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Is it better to mix paint in bottles or cups? If bottles which ones work the best?
Thanks
 
Thanks for the links Malky

R, I forgot to mention that if you store any colours in the bottles or even the shot glasses overnight, never store paint mixes that have the reducers in them, likewise, never try to pour reduced paint back into it's original bottle, once you have added reducer to your paint it's shelf life is drastically reduced so the main advice is to only reduce what you can use up, I'm sure most add reducer in the brush and its recommended to put the reducer in the brush first, then your paint.
 
R, I forgot to mention that if you store any colours in the bottles or even the shot glasses overnight, never store paint mixes that have the reducers in them, likewise, never try to pour reduced paint back into it's original bottle, once you have added reducer to your paint it's shelf life is drastically reduced so the main advice is to only reduce what you can use up, I'm sure most add reducer in the brush and its recommended to put the reducer in the brush first, then your paint.
Thanks for that, I didn't know you couldn't store mixed paint.
 
Thanks for that, I didn't know you couldn't store mixed paint.

You can store mixed paint, just not with reducer or any other additives in it, so if you mixed pure red with pure yellow to make pure orange, you can store that as long as you wish as long as you haven't added reducer or transparent base, etc.
 
You can store mixed paint, just not with reducer or any other additives in it, so if you mixed pure red with pure yellow to make pure orange, you can store that as long as you wish as long as you haven't added reducer or transparent base, etc.
Thanks for the information Malky
 
Another tip- TCPGlobal sells little 1 oz mixing cups that are really cheap and disposable. I bought a 100 pack of them plus 100 pipettes for like $15 shipped.
 
Another tip- TCPGlobal sells little 1 oz mixing cups that are really cheap and disposable. I bought a 100 pack of them plus 100 pipettes for like $15 shipped.
I am going to check it right now.
Thanks
 
I've kept mixed createx, with reducer and trans base for a long time. I keep it capped, even after a year. Seems fine. The frog I finished had some year old mix just applied.
 
I forgot to ask... are you wanting to mix paint and store it? Or are you just looking to mix it up for immediate use? One great option is to use those little bathroom drink cups. I have a whole package full of them. The only thing I don't like about them is the bottom is very "bumpy" so it's kinda hard to mix all the paint up. I do things backwards and add the paint first, so that may be part of my problem. That's what led me to get the cups from TCP Global- they have a perfectly flat bottom, and the angle of the side makes it very easy to stir the paint up.
 
I forgot to ask... are you wanting to mix paint and store it? Or are you just looking to mix it up for immediate use? One great option is to use those little bathroom drink cups. I have a whole package full of them. The only thing I don't like about them is the bottom is very "bumpy" so it's kinda hard to mix all the paint up. I do things backwards and add the paint first, so that may be part of my problem. That's what led me to get the cups from TCP Global- they have a perfectly flat bottom, and the angle of the side makes it very easy to stir the paint up.
I just want to mix enough to fill the airbrush more than one time.
 
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