may sound daft but i always end up with the paint all down the can and floor ,so i have been thinking of how not to waste so much when pouring it into the tin for spraying i was thinking of buying a glass turkey baster or somthing like that ,has anyone got any good idears.i hate wiping up it from the side of the can and floor evry time i paint.

I have a small pallet knife liuke the kind you would use for spreading icing on a cake and use that to cut off the dribble nice and clean its abit off a trick since you can only use one hand to pour the paint so i have a little platform to put the back off the can on and just lower the front off the pot to pour it into the mixing pot / gun then tilt it back slightly cut off the dribble with the pallet knife then quickly put the put back upright

hope this helps
tilly

try making a paper funnel. Decent paper or card should do the trick. Not sure if there is potential for dust coming off the funnel though. Maybe some plastic type material would be best - like acetate sheets that you use for overhead presentations.

I was told to use some wide masking tape and make a V on the top of the tin (lid off obviously) and use that to pour, it certainly makes less mess.

I use a china cup with a handle. this then gets dumped into the paint for the next time..... Its the best place to hide those terrible gift cups the wife and kids buy you for birfdaes an crimbo

I pour it from the can into a measuring jug to thin and stir it then pour it into the pot from there. Wipe the jug out with some gun wash and you can see the measurements so you know your proportions. Jugs are cheap from Wilko.

When you buy your paint supplies ask for a paint strainer funnel.
These are made of paper with a gauze material at the bottom, funnels the paint into the paint cannister and takes out any lumps on the way.