Choosing a Rack for Paint Bottles

[Guest]

Hi Steve,I didn't buy one I made one myself. its made out of depron but can be made out of whatever you like.

here is a parts drawing and it fits the Vallejo bottles.

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Hope this helps.

Cheers Richi

Wow! That looks good. Thanks.

[Richi72]

Your welcome Steve,

I made a Pdf. of it you only need to glue the sides together.

So for everybody who want a rack here it is.

Cheers Richi

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[Ian M]

Thats a nice one Richi I have nabbed a copy of that pdf...

Laurie; good idea for its simplicity alone.

Steve. re the seeing what colour the paints are. I keep mine in a draw and look down on the tops, to add finding the correct colour, When I start a new bottle, when it is well shaken, I put a drop of paint in the dimple at the top of the lid. I never worn one off and makes it easy to find the colour you are after.

Ian M

[BarryW]

Here is what I use Steve, holds 11 Vallejo bottles per row, 6 rows per rack. I have two of them and they are the perfect size. I store the bottles in number order on the racks and they are very easy to identify.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Avonstar-classic-range-cosmetic-storage/dp/B004X5B7XM/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1388998204&sr=8-8&keywords=nail varnish racks

[Guest]

Wow Barry very worried about what you store in those racks o_O

Laurie

[BarryW]

Wow Barry very worried about what you store in those racks o_OLaurie

LOL Laurie

see for yourself - perfect for Vallejo...

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[Guest]

Yes they are very nice as well Barry. You are obviously of a neat and tidy person very similar to me. Good thing about this sort of rack which I had in mind for mine you instantly see the colour.

I also, which may be a help to others, have pasted to card backings the colour brochures of Vallejo Tamiya Revell and Humbrol.

Laurie

[Richi72]

Made some pictures of my home made rack.

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I really like this because I can turn the rack around once in a while so the paint i am not using very much is moved to.

Cheers Richi

[Guest]

Just made a couple of little racks to sit on the work top.

The main racks are on the wall away form the work top area. I did not want them cluttering that wall area around the work top as I use this for hanging up the tools.

Simple thing 3 bits of wood (B & Q of course, me thinks why do B & Q not stock Vallejo) pinned together.

The idea is when beginning a project I get all the colours I need they then get scattered around resulting in a "hunt the thimble". This way all the paint is to hand and tempers are not frayed.

The Father was a Carpenter & Joiner and he would probably have said "this is not classic joinery work". But it works.

Laurie

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[Guest]

Made some pictures of my home made rack.I really like this because I can turn the rack around once in a while so the paint i am not using very much is moved to.

Cheers Richi

Those look really neat.

[Guest]

I am so disorganized...

I try to call it 'controlled chaos' because it sounds better.

[Guest]

Thanks folks for all the ideas. After some thought, and bearing in mind that I want to store various sizes and shapes of bottles etc. (Vallejo, Xtracrylix, Tamiya, Microsol and-set and some others) I decided to follow Laurie's method of making one out of wood to hang on the wall. Construction has just started, report to follow.

Having failed to find a drawer that fits under my work table (clutter is reduced if many things are out of sight, and also can be found in the same place) I will be making a couple of plywood drawers with a pair of runners, bought from:

http://www.julieshomestore.co.uk/page58.htm

[tanktrack]

Steve I bought nail varnish stands from amazon I bought the 5 tiered ones which hold 56 bottles of Vallejo bottles or 35 bottles of wash (large) for £11 each they are acrylic

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[monica]

nice ideas , a must for me to make or get some think im just so messy with plastic boxs which i cannot see a thing in

[Vaughan]

Here is what I use Steve, holds 11 Vallejo bottles per row, 6 rows per rack. I have two of them and they are the perfect size. I store the bottles in number order on the racks and they are very easy to identify.http://www.amazon.co.uk/Avonstar-classic-range-cosmetic-storage/dp/B004X5B7XM/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1388998204&sr=8-8&keywords=nail varnish racks

Looks great Barry but at nearly £30 it's a tad on the expensive side. Think how much Vallejo bottles you could buy for that price.