From Netgyrl, posted on the minipainter egroup
04/08/02

 Netgyrl  wrote:
There seemed to be some interest in this and as I have just recvd my
shipment of 0.5 ounce (15cc) bottles from Western Plastics, I thought 
I would comment.

Western Plastics http://www.western-plastics.com/ (thanks for the info
Deanne)- impression: totally cool. Nice folks. Ordered stuff on Tues
and it came Monday, COD via UPS.

100 .5 oz bottles, 100 dropper inserts, 100 caps = $24 plus shipping.

why did I do this?:
I started with a set of citadel paints in the little pots. They
worked fine until I used the same bottle (shake, open, repeat) a few times

then as you all know they start to get gunked up with paint in the threads and
cap. Also if I wasn't real careful putting the cap back on I would invariably
drip paint on my hand from the cap. Another hazard of the gunky threads -
dried paint flecks. I use palette paper to mix my colors and getting bits
of dried paint in my little paint puddles is no fun. Also getting the paint
outta the pots to mix with other colors - lots o' toothpicks and wasted
paints and paint on me and everything - hey I am uncoordinated I guess. :)

Then I got a set of Vallejo paints that come in the eye dropper
bottles. Wow, what a difference. Really easy to measure out the paints onto the
palette, very clean - no fuss no muss.

Transfer procedure:
Ok so now I just finished transferring the Citadel paints to the .5
oz. bottles. First off, the bottles are exactly the same size as the
Vallejo bottles - which to me is a good thing, being retentive and all. ;) I
will admit the transfer process is a bit of a pain and I only had like 20
colors to move. So, y'all with the 100+ paints might want to give it a skip
or only move a few at a time.

I found that with the inks it really pays to use a funnel. They are
really too fluid to free-hand pour. I promise you will end up with half the
ink in the sink if you try it sans funnel. The regular paints I just slowly
poured without assistance of a 3rd party device. I then added a bit of
water to the paint pot and shook it like mad then poured the rest in the
bottle. I made labels on the computer using return address labels with the
manufacturer and color name (as I had Citadel, and some Decor and
Americana paints as well). On the bottles with the inks I took a black
permanent pen and colored the cap so I will be able to pick them out easy.

Everything looks so neat and orderly - I can't wait to get painting
tonight!

Netgyrl