....i looked at hobby lobby....sure would beat shaking the crap out of it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted November 20, 2015 Report Share Posted November 20, 2015 http://www.micromark.com/paint-shaker-120v-ac,6781.html We had the same concept for lab work that were much more expensive and they broke constantly. I would look for a used Vortex mixer, used on ebay for mixing. They are simple and I have used one for nearly 15 years daily (and it was likely 5 years old at that point). Add a few bbs to paint and it will mix it right up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayburnGuy Posted November 20, 2015 Report Share Posted November 20, 2015 I bought one like the one in the link below, but rarely use it. By the time I take the cap off the bottle, mix the paint, clean the mixing rod, put the mixer up and replace the cap I can just as easily shake the bottle of paint. I thought about building something similar to one of the "Ferris wheel" lure turners that would hold multiple bottles of paint, but haven't gotten around to it. My thinking was that you could load the colors you would be using and turn it on ahead of a painting session and by the time you got your lures prepped the paint would be mixed. Here's the link to the Badger mixer I bought. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Badger-121-AirBrush-Paint-Mixer-/380877765001 Ben 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted November 20, 2015 Report Share Posted November 20, 2015 I saw someone using that Badger mixer, and he made it look easy. He just ran it in a bottle of clean water between colors. I would really like it for soft plastic colors, which seem to settle out a lot and hard back. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishon-son Posted November 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2015 thanks guys, travis thats what i was looking for.....thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gone2long Posted November 21, 2015 Report Share Posted November 21, 2015 Norpro mini mixer has a pencil thin attachment that fits in the most narrow opening in dropper bottles then when turned on it splays out to the sides of said bottle, works great and fast. How does that shaker work with standard 4oz bottles as it states up to 1oz bottles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted November 21, 2015 Report Share Posted November 21, 2015 I bought one like the one in the link below, but rarely use it. By the time I take the cap off the bottle, mix the paint, clean the mixing rod, put the mixer up and replace the cap I can just as easily shake the bottle of paint. I thought about building something similar to one of the "Ferris wheel" lure turners that would hold multiple bottles of paint, but haven't gotten around to it. My thinking was that you could load the colors you would be using and turn it on ahead of a painting session and by the time you got your lures prepped the paint would be mixed. Here's the link to the Badger mixer I bought. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Badger-121-AirBrush-Paint-Mixer-/380877765001 Ben Ben, don't hate me, I just bought one. Hahaha 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayburnGuy Posted November 21, 2015 Report Share Posted November 21, 2015 Ben, don't hate me, I just bought one. Hahaha Don't hate me Mark, but you should have told me you were going to buy one and I would have sent you mine. lol Ben 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigPete Posted November 22, 2015 Report Share Posted November 22, 2015 I bought one of those cheap battery milk frother units looks like the bager thing but with a wire ring on the bottom, I pulled the wire ring off it which left a wire leg, it fits into small openings on some of my paint containers an a quick stir and its all done. BigPete 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rufthumbs Posted November 22, 2015 Report Share Posted November 22, 2015 Use your reciprocating saw ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRammit Posted November 22, 2015 Report Share Posted November 22, 2015 Use your reciprocating saw ;-) I was just considering this last night! How do you do it??... Make an extra long "false blade" with some sort of attachment at the end for the bottle?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gone2long Posted November 22, 2015 Report Share Posted November 22, 2015 Man what a mess that will be if it fails for some reason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayburnGuy Posted November 22, 2015 Report Share Posted November 22, 2015 Wasn't there a video on youtube using a sawzall to mix bottles of paint? I know I saw it somewhere. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Prager Posted November 23, 2015 Report Share Posted November 23, 2015 How about a cordless drill with a piece of coat hanger bent at 90 on the bottom? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gone2long Posted November 23, 2015 Report Share Posted November 23, 2015 Wasn't there a video on youtube using a sawzall to mix bottles of paint? I know I saw it somewhere. Ben Yep I too remember that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallmouthaholic Posted November 23, 2015 Report Share Posted November 23, 2015 Wooden popsicle sticks work just fine. No electricity or batteries required plus- no accident waiting to happen. Hold the small jar or can w/ one hand,stir w/ the other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted November 23, 2015 Report Share Posted November 23, 2015 I've tried popsicle sticks, but I still wind up with lumps when I'm trying to mix up paint, especially my soft plastic colors that have been sitting too long. I drop two sst bb's into each new bottle when I open it, but they will get stuck in the bottom sometimes. I guess that's an argument for more bait making, so they don't have a chance to settle out. I used a Sawzall for most of my adult (alleged) life, and I will not be giving that a tryout as a paint mixer, thank you very much. Hahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clemmy Posted November 23, 2015 Report Share Posted November 23, 2015 I looked into stuff a few years back. For Ben's ideas of a rotisserie, it would work, but slow, so would be good for production work I think. If you already had a lure rotisserie, you could just fashion a holder with screw eyes and put the bottle in place of a lure. I also thought of 2 lengths of dowel or pvc tubes . One with a rotisservie motor and the other simply on a bearing. Think of the hot dog warmers at a 7-11. I saw a bunch of years ago a custom auto painter sold gallon cans with mounted tube holders on the inside. They were designed to hold the 4oz Auto Air paint. Then you used an old paint shaker off ebay designed for gallon cans. Again, might work for someone that does alot of custom painting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 I think the paint rotisserie is a good idea, but I doubt it would mix the paints from scratch. It would keep the paints in a permanent good mixed state if the paints are initially thoroughly mixed and the wheel kept running 24/7, with a ball bearing in each bottle. If I did a lot of painting, this would definitely be my solution. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 There are lots of ways to mix paint. I just want to get the paint thoroughly mixed quickly, and I think the hand held mixer Ben shared will help me do that. I'm looking for quick and easy, and effective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayburnGuy Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 There are lots of ways to mix paint. I just want to get the paint thoroughly mixed quickly, and I think the hand held mixer Ben shared will help me do that. I'm looking for quick and easy, and effective. Hope it does the job for you Mark. Ben 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rufthumbs Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 I was just considering this last night! How do you do it??... Make an extra long "false blade" with some sort of attachment at the end for the bottle?? I dont airbrush or paint yet, but I have seen the glass bottles utilized to hold the paint...if it were me I would start with some sort of "padded" hose clamp and I would probably "fabricate" the blade in some way that houses the paint bottle...the attachment part of the blade isn't so complex that a guy could probably build his own pretty easily...I think at the end of the day shaking by hand may be most the proficient way of doing this, but I don't have much experience with mixing paint and plus everybody has their own way of doing things...Personally, I would use the saw only if I knew it did something more effectively for my process of painting a bait...but thats just me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 Hope it does the job for you Mark. Ben If it does, you get the credit. If not, you get the blame! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayburnGuy Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 If it does, you get the credit. If not, you get the blame! Your starting to sound like my ex-wife except she never gave me credit for anything. Don't make me divorce you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cm10lber Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 I use a paddle bit and put a bottle on it then wrap it a few times with tape, put it in my cordless and run it for 30 seconds... you can also use a drywall mixing bit but its a bit large.. either one would work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
