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Badger Paint Mixer

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Does anyone who owns the Badger Paint Mixer (or similar product) know whether the head will fit into the following bottles?
  • Ultimate Primer
  • Vallejo Model Colour (obviously without the dropper in)
I have Mr Hobby and Tamiya bottles as well but don't have any issue with mixing those manually, but with the above I do think this will make it a lot easier as long as the mixer actually fits in the bottle, particularly the white primer
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I have 2 oz and 4 oz Stynylrez Primers (same as Ultimate) it fits both, I think it will just reach the bottom of the 4 oz bottle.But I just shake those, I've recently started adding hematite beads.

It will NOT fit the 17 ml Vallejo Model Color bottles; at least not mine!
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Thanks, that's really useful

I knew the primer was the same but didn't realise they came in the same bottle as well. Its a shame they don't fit in the Model Color bottles but I did think that was unlikely :)
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On everything that is not open topped where i can just use a toothpick to mix i use these:

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I use them too and am happy with them, just wondered in there were any other options, particularly for the Ultimate white primer as I do find that needs a lot of shaking beforehand (not a criticism, just an observation :th:)
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well there is....

this is the stuff of my paint mixing dreams.

a lab vortex mixer, something like this:

[youtube]aGbogxCyTq0[/youtube]
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Vindicare wrote: Sun Sep 10, 2017 11:10 am well there is....

this is the stuff of my paint mixing dreams.

a lab vortex mixer, something like this:

Thanks - something like that hadn't even crossed my mind :)
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I run my Badger against a large file , it now fits inside Model Colour bottles no problem , took about five minutes in total . Hope this helps
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Ta :th:
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Vindicare wrote: Sun Sep 10, 2017 11:10 am well there is....

this is the stuff of my paint mixing dreams.

a lab vortex mixer, something like this:

[youtube]aGbogxCyTq0[/youtube]

OUCH !!!
$553.99

only if they could make tiny ones... LOL
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schweinhund227 wrote: Mon Sep 11, 2017 2:47 pm
OUCH !!!
$553.99

only if they could make tiny ones... LOL
yeap its lab material, its expensive.

this one is cheaper



or you can also try some used ones on ebay.
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sheppsea wrote: Sun Sep 10, 2017 6:46 am Does anyone who owns the Badger Paint Mixer (or similar product) know whether the head will fit into the following bottles?
  • Ultimate Primer
  • Vallejo Model Colour (obviously without the dropper in)
I have Mr Hobby and Tamiya bottles as well but don't have any issue with mixing those manually, but with the above I do think this will make it a lot easier as long as the mixer actually fits in the bottle, particularly the white primer
I filed mine down a bit and it fits the Vallejo bottles... its tight but.. it gets in ! :thumb2:

If I had the money ? I would dump those paints in Tamiya bottles and it would make my life a lot easier....
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Thanks :th:
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