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Prepare the Straining Setup

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Why You Must Strain Paint Before Spraying! | Airless Sprayer Tips from The Idaho Painter

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Select a clean 5-gallon bucket. If the bucket has any paint film or debris inside, remove it to prevent contamination. Insert a reusable mesh paint strainer bag into the clean 5-gallon bucket, fitting the elastic band around the rim of the bucket. This setup will capture any impurities from the paint as it is poured through.

Goal: Prepare a clean 5-gallon bucket and set up a reusable mesh strainer bag inside it, ensuring no debris from the original paint container falls into the clean bucket.

Tools and materials

  • 5-gallon Bucket
  • Latex Gloves
  • Reusable Mesh Paint Strainer Bag

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unfortunately still happens. The way I strain the paints, I use a 5gallon bucket strainer just like this. And I just reuse those strainers. I typically don't ever throw them away and want to make sure my bucket is clean. I've got some paint film that fell in off the side of the bucket. So, I'm going to take put my strainer on and then I'm going to mix my paint up.

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