The Army Painter, Mixing Balls, 100 x 5.5 mm Stainless Steel Balls for Acrylic Paint Bottles, Model Making Accessories for Wargames, Model Making Paints, Warhammer & DND Miniatures

I was looking for away to prolong the life of my paints, I currently use citadel paints and certain paints have a number of issues. Some friends of mine use glass beads but I was worried they lacked the weight to break up the paints specially when they started to clump together, didn't matter how much medium I added and shaking didn't work. So it was give these a go or spend several times more on a nail polisher shaker. I added three to the paint and a tad more medium with some energetic shaking the paint has smoothed out greatly. I've added them to a number of paints that tended to separate at a whim and these have made them need to less shaking time to mix back together. Also can confirm they don’t rust, when they first arrived I add a few to an old paint pot with just water for a few days and the water never discoloured. Currently using them in a shade of white and had no issues. I plan on moving my citadel paints to dropper bottles but for the price, I see these are a worth while investment.

I bought this item to add to my paint collection to aid in mixing the paint to ensure I get a consistent colour and consistency each time I use them. Their size is between the 5.2mm and 6.2mm mixing balls GSW sell (I compared the three) and I have found the AP balls to be large and dense enough to mix paints from the Citadel and Vallejo Model Colour ranges - both thick and viscous paint-lines. I have also used them with the Warcolours One-Coat line, which are not viscous, but do separate like crazy. I’m sure they would be perfect for any type of contrast paint as well. One ball per pot/bottle seemed to be sufficient for the majority of the paints in my collection; however, Corax White needed three; though it’s effectively a Gesso so that is not really surprising. These are not magnetic - I tested them. That means they have very little unbound ferrous content and therefore should be very resistant to corrosion. I thought they were good value for money and would recommend them to miniature painters.

These are doing the job for me. Add one or two to pot of Citadel paint and reap the benefits of a good mix! These are sold as stainless steel and I believe it. So, no rusting to ruin paints. Very good. They’re a bit expensive, but they work for me.

They work fine for model paints, but you can get more for less if you go with a non hobby brand. AK Interactive sells 250 for £5. That being said, they will last forever if you harvest them from your empty or dried up paint pots

Fantastic good weight

Not too much to say as they get the intended job of mixing the paint done well.

very good

These are very good balls. I used 2 in my thicker Army Painter and Vallejo Game Colour Droppers, and 1 in my thinner paints, like Contrast and Vallejo Game Air. They do make mixing a lot easier both by hand and with my vortex mixer. Will definitely buy more when I've ran out.

excelente producto

Sample tested 5 SS balls from the pack by placing it in salt solution for 8 to 10 days. Removed and inspected the SS balls and found it 100% rust-free. Now, i could use them as paint agitators in my vallejo paint bottles without fear of it developing rust in the paint bottles.

Prodotto molto utile per avere un colore sempre diluito e una pittura migliore. Anche il prezzo è ottimo per 100 mixing ball. Army painter è un marchio sempre più di qualità!

Quality product at a good price. Drop one or two in a dropper bottle and you are set, shake as much as you want they are durable steel. They work well and are the appropriate size for their job.

Must have when using little bottles with Airbrush paint.