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(How to mix and spray Acrylic Enamel)
(General Tips, Tricks, and Techniques)
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-Buy a set of inexpensive spatulas to use as scrapers for paint cans.  
 
-Buy a set of inexpensive spatulas to use as scrapers for paint cans.  
  
-To preserve hardener, displace the air in the can with inert gas, such as that from a welding tank. Or, use a commercial inert gas finish preservative such as Bloxygen.
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-To preserve hardener, displace the air in the can with inert gas, such as the shield gas (CO2/argon, etc.) from a MIG welder (DO NOT USE O2 OR ACETALINE FROM A GAS WELDING UNIT). Or, use a commercial inert gas finish preservative such as Bloxygen.
 
   
 
   
 
-For easier pouring, affix a 2-inch piece of masking tape to the edge of a large gallon of paint. Pour the paint over the piece of tape.  
 
-For easier pouring, affix a 2-inch piece of masking tape to the edge of a large gallon of paint. Pour the paint over the piece of tape.  

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