Tamiya 74017-400 300074017 Paint Stirrer Metal Set of 2 Silver

As of late I’ve been going back through some of my many art supply purchases over the years and reviewing the ones that stood out in order to hopefully help other artists make informed purchases, and this set of two pain stirrers is definitely an exceptionally helpful product that warrants a five-star review! While the product photos are a little lackluster, I've gone ahead and attached some photos to hopefully better show you why these two metal paint stirrers are amazing, and why if you've never owned one (I hadn't until last year!), why you're missing out. For years and years, if I had bottles of acrylic paints or enamels that had separated, I would usually mix the paints with either the reverse side of a paintbrush or a metal sculpting tool. It was anything but precision work, because sometimes they were a bit too big for the bottles or might sometimes have flakes of old, chipped paint that would flake off into the paint mix (arg!), but you did what you could to mix the chemical components back together. The same often went for mixing paints on my palette: I usually used either the reverse side of my paint brush, or the bristled side, which could sometimes lead to brush damage. For the bulk of my life, I assumed this is simply how artists mixed paints, and that we all longingly looked into paint bottles and muttered how we couldn't get the hard-to-reach bits. I purchased this set of stirrers on a whim because I figured that for a few dollars each, it couldn't hurt to see if I found them helpful. In the end, I'm exceptionally glad I did, because they are absolutely fantastic at what they do. While this listing doesn't mention what metal they are made from, I suspect it might be stainless steel. They are all one piece and clean up with ease, and have two different tips. The one side is a flat palette shape, and the reverse side is sort of like a small scoop. Between these two shapes and sizes, it's incredibly easy to reach inside of even the smallest and thinnest paint bottles and really stir your paints, or else you can use them to directly mix your paints on your palette without having to muck up any of your precious brush heads or awkwardly mix the paints with the handle of your brushes. They work just fantastically, and while I already own one set of two, I'll be purchasing a second set as well, and have already told many of my artist friends about these great stirrers. I have not a single complaint about them and would highly recommend them to any who works with bottled or tubed paints. I am a longtime Amazon Prime customer who enjoys writing reviews in my free time. If you have any questions or comments about this product or my review, feel free to message me and I'll be glad to help!

Nice paint stirrers. Definitely saves you money since you have permanent stirrers and won't have to replace disposable ones. Easily wipes clean just using a little paint thinner or airbrush cleaner.

I have a lot of modeling tools and paints. This stirrer is probably a luxury, but it's worth it. The stainless metal cleans up easily with lacquer thinner. The material is very slick so you can clean it without any dust or particles remaining that would contaminate paint. It is narrow enough to reach into any jar. It doesn't have a large surface area, so you are not wasting a lot of paint when you dunk it into the jar and paint gets on the stirrer. It's small enough to get into the corners of the jar and dislodge anything that has settled into the corner. It's specifically for small model paint jars, so do not expect it to be as large and heavy as a screwdriver. It is 6" long and 3/16" wide at the widest point. Overall, this is a great tool, I use it every time I paint.

Simple stirring rods for paint that will last

I initially purchased these to stir my acrylic paint in the little pots that I put them in, but I’ve found it doubles as an amazing tool to remove tonsil stones, given the “tools” in tonsil stone kits are woefully inadequate. If you ever consider making ones out of string plastic, I feel those would be even better given the metal ones are a bit rough if you’re not careful. Thank you for the unexpected windfall, I have tonsils you can get lost in.

For years I have stirred my paints with the tail end of a brush or a cocktail stick or whatever small item I had laying around. I was given these by a friend who said I should try them out. These are basically very small spoons with a flat end. They appear to be made of stainless steel, but I'm not certain. They are strong and should hold up well. For paint mixing these are just awesome. The flat end gets into the corners of the bottle does a great job of mixing the paint. The spoon end is perfect for scooping out paints onto a pallet. The whole thing cleans up surprisingly easy. For acrylics I just hold it under running water and it's like new again. For enamels I just stir them in thinner and they are good to go. At the end of the day you probably don't need them, but now that I have them I use them all the time.

Yes you can use other items to stir model paint but these clean up nice and are sturdy.

Life before finding these was like living in a stone age. Always needing to find something to mix up those pesky Citadel (Games Workshop) paints that are drying up or simply separate after 5 minutes... These showed me the light. One end has a small spoon-like shape that you can bring paint onto your palette (which you should be using!!) and the other has a flattened out edge, similar to a flat head screwdriver. I found that the flattened edge is better for mixing the actual paints because you can use the edge to chop up any chunks of paint that may have accumulated at the bottom. When I use that edge, I don't bother using the spoon to bring over the paints - I use a small wet palette so whatever sticks to the flat edge is usually enough for me (use a brush to get the paint off of it). I highly recommend getting a set of these if you use Citadel paints. Even for others, I'm sure, you could use these with but for me my main issues were with the Citadel paints.

Great for stirring small quantities of paint without losing half of it like you would if using a brush (and much, much easier to clean). Also very useful to stir when you're making a mix straight into the color cup of an airbrush.

Vermengt die Farbe einwandfrei im Glas mit Farbe.

調色時に良く使用します。 2本同時に使用する事はないので、 1本は耳掻き使用してます。 よく取れます。

Son excelentes, tienen buen tamaño y material. Son muy prácticas para mezclar pinturas asentadas, ademas de su cucharita para dosificar poca cantidad de pintura en el aerografo.

Muy buena calidad, aunque un poco caro. Los productos tamiya son caros pero de calidad.