I am having problems keeping the paint in the containers. I love the paint, but going nuts with them falling out. Should I glue them in
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A lot of people have told me that glueing them is the best option, however, if you've used them enough times or if you add some water to it, the paint will stick itself to the container.
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I have not used the "container" store ones either. I have used the Jokari labels and pen and eraser over and over and have had no trouble with them.
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I often take a small amount of wet paint and paint the bottom of each pan. When it dries it usually holds the pans in place...also some hot wax can be used. You don't want to actually glue them as you may want to replace them one day. As to organization? I keep them pretty much in the order they came unless the color families have gotten disconnected. That way I can see the difference for instance between a warm or a cool red or blue, lemon yellow on one end of a line and cadmium or chrome yellow next then the earth tones in an order from light to dark so that yellow ochre is at one end by the yellows and burnt umber at the other so ochre, raw sienna, burnt sienna, raw umber and burnt umber line up. I simply become familiarized with my colors. Anyway, that's how I do it.
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We just bought the paints that were linked together as "frequently bought together" items. There is the glue that you would need in addition to the paints.
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Try using a polycrylic next time. I use and abuse these brushes daily with polycrylic, latex and chalk paints. They wash up nicely with a little soap and warm water. Eventually, they'll begin to get stained and the metal ferrule will accumulate dried paint. When this happens, I just boil some water, add a few drops of dawn dish liquid and the brushes and let them soak until the dried paint comes off. They clean up beautifully!
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I seem to be the only one who has a bit of trouble getting them all screwed together. It is a bit more difficult than I'd like, but that said it's not enough of an issue that it would keep me from using them. I love the size and haven't had any issues with leaking. Though, like many of the other answerers I have not put liquid into them.
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Hey Doug they are screwed on for me because they always seem to get lose after a while I just glued them down as well. Hope this helps. thank you and good luck. last thing too if your thinking about buying don't get anything 50 or over in lbs its to much to pull every time. truth me on that ^_^
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Just a thought but - the lid that closes the cups is a snap on one and the non-spill top is a nice fit screw on. I don't think a closed one (with both lids) would be great for long term storage of paint since it probably is not air tight. But you could put a cork in the hole in the concave non-spill lid and shake to mix paint without getting paint all over the snap on lid. I really don't think these cups would work all that great for long term paint storage. Just a thought.
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I actually just got mine to work after a lot of research. Someone posted in a review that you must keep some space between the paint jar and the airbrush. That little niche where you attach the brush and jar? Dont put in the jar all the way. Another thing, is that if the can is too cold (from extended use), you must warm it up to get it to spray at a proper pressure. DO NOT heat up the can too much, just run its bottom under ot water for 2 - 3 seconds, or warm water for like 3 - 5. I actually just keep the can in my lap for warmth - it extends the amount of spraying i can do before the can becomes too cold.
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These are a molded plastic and I don't think conventional paint will adhere. Some of the new Krylon paints for plastic may work
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ha...funny you should ask. I painted my truck recently. first time turned out perfect. went back to touch it up and screwed it up. painted again and messed it up, however, doesn't look too bad. my mistake was not following the mixing directions on the paint. I followed the directions on the sprayer. I have entire truck with the orange peel effect. I kinda like it. good luck
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You may have lumps in your paint. Try straining the paint through a pair of knee high pantyhose stretched over the mouth of the jar. Works for me!
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No, the paint balls will not fall out. The balls are gravity fed from the hopper (paint ball holder) into the chamber one at a time when you pump it. Very similar to how a shotgun works. Once chambered, there is an opening in the barrel that opens and the ball is forced through with a burst of the C02 gas only when the trigger is pulled. Then you have to pump the gun again to load another paint ball.
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It takes a wh8le to get the paint down to to tip....shake like crazy and push down to fill tip and try that. If you had used it before it may need done again. Otherwise maybe it dried out.
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I used regular wood glue. Some of the pieces slot together so tightly they don't need it, and if you paint them, which we did, that helps too.
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Thanks for the feedback. Unfortunately, the only thing I can think of is to use less putty especially on the smaller stars. They should stay on with even a small amount the size of a ball point pen tip. You may try an arts and crafts store. They may have something similar if all else fails.
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NOTE!! I used these to make crayons, and at first they came out fine, but then I left one batch in the oven a little longer by mistake. A few of the minifig molds came apart when I popped the crayons out, and then after making a couple more batches with the ones that were still intact, all of them ripped apart. If you make crayons, I would recommend melting them in the oven in a separate container (I saw a tin can as a suggestion) and then pouring the melted wax into the molds to cool. This should preserve your mold. I was pretty bummed that my mold was ruined before I finished making everything I needed for my son's birthday party. :-( NOTE!! I used these to make crayons, and at first they came out fine, but then I left one batch in the oven a little longer by mistake. A few of the minifig molds came apart when I popped the crayons out, and then after making a couple more batches with the ones that were still intact, all of them ripped apart. If you make crayons, I would recommend melting them in the oven in a separate container (I saw a tin can as a suggestion) and then pouring the melted wax into the molds to cool. This should preserve your mold. I was pretty bummed that my mold was ruined before I finished making... » Read More NOTE!! I used these to make crayons, and at first they came out fine, but then I left one batch in the oven a little longer by mistake. A few of the minifig molds came apart when I popped the crayons out, and then after making a couple more batches with the ones that were still intact, all of them ripped apart. If you make crayons, I would recommend melting them in the oven in a separate container (I saw a tin can as a suggestion) and then pouring the melted wax into the molds to cool. This should preserve your mold. I was pretty bummed that my mold was ruined before I finished making everything I needed for my son's birthday party. :-( « Show Less