snord Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 Hi all, just thought it was worth sharing. I was hunting for a paint rack to organize my paint desk, and my main goal was to save as much space as I could, so I was looking for a vertical solution. In my research I stumbled on these guys here that seem to have a nice acrylic solution. http://www.back2base-ix.com/index.php?_a=viewProd&productId=364 Problem is it only fits 54 bottles, so I would need 2, and it costs $55 each. Price is not bad considering other solutions that I found, but space was really my main concern. It turns out that my wife wanted to stop by IKEA this last weekend and while following her around I saw this: http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/catalog/products/10177606/ These baskets stack inside each other. I measured the square holes and it turns out the size is perfect for any paint bottle except GW. So I bought 2 baskets for a grand total of $7.50, cut the top of one basked leaving it 2 squares tall, cut the other leaving it 1 square tall, stacked the short inside the taller using a small piece of wire to keep them together and after 15 minutes of work, this is what I got: Simple, but very effective. Stores 141 bottles of paint in a quite compact space. Hope it helps someone out there also looking for a simple solution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zFiend Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 Cheers. You're a real MacGyver! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soundwave Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 Nice one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ork56 Posted January 15, 2014 Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 Very neat indeed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynon Posted January 15, 2014 Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 i ordered my wracks yesterday thanks for the tip i had been looking for a paint containment unit that wasnt ridiculously expensive for a while, I will try and get some pictures up when its up with all the different lines in it (i have gw vallejo and p3) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nagash13 Posted January 16, 2014 Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 i have never liked storage tht held the bottles sideways. i find the lids get all gummed up, and i use a lot of GW paints where are too short to store that way... here is the thread where i showed the rack i build. cheap wood from home depot and some finishing nails. http://www.wyrd-games.net/showthread.php?50327-scratch-built-paint-rack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nagash13 Posted January 16, 2014 Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 i have never liked storage tht held the bottles sideways. i find the lids get all gummed up, and i use a lot of GW paints where are too short to store that way... here is the thread where i showed the rack i build. cheap wood from home depot and some finishing nails. http://www.wyrd-games.net/showthread.php?50327-scratch-built-paint-rack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snord Posted January 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 @nagash13 : That is a really well done rack! I am afraid I lack the skills, though, to achieve such a nice result! Mine was more like a 15-minutes-even-I-can-do-it type of solution. It is only for bottles, all my GW paints are in a lazy susan or whatever it is called. Thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snord Posted January 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 @nagash13 : That is a really well done rack! I am afraid I lack the skills, though, to achieve such a nice result! Mine was more like a 15-minutes-even-I-can-do-it type of solution. It is only for bottles, all my GW paints are in a lazy susan or whatever it is called. Thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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