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Personally, I don't like to shake paint as it introduces air into the mixture. Ten bucks will get you a powered mixer that'll do everything you need.

legoburner wrote:Someone really needs to bring out a dremel attachment for mixing GW and Vallejo paint bottles

Dremels spin way too fast for this. You put a dremel into a paint pot, I guarentee you paint will fly out everywhere.

Chrispy wrote:Doesn't this [paint mixer] waste paint, as you're dipping something into the pot and then removing it?

Not really. The speed increases with pressure on the pressure bar (the button that makes it work) so unless you fill your pots all the way to the very top you should have room to spin the mixer head slowly and leave the paint inside the pot.

legoburner wrote:I had considered using a powered mixer, but I dont want the effort of cleaning something every time I mix a paint.

Cleanup is beyond easy, just spin it in a glass of water (which is what your brushes are sitting in anyway, right?). In any event, a powered mixer will work far better than putting a bead or bit of metal into your paint.

fire4effekt wrote:Explain, or your crazy.

The paint mixer spins at a very high rate of speed when used at full power and has a contoured mixing head that improves the mixing action like a blender but without being sharp. The result is a fast blending of pigment and medium that gives a smooth and consistent mixture throughout the entire pot. Using a bead generally takes longer to mix, requires more physical work to get a smooth blend, and introduces a lot more air into the paint causing it to dry faster in the pot.