transfuring paint

[bubbaman]

gotta put  a pint color to a smaller jar  what do you guy`s use to do this  a straw don`t work well it does but takes  forever

[my66s55]

Go to the Tips and Tricks section below were this question belongs and search decanting paint or paint decanting. 

[Toner283]

Go to an art supply store and look for pipettes. They are intended for paint transfer. They are also fairly inexpensive as well.

[Art Anderson]

A cheap polyethylene "turkey baster"  works great, as do the "squeeze bulb" droppers from Testors.

Art

Edited April 8, 2018 by Art Anderson

[martinfan5]

5 minutes ago, Art Anderson said:

A cheap polyethylene "turkey baster"  works great,

Art

That would be a lot faster over the pipettes for a pint of paint.

[Toner283]

2 hours ago, martinfan5 said:

That would be a lot faster over the pipettes for a pint of paint.

Yes it would. I kinda automatically thought of airbrush jars when bubbaman asked about transferring paint to a smaller jar. 

[peteski]

On 4/8/2018 at 3:53 PM, Art Anderson said:

A cheap polyethylene "turkey baster"  works great, as do the "squeeze bulb" droppers from Testors.

Art

And make sure it is polyethylene (the slightly milky, soft, waxy looking plastic).  I've seen basters made from crystal clear plastic (either acrylic or polystyrene). Those will be attacked by strong solvents in paints. Unless of course the paint is water-based.

[Art Anderson]

18 hours ago, peteski said:

And make sure it is polyethylene (the slightly milky, soft, waxy looking plastic).  I've seen basters made from crystal clear plastic (either acrylic or polystyrene). Those will be attacked by strong solvents in paints. Unless of course the paint is water-based.

Peter. the Testors/Modelmaster units are polyethylene--I've used them for years now, with good results.

Art

[BigTallDad]

Might a small funnel work?

I've not seen the size of the receiving bottle mentioned anywhere. Is it also a pint, or somewhat smaller? That makes a difference on the technique used.

[peteski]

4 hours ago, Art Anderson said:

Peter. the Testors/Modelmaster units are polyethylene--I've used them for years now, with good results.

Art

Now I'm confused.  Sure the hobby ones are safe since they are designed to work with those hobby paints. But I thought that we were discussing turkey basters.  Those are the ones I've seen where some not made from polyethylene.

[The Keeper]

After you've got the paint properly stirred up, use a 'stick' and pour. By pressing a stick (cocktail stirrer, toothpick, kitchen skewer, etc.) against your lower bottle lip you engage molecular attraction and the fluid will trail down the stick into your receptacle rather than try and drip down the sides of the bottle.  Old school painter's technique. Practice with some water first if you need to understand the action.

hth

Keeper

 

[GerN]

21 hours ago, The Keeper said:

After you've got the paint properly stirred up, use a 'stick' and pour. By pressing a stick (cocktail stirrer, toothpick, kitchen skewer, etc.) against your lower bottle lip you engage molecular attraction and the fluid will trail down the stick into your receptacle rather than try and drip down the sides of the bottle.  Old school painter's technique. Practice with some water first if you need to understand the action.

hth

Keeper

 

I use this method for pouring resin into molds - it works very well.