Tips on Pouring Small Amounts of Epoxy?

[jantar]

I have some small amounts of epoxy paint I need to mix to paint some small panels over coming weeks.

Anyone have any tips on how to get small amounts of epoxy out of 5 litre tins without getting it everywhere?

Thanks

 

[e015475]

For getting small amounts of paint out of a can to use as touchup on my epoxy garage floor I've put a soda straw in the paint, hold my finger over the open end and extract a straw-full at a time. Throw the straw in the trash when you're done.

I've had pretty good luck getting the weight ratios correct using a digital kitchen scale that weighs in 1 gram increments.

 

[e015475]

I suppose if you needed more than a half a dozen straws full of paint you could take a couple of plastic tubes sealed into the lid of a glass jar and **** what you needed out of the paint can.

 

[brownbagg]

wear gloves

 

[johnnyradiant]

Make sure you use bio-degradable straws, different ones for each part.

 

[CraigStu]

Not sure how small your small quantities are but I have used these pumps

You would need to check if the epoxy you are using mixes at the same ratio as the West System epoxy.

 

[matt_i]

I have cut the bottoms off plastic 20oz soda bottles leaving a longer tab on one side. Wash and dried them. Make 2 of identical height.

Using the tab as a handle, dip one into Part A and another into Part B until you have equal amounts, then mix in a clean container. Its not as scientific as using a scale but has worked for me thus far.

 

[ez-duzit]

Dip it out with disposable bathroom-size (3oz) Dixie cups.

 

[gemniii]

Dip it out with disposable bathroom-size (3oz) Dixie cups.

For amounts < 3 ounces measure out tablespoons of water into the cups and mark with a sharpie. 1 tablespoon equals 1/2 ounce.

 

[kumquat]

If you know any diabetics get some used syringes. They even have volume marks on them.

 

[Rory Bellows]

If you know any diabetics get some used syringes. They even have volume marks on them.

You can buy new syringes off amazon with blunt needles.

 

[ez-duzit]

These are the ones I use for tiny batches of epoxy.

 

[jantar]

Thanks for the great ideas, I'II give a couple a go. Its about 50-100ml that I seem to keep mixing.

Thanks

Chris

 

[nes999]

I use a mix of syringes from TSC, normal straws and Boba straws. What normally happens is I make way too much wasting a bunch of materials.

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[22george]

I got the idea of using prescription bottles from Robert at MCP&C to mix the paint in. The idea of straws to measure sounds ideal to me.

 

[acer66]

Put it in a zip lock bag and cut a corner as small or big as needed plus you can also mix epoxy in there.

 

[lbhsbz]

For getting small amounts of paint out of a can to use as touchup on my epoxy garage floor I've put a soda straw in the paint, hold my finger over the open end and extract a straw-full at a time. Throw the straw in the trash when you're done.
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That's brilliant. I have a gallon of West Systems resin and a quart of hardener that I've been trying to figure out how to measure small amount of so I can use some of it before it goes bad.

 

[ez-duzit]

...I have a gallon of West Systems resin and a quart of hardener that I've been trying to figure out how to measure small amount of so I can use some of it before it goes bad.

Recommend you use the mini pumps or, if you need much smaller quantities, use a digital scale, such as that used by ammo hand loaders.

 

[bdk1976]

Turkey baster or appropriate sized syringe depending on the amount needed.