Coley Posted October 20, 2003 Report Share Posted October 20, 2003 Do any of you guys strain your paint before spraying your lures?? If so, what do you strain it through?? Thanks, Coley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackjack Posted October 20, 2003 Report Share Posted October 20, 2003 Coley, I strain my paint before it goes in the airbrush with a fine steel mesh colander(spaghetti or pasta strainer). My wife foundone for me at walmart. It actually helps your airbrush from gunkink up, especially when you are using regular acrylic paints(like the ones found at the rag shop or A.C. Moore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughesy Posted October 21, 2003 Report Share Posted October 21, 2003 Coley, I use the wife's old panty hose. Just cut it up into 2 X 6 in. pieces. Then, fold it 2 times so you end up with a 2 X 2 square. That way the paint is going through 3 layers. Then I just stretch it over the supply bottle and squeeze the paint through the panty hose and into the air brush bottle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Brush Posted October 21, 2003 Report Share Posted October 21, 2003 When I find a paint that wont stop gunking up I strain it thru 1 layer of nylon. Stretch the nylon over the recieving bottle and pour it in. When smaller softer gunks fall and lay on top of the nylon, I wet my fingertip and gently work it thru the nylon screen. Any gunk chunks that have hardend to skin I toss out. Then I add a little water to the bottle and mix it up. Strain once more discarding any gunks and the mix is ready. I use acrylic water based paints in my paasche VL and they work great. Shawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
