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I've just used disposable plastic shot glasses to scoop out small amounts of paint/hardener in the past. Toss 'em when done.
When house painting I've just bought a soup ladle from the $2 shop. Mainly cos I can't pour paint without making a mess, means the lid grooves stay clean etc...

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6 hours ago, Spencer said:

The normal behavior for expoy primer is about 20-30min pot life at like 22 degrees (sets faster when its warmer), so you have that long of it being spreadable from the pot. It will start setting up very fast on the panel so you cannot play around with it just get it on, that is why brushing is shit house but it works. I have done it on rust panels when I had some reason why I couldn't get the gun out, it will have brush strokes in the finish and need to be sanded back for sure.

If you really need to mix the 4L tin up you can get a little paddle that goes on a drill but like 10min of elbow grease should do it.

For a air compressor the max you can run on a 10A socket is about 3hp, then in that class of 3hp some are more efficient and have better designs than others but most 3hp compressors will be fine. If you have a 15A plug then you can get 3.5-4hp ones but the price goes up. More air the better, look at one of those china guns posted above I use mine ona 3hp and its mint with the paint and the air turned down.

 

OK sweet thanks man, legend. The finish is pretty mud but far out, it's insanely rock solid compared to shitty old spraycan primer. 

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I use these fellas for pouring paint

https://www.bunnings.co.nz/monarch-universal-paint-spout-3-pack_p1662372?store=9482&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwyL24BhCtARIsALo0fSCCmUj4cje50nGz41-KoHiWHFQeGjDNEyX4uyiVNMdI4SWDy2GtIHsaAm0mEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

My OCD means each colour has a tin, clean up easy with minimal waste, also grabbed a stack of 50mL syringes for hardener/small tins.

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What/how do people prep cavities when doing patch panels.

I.e. say i wanted to do a repair on a sill, and cut out a 100x200 patch. What/how do i treat the inner sill I can get to through the new hole, and what/how do i treat the back of the patch i'm about to weld in?

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