paint stirrers

[envious8420]

hobby lobby sells boxes of 1000 Popsicle sticks for less than 4 bux, but if you look around the same area/isle i found and prefer the wooden coffee stir sticks. they are longer and skinnier. perfect for testors bottles and resin mixing.

what do you like to use?

[Iron Fist]

Toothpicks, currently using the round with pointed ends as they also make great glue applicators

Edited February 27, 2011 by Iron Fist

[Dave Ambrose]

I use Popsicle sticks for all sorts of things; shims, risers for setting your stance, mixing epoxy, holding parts for painting, and making a tacky jewelry box for your mother-in-law.

One box lasts me about 15 years or so. I like the coffee stirrers better for paint. This is one instance where Starbucks is truly your friend. You can help yourself to some extras and they don't seem to mind.

[Foxer]

sprue. It sometimes even comes in different colors!

[Draggon]

Whenever I am at Starbucks I take my coffee stirrer home with me. I drink a lot of coffee!

[935k3]

I use bamboo skewers(like the ones below) sold in grocery stores. there about $2.00 a pack. I cut them in half and get two out of every one.

[hot-heapz]

For Testors Bottles, I'll usually throw a BB in there. Then I just shake them up.

[envious8420]

For Testors Bottles, I'll usually throw a BB in there. Then I just shake them up.

but what if its one of those colors you rarely use and it gets thick?

[kitbash1]

but what if its one of those colors you rarely use and it gets thick?

Add a couple of drops of thinners to the paint and toss in few more BB's and shake like hell !!!