Technical shaken not stirred

Like a make you barf carnival ride

 

This was years ago. I mixed the last of some clear in the gallon can, just added the catalyst, popped the top on, shook it by hand, ready. The guy I did that for walked around upset to the point of holding his guts in pain for nearly 10 minutes. "You totally fucked us! I can't believe you did that!" I was laughing until I realized he was serious. I told him if the bubbles on top made it through his gun at 30 PSI it had to be the most bad-ass clear on the planet. After the 1st coat he spent another 5 min looking for bubbles on the hood we had to clear. I laughed more.

3 "never shake"products; varnish, brushing enamel, POR-15 (for brush app). All were mentioned above except POR-15. That's a wild shaker. I've had a Red Devil since 1984. FWIW, I tried the bolts in sand in a paint can. Not worth the time or effort. I did it longer once (stubborn) and got holes in the can for my trouble. Unless you want to hear that racket for hours on end, don't bother.

 

i was going to try it but since this "times out" at 3 minutes. i would have to keep pushing the buttons.
i am going to try strawberries, banana, milk, and vanilla ice cream...........

 

Can you test it with two gallons of house stain?

 

sure

 

here is the action, i spun it one turn of the housing and took a photo every quarter turn. the can spins one turn for every one rotation. you can see the "ring" gear in the back ground.

 

Ted, that gizmo is nothing like the shaker I used to mix paint when I worked at the auto parts store many moons ago. Technology is taking over everything these days.

 

The only thing I've ever herd about shaking metallic paint the metallic might not get mixed from the very bottom the shaker type won't scrape it up off the bottom as well now that might be someone's own idea but every place I've worked and bought paint at has always told me to make sure u mix it well and they all use mixers not shakers, good luck


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I'm liking the ice cream plan.

 

update: thing works perfect. i found that spray cans fit.......if i don't throw the caps away.
also i realized that despite using the drill mixer, i was not stirring my primer enough. after a three minute "shake" and then mixing a cup i noticed there are no "lumps" in the strainer as there had been before...........bonus.

 

Careful with that thing.... you don't want a double blow-out.

 

"You Only Live Twice"

 

i have "a license to spill"

 

Just remember... you should never joke about your work.

 

I had to shake another can today. I haven`t been able to find the old fashioned fire extinguisher bracket yet, but I found that the can will fit into a large caulking gun today. I never buy electric tools at Harbor Frieght, but they do have a Sawsaw for $27 dollars. I bought my Caulking gun at a hardware store awhile back cause it was cheap and thought I might need one in the future.

 

The local body shop, that I also worked at for a while, has been shaking paint for decades and decades..


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ok to get an idea how well this "blends" and, as promised, an experiment using ice cream and some mixings of various textures and densities that we can all relate to.
i started with a clean plastic jar with some milk in it, added some "patchwork" [vanilla/chocolate'] icecream, a cut up banana, some peanut butter and a handful of raisons.

 

then i put it in the machine at medium setting [2min]. because i had to stick a piece of wood to get the clamp to tighten down on the jar i kept an eye on it as it shook. the window could provide " a view to a spill" if it came loose.

 

okay, so the results are as followed:
the milk and the ice cream blended and despite my skepticism so did the peanut butter.
the banana which was pretty ripe broke down into very small bits that floated to the top.
the raisons did not change although their presence may have aided in the blending/breaking down of the other ingredients.
really delicious............
wife joked" it tastes like '64 chevy blue"

 

Looks like Operation Grand Slam was a success.
Your wife didn't drink it above 38 degrees Fahrenheit, did she?

 

I think you've just created Baskin Robbins 34th flavor!

 

Now spray it on your car and see what happens.

 

never or listen to the beatles without ear muffs.

call it "mayday and a touch of the grape"

hah do you think it will bond?

 

i think the fact that the rotating and spinning motion was able to break down the banana and thin the peanut butter on one medium "spin". makes me believe it would mix a can of heavy primer that has been sitting on the shelf for a while.

 

Not as exciting, but I attached my large caulking tube dispencer on to a sawzall blade the other day. It works great. I even put an aerosol glue can in it. It`s diameter is larger than a typical paint can. I figure it will save me from elbow surgery in about 30 years of not shaking cans.

 

I remember the PPG rack the tint cans were stired by the rack ( all 20-30 of them at once ) but after mixing the tints it went into a shaker unit that was built in .

 

I wish you would have waited for me!

 

And the raisins suggest that adding those marbles salvaged from empty spray cans would cut down mixing time even further.

 

Marbles may be a choking hazard for kids. Bob

 

I liked "there is a difference" from 31 .