Agitator balls

[Conium Maculatum]

Hi all,

What do you use for agitator balls (if any)?

I want to get some for my burgeoning selection of Vallejo paints, where some separate (and refuse to mix) a lot more than others. I had thought of some stainless steel ball bearings of suitable size but would they react with the paint in unfortunate ways? Or would BB gun pellets be a better option?

Many thanks
David

 

[shponglefan]

Glass beads are likely your best bet; it won't react with the chemicals in the paint.

 

[Gearhead]

Yeah, I once got some used Citadel paints (the OLD ones) that had BBs in them as agitators. They'd corroded and fused to the side of the bottle, and stained the paint.

 

[Jumbo]

Go for some small ballbearings. I have the old citadel range and I got some from ebay couple of quid for about 150. They dont rust and i used 1-2 depending on the paint. They work really well.

 

[Bloodhowl]

Add one of these to the bottle as an agitator to help mix the paint (it's glass so it won't rust and possibly dork up the paint!):
http://www.abeadstore.com/s.nl/it.A/...FdSmPAodo30AYA

 

[Zab]

Glass beads. Martha Stewart has a nice line - shut up, I am so a man! No I can't show you my man card, it was revoke a while ago.:mad-tongue:

 

[Kalidane]

Glass or ceramic beads.

One per bottle seems good and two for metallics

 

[Dragonsreach]

Glass beads. Martha Stewart has a nice line - shut up, I am so a man! No I can't show you my man card, it was revoke a while ago.:mad-tongue:

No need to worry about man card, you have a much higher Trump to play:-
Model Makers card


That means you can look at sorts of things to adapt for modelling purposes, without losing any manlyness.
And your Bros need to accept that as a fact!