Liked your vid. I have been using this method for about three years now. All I use for a nozzle is the plastic cap from one of my brushes, and have been using the same one so far.

Due to a quirk of fate & impatience I shortcutted this process (with long nosed veterinary syringes & silicone straws) .... it was awful compared to Lurelock & 16g. Absolutely amazing method thank you so much :D

If you got stuff on Amazon, you should provide a link to the stuff in the description...

The best part about working in a lab is that you can get this stuff for free 😉

If you use smaller syringes like 5ml it will be way easier for ya... I do this all day with medications haha. Also what helps is to pull back an amount of air equal to about what you want to draw out of the pot.. and then inject that air into the paint.. the syringe will fill itself without having to pull back or atleast make it easier to pull back.

@soundgarden8885

3 жыл бұрын

In about to do this, i dont get the whole inject air into the Paint part. Can you simplefie that for me? Thnx

@ericswearingenmusic9967

3 жыл бұрын

@@soundgarden8885 so it really helps if you pull air into the syringe first, roughly the same amount as you want paint in the syringe... once filled with air, stick the tip down into the paint and push the air out into the paint.. due to physics, the pressure will cause a suction effect and the syringe will fill itself up some magically, then pull the rest out... but make sure you don’t spray paint out all over when you push the air in! Haha. It’s an Age old Nursing trick for thick medications

I personally syringe the magority up then add the 2ml of water (its going to thin anyway) at the end to make the remainder extra runny so you get the max amount of paint from the walls and lid of the bottle 👍👍👍

@kylemcope1

Жыл бұрын

I was just thinking the same thing. Thinking about trying it myself. Seems to be the least destructive method so far compared to all the others I’ve watched

Should have shown corax white. Thickest of gw's paints. Just poured 60 pots thru funnels. Great tip painting the cap!

I've not tried this myself but "mixing kwills" may be a better option as they are plastic and a much larger bore than the fill needles

i just finished transferring all my paint pods to droppers. using the luer lock was a great idea. thanks

How easy is it to clean the syringe and tip, please? buying a big pack of either is going to be really expensive for me in the UK. I can get a pack for x 2 for a few pounds. if I can easily rinse them out I'd much prefer this as it's getting really expensive to transfer over my paints. I have around 100 I need to transfer.

What about all the paint left in the pot? Did you decide that was an acceptable loss? I wonder what the difference is between how much is lost over time vs how much you decided was an acceptable loss?

@PhilAlm92

4 жыл бұрын

James B. I’m gonna use whatever I can’t get out of the pot before using the bottles

My only concern with this video is adding water to the paints. It worries me because I kind of like to keep the paints as they are and thin them myself. With that being said, do you think this is possible without adding the water?

Use airbrush medium instead of either d.water or thinner/retarder.

I just realized that you can use the syringe to drop out as much drops as you want without doing this entire procedure...

@JoshuaEfron

4 жыл бұрын

You're right, but the purpose of moving them out of the original bottles is not just so that it's in a dropper - it's because those Citadel pots have the tendency to dry out.

Hi yea, I'm starting a fresh after being away from painting 30 yrs. So I'm not sure when it comes to all this, someone mentioned that after they transfer the painting they use wots left in the pot to make washes mmmmmm I'm not sure about this, can you let me know wot u think about this ?????? Keep up the good work dude !!!!

@JoshuaEfron

4 жыл бұрын

Mm, that's a good idea.

Have you tried using a funnel?

@boskojal1681

5 жыл бұрын

I just tried this, it's horrible, I'm going with the seringe tomorrow, even when you mix it with medium the paint remains too thick and instantly clog the drop-bottle neck

considering how expensive those paints are, I would not leave a speck on those pots

@PhilAlm92

4 жыл бұрын

opsimathics It’s just about one mini worth of color, it’s a good idea

@Mockthenerd

4 жыл бұрын

Honestly, putting it in dropper bottles basically lets you use these paints forever. It's worth a few drops in the long run.

Don’t use metal beads, they’ll create rust inside the paint over time, trust me I know! Now I used plastic beads or glass.

@boskojal1681

5 жыл бұрын

That's why you use stainless beads

@h347h

4 жыл бұрын

Stainless steel my dude.

@DaveFallows

3 жыл бұрын

Some stainless steel beads aren't actually stainless, and will still rust given enough time. Just go with glass to be 100% sure.

@Mr.Goufball

3 жыл бұрын

@@DaveFallows army painters mixing balls don’t rust.

Those are hematite beads.

Not faster, too much clean up time.

@ryanmartori8748

4 жыл бұрын

How is there more cleanup time? You would need to wash a funnel in between uses, or you can just suck some paint thinner into the syringe, pump it out a couple times then rinse with water.

@cryptidairsoft3905

4 жыл бұрын

Not really, if you can afford to waste funnels you can afford to buy a few extra needles and a few extra syringes

Why using a syringe, that you have to clean after every single color, instead of just pouring the paint from one pot into another should be easier and faster is beyond me....

@boskojal1681

5 жыл бұрын

Have you tried using a funnel or directly pouring into the drop-bottle ? Even when mixed with medium it clogs the bottleneck and remains too thick, you have to basically turn it into colored water if you want to use the "just pour it in" technique

@EMPERORSPROTECTION-TERRA4LIFE

4 жыл бұрын

@@boskojal1681 your paint must of been old or to dry. I have been doing this with brand new paints and it pours fine. I just add 1ml or so of thinner at the end shake up the bottle to get the excess out. But it pours fine at the start.

@h347h

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah that happens with people who have been in the hobby a while. The citadel paints usually dry up a bit over a year. Not a lot but enough where I add a drop or two of water every few months.

@alcovitch

4 жыл бұрын

@@boskojal1681 Not true at all. You just didn't use enough flow improver. I've done this over 100 GW paints and didn't use a stupid syringe that you have to clean after every use. I used plastic funnels that came with my dropper bottles and they worked perfectly fine. If it clogs=not enough flow aid.

@ryanmartori8748

4 жыл бұрын

@@alcovitch dont you need to clean the funnel after each use?

Go to any place that sells bb guns and buy a bottle of .177 caliber BBs. They're heavier than those 8mm balls and you get like 5,000 for $4.

@JoshuaEfron

4 жыл бұрын

That's a good idea.

@samellowery

4 жыл бұрын

They'll rust up real good and ruin your paint

@garfieldwithissuez

4 жыл бұрын

@@samellowery Not if you buy the copper ones.

@samellowery

4 жыл бұрын

Copper ones are only copper plated

@vonkluge1

4 жыл бұрын

Yep that would be dumb since they are copper PLATED and after time WILL rust. Also BBs are too small and tend to block the nipple tip. Big Stainless Steal balls are the way to go! www.HistoricalHobbies.com