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How do you store your paints?
him_15
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Posted: Saturday, June 13, 2015 - 11:00 AM UTC
Dear all, I use both Tamiya (airbrush) and Vallejo (Brush Paint) for work exclusively, but have trouble storing them in a user-friendly conditoin. I currently place all my paint on a multi-level moveable tray but it is time consuming finding the right paint. Therefore, Could anyone kindly advise me how to set up a good workbench for paint? Thank you!
edmund
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Posted: Sunday, June 14, 2015 - 03:27 AM UTC
How much paint do you have to deal with ?
AJLaFleche
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Posted: Sunday, June 14, 2015 - 04:23 AM UTC
The carousel is a commercial item I found on EBay, The black rack was a flea market find for $5.00 and the unpainted one was made by one of our club members.
edmund
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Posted: Sunday, June 14, 2015 - 05:41 AM UTC
How about some drawers on your right hand side . The top equal to the work bench . The drawers lay the paint sideways ? Could you work with something like that ?
him_15
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Posted: Sunday, June 14, 2015 - 05:50 AM UTC

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How much paint do you have to deal with ?
I have about 30 bottle of Tamiya paint and about 50 bottle of AV paint.
him_15
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Posted: Sunday, June 14, 2015 - 05:52 AM UTC

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How about some drawers on your right hand side . The top equal to the work bench . The drawers lay the paint sideways ? Could you work with something like that ?
The main problem with drawer is that, while it is good for storage, it is not ideal for painting. (You can only see the top of the cover, making it hard to find the right paint)
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Posted: Sunday, June 14, 2015 - 01:40 PM UTC

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How about some drawers on your right hand side . The top equal to the work bench . The drawers lay the paint sideways ? Could you work with something like that ?
The main problem with drawer is that, while it is good for storage, it is not ideal for painting. (You can only see the top of the cover, making it hard to find the right paint)


Prime the lids, with grey. Apply bottle color to lid.
edmund
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Posted: Sunday, June 14, 2015 - 09:59 PM UTC

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How about some drawers on your right hand side . The top equal to the work bench . The drawers lay the paint sideways ? Could you work with something like that ?
The main problem with drawer is that, while it is good for storage, it is not ideal for painting. (You can only see the top of the cover, making it hard to find the right paint)


Prime the lids, with grey. Apply bottle color to lid.
. Even if you store the paint container on its side ?
retiredyank
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Posted: Monday, June 15, 2015 - 01:54 PM UTC

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How about some drawers on your right hand side . The top equal to the work bench . The drawers lay the paint sideways ? Could you work with something like that ?
The main problem with drawer is that, while it is good for storage, it is not ideal for painting. (You can only see the top of the cover, making it hard to find the right paint)


Prime the lids, with grey. Apply bottle color to lid.
. Even if you store the paint container on its side ?


If you paint the entire cap, yes.
edmund
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Posted: Monday, June 15, 2015 - 07:59 PM UTC
Break out the wood working tools , this is a special one of a kind storage cabinet .
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