Easy measurement of small quantities for cheap skates

[Senile Old Fart]

I thought I would pass along a tip on how to measure out small quantities of primer.

I often only mix 2 ounces of primer and have a simple way of measuring it.

I use SOLO paper cups, the kind that nuts and mints are placed in at a party.

I bought a sleeve of 1 ounce and a sleeve of 2 ounce cups at a grocery supply.

For SPI epoxy the mix is 1:1, so I either mix up 1 ounce of each by filling two 1 ounce cups or 2 of the 2 ounce cups.

I just toss the cups out after one use.

If I wanted 8 ounces of mixed paint I will use a total of 4 of the 2 ounce cups, filling each , then pouring into a mixing cup.

tip: if you crush the paper cup when pouring the contents out you will get a fair bit more out it.

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[dbohemian]

On the same note. I also mix up small quantities all the time and I buy plastic graduated medicine cups. They come in boxes of 6k for like 35 bucks. I can mix just a little or a fair bit and keep the ratios right on (i.e. euro clear etc)

 

[shine]

i buy mixing cups from taps in various sizes

 

[dbohemian]

what's taps?

 

[shine]

http://www.tapplastics.com/shop/product.php?pid=75&

 

[dbohemian]

http://www.tapplastics.com/shop/product.php?pid=75&

Great link! lots of good stuff there. I will say though that for very small measuring cups their price is 7c a piece and medicine cups are .07c a piece. The prices for larger mixing cups look good. Thanks.

 

[Jim C]

i use the 1 oz medicine cups as well. same size as the paper ones old fart has there but clear and graduated for accurate mixing. they are dirt cheap too. for slightly larger amounts i get tripour beakers from here.
http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/item.aspx?itemid=23561&catid=460&clickid=searchresults

its the cheapest i have found them. i get the 250ml size which is 7-8oz. from that point i am just onto the quart mixing cups.

 

[crashtech]

I bought a case of plastic, graduated 30ml medicine cups. There are 5000 in the case, so I can't recommend case purchase to everyone, but when purchased this way they are slightly under a penny each, price + shipping.

http://www.amazon.com/Calibrated-Pl...ef=sr_1_5?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1315524265&sr=1-5

I use them mostly for sprayout panels, touch up, and tiny amounts of primer for dings, etc. They have saved me a ton of money!

 

[dbohemian]

Jim C. YOU are the MaN! dang, everything you write is just gold! Great resource!

 

[Jim C]

no problem at all. you can buy medicine cups in sleeves of 100 on ebay for a couple few dollars.

 

[jcclark]

I use the medicine cups too, but for larger qty's I
like a 4oz shot glass, that I reuse.
they're at most liquor stores and have lot's of different
graduations on them for mixing small quantities.