Popular Post freedhardwoods Posted June 6, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted June 6, 2020 Mixing 5 gallon cans of paint by hand was getting really old. I couldn't find a used paint shaker, and new ones are several thousand dollars, so I bought a $300 cement mixer at Menards. Not as fast as the real thing but it works. ( Might be a bit loud. This is the first videos I've ever done) 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted June 6, 2020 Report Share Posted June 6, 2020 Very creative solution! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wimayo Posted June 6, 2020 Report Share Posted June 6, 2020 My complements on a creative solution. However, I must say that I fail to see $300 worth of advantage over a simple egg beater type attachment on an electric drill. Sorry. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted June 6, 2020 Report Share Posted June 6, 2020 Nice rig. I don't keep 5 gallon buckets sitting around long enough to need shaking up again. I did buy one 5 gallon bucket of Duration off CL. I took that back to Sherwin-Williams, and they shook it up for me right before I needed to use it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RichardA Posted June 6, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted June 6, 2020 1 hour ago, wtnhighlander said: Very creative solution! As creative as your "jointer" plane. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted June 6, 2020 Report Share Posted June 6, 2020 2 hours ago, Wimayo said: I fail to see $300 worth of advantage over a simple egg beater type attachment on an electric drill. Sorry. This could put a lot of air bubbles in the paint that you don't want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted June 6, 2020 Report Share Posted June 6, 2020 1 hour ago, Chet said: This could put a lot of air bubbles in the paint that you don't want. No more than shaking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave H Posted June 6, 2020 Report Share Posted June 6, 2020 Pro painters use a technique called boxing paint You have a 5 gal bucket of paint and pour that into another 5 gal bucket than pour back into the first bucket etc. until your satisfied the paint is mixed to your liking. I'm sure it would work for smaller quantities but, I've only used it in 5 gal once you've poured the paint into the last bucket I used the brush I was going to cut in with to get everything out of the empty bucket, I pour it fairly rapidly so the paint solidify's try it you'll like it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freedhardwoods Posted June 6, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2020 I think I mis-titled my post. We only use lacquer to paint cabinets. We don't mix colors. We just wanted something to re-suspend the 3/4" of solids/sludge after a can sits for a while. Doing that by hand was a royal pain, not to mention the shop time it was wasting. At $50/hr, that adds up. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted June 6, 2020 Report Share Posted June 6, 2020 The slow rotation of the mixer seems like it would do a nicer job of stirring, without adding bubbles, than a shaker or blender would. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted June 7, 2020 Report Share Posted June 7, 2020 2 hours ago, freedhardwoods said: I think I mis-titled my post. We only use lacquer to paint cabinets. We don't mix colors. We just wanted something to re-suspend the 3/4" of solids/sludge after a can sits for a while. Doing that by hand was a royal pain, not to mention the shop time it was wasting. At $50/hr, that adds up. Makes sense. I knew there was a good reason for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freedhardwoods Posted June 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2020 19 hours ago, Chet said: This could put a lot of air bubbles in the paint that you don't want. 13 hours ago, wtnhighlander said: The slow rotation of the mixer seems like it would do a nicer job of stirring, without adding bubbles, than a shaker or blender would. We use a pressure pot on our spray system. No bubbles in the line yet (after getting the line filled from a new batch). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyJack Posted June 21, 2020 Report Share Posted June 21, 2020 I use a $5 paint mixer. I hook it to my makita corded drill. Mixes paint, lacquer, even sheetrock mud Like butter...had about 20 years. Drill attachment...How I mix my pre-cats as I do it manually. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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