Use a strainer as standard when you mix your paint to catch any contaminants that are larger than 190 microns. This will remove any undissolved pigments, dry paint and foreign particles.

A paint strainer is typically a disposable paper cone with a fine nylon mesh insert. You can also buy reusable versions, but you have to wash these out after every use, which adds time to the production process. Filters are available with different grades of mesh, ranging from 400 microns for medium filtration through to 125 microns for super fine filtration. It's a simple but highly effective filtration method that will help you to achieve a top-class paint job the first time, every time. If you work with automotive paint or wood furniture finishes, using a paint strainer in your day-to-day operations is a no-brainer.

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How a Paint Strainer Can Save You Time and Money. Author - Andy Potts July 16th 2020 (reading time 2 mins) Your paintwork is free of debris and flaws. No wasting labour time and materials on re-sanding and re-spraying.

Our Total Paint Shop Support Team can help you with any enquiries, from product advice to looking after each other in the face of COVID-19. It's best practice to use a disposable paint strainer at every stage of the spraying process, and because it's so cheap and easy to do, there's really no reason not to. But, if you really must cut corners, be sure to strain the final topcoat. It will give you a far superior finish. High water and solvent resistance - so that the cone structure retains integrity with all types of coating. The idea is that you pour your paint through the strainer to filter out debris such as dried flakes, undissolved pigment, foreign bodies and dust particles that can: