The ball inside a spray paint can, often referred to as a pea, is a crucial component in ensuring the proper mixing and distribution of the paint. Typically made of glass, metal, or plastic ...

That's another story altogether. While it's almost always better to spray paint on wood than brush it on, a lot can go wrong. You can mix the paint too thin or too thick, resulting in drips or ...

To get the perfect mix for your paint, you need a good shake that is as random as possible. [Mark Rhodes] wanted to automate the process of mixing paint, so he built a 3D printed shaker to ...

It’s not every day we see someone mixing custom spray paint colors, but off the shelf options don’t always cut it. Another example of getting specialty materials made from the ground up is ...