Plastic mixing paddles

[quackfly]

Does anyone know where i can get plastic mixing paddles for mixing grout? i had one ages ago that a painter left behind but i cant see them for sale anywhere. theres wooden ones around but its plastic im after. i dont know about you lot but mixing with a margin trowel sends me potty, they always seem to scrape plastic off the walls of the bucket this ruining the grout!!:mad2:
ps. please dont move this thread over to tools, its so lonely over thererrr:

 

[mikethetile]

i get mine from my paint suppliers

 

[kilty55]

hiya mate i use a mixing trowel and bucket trowel from the plastering side...the edges are rounded. b and q and screwfix sell them i think they are about 7 quid each but are good quality and dont scrape your bucket

 

[quackfly]

just had a quick look at screwfix, havent seen mixing trowel yet, do you have a link,:drool5:

 

[kilty55]

hi mate,i got mins from b and q,,its either marshalltown or a ragni bucket trowel and has rounded edges,,,sorry cant find a link bud

 

[oz bound]

Alright m8 get a painters mixer out of screw fix for £3 its metal though thats what i use put it into the cordless and its done great tool you cant beat it for mixing grout.

 

[Colour Republic]

A plastic paddle, not sure i've seen one of those... or are you talking about a paint stirrer? or a paint whisk

Paint stirrer

Paint whisk

 

[quackfly]

sorry for confusion. yeah its a paint stirrer for some reason ive always known them as paddles. anyhoo, ive often seen wooden ones but not plastic ones. where are they hiding?? lol

 

[Gazzer]

I cant say that in my 33 years in the trade that i have had the problem with the buckets. A margin trowel or bucket trowel for me anyday...surely a plastic paddle/stirer would bend ?

 

[doug boardley]

on a bucket trowel, why not "round" the corners off on a bench grinder?

 

[Colour Republic]

sorry for confusion. yeah its a paint stirrer for some reason ive always known them as paddles. anyhoo, ive often seen wooden ones but not plastic ones. where are they hiding?? lol

If you want a paint stirrer then you can find them in many decorators supplys

Dulux Decorator Centres
Brewers
Johnsons/Layland
Crown

although not many decorators use them (more of a product suited to the DIYer or mixing minimal amounts of paint) most use a whisk for mixing paint.

I've also seen the stirrers in places like homebase and what not.

I'm sure it's all down to what we a used to but have you ever tried a bucket trowel?

 

[mikethetile]

i knew what you meant and as i said

go to a paint suppliers

i prefer these to wood as you can clean them, either wiping with a rag whenever you use them or peeling the paint off when its built up

 

[kent tiler]

refina sell all sorts of mixing paddles trowels just take a look they sell ones that go in side a barrel when you start the drill the fins flick up and mix then when you stop they drop then pull it out

 

[White Room]

Never seen a plastic mixing paddle

 

[kent tiler]

iv got 2 wooden mixing plungers with a plastic head on them got them from TP but cant get them agen is there a sit that sell them :incazzato: