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Wasted $150 on a fancy paint mixing system that just made a mess
I got sold on this expensive automated paint mixing machine from a rep last year. Thought it would save me time and get perfect matches every time. After two weeks of fighting with clogged nozzles and inconsistent blends, I tossed it in the corner. The rep never returned my calls for a refund either. Ended up going back to my old manual scale and stir sticks like I should have from the start. That $150 could have bought me a nice spray gun upgrade instead. Anyone else get burned by fancy tools that just complicate the basics?
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holly_reed5524d ago
The high tech stuff always sounds great on paper but the simple methods have been refined for decades for a reason. Manual mixing gives you way more control once you get the hang of the ratios and how different pigments behave. Too many of these machines just add extra steps that end up causing more problems than they solve.
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skyler_jackson2724d ago
The first time I tried one of those automatic paint mixers I ended up with a batch that had chunks of unmixed pigment stuck to the bottom of the bucket. Took me an extra 20 minutes to break those lumps up by hand anyway. I find that if you premix your dry pigments with a little bit of warm water before adding them to the main batch, you get way smoother results every time. Some things just work better when you do them the old way.
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janah8324d ago
You ever try using a drill with a mixing paddle attachment? I had the same problem with clumps until I switched to that. I mix my dry pigments with a little warm water first too, just like you said. But then I use the drill on low speed for about 30 seconds before adding the rest of the liquid. Gets everything smooth as butter with zero lumps. Still feels like the old way but it saves my wrists from all that manual stirring.
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