How does Mix-N-Clean stack up against the competition? Well we certainly wanted to know. We tested Mix-N-Clean for not just mixing speed, but for 4 other key measurements. Read the test results below and you will understand why we say that Mix-N-Clean is the best mixer on the market. Not only that, Mix-N-Clean is the only 6 in one painting tool designed for the professional to be used by all.

Mix Times
Tests were run on 1 gallon and 5 gallon containers of paint. This is the time it takes to mix 1” of clear liquid completely into the paint at 1200 rpm. Three tests were run on each mixer and the average time was recorded. The paint used came from my own supply as well as several pallets of old paint from one of my suppliers. All tests were run on old unmixed paints. Only 5gallon mixers were tested on 5 gallon containers of paint.

Drag Over
This is a measure of how easy it is to clean up the mixer. The more paint that a mixer holds onto, the more difficult it is to clean-up. All tests were out of the same can of Kelly Moore Interior/Exterior Duro Poxy. The mixer was weighed before and after. A 5 second drain time was allowed and each mixer was tested 3 times. The average paint weight in ounces was recorded for each.

Drain Time
This is a measure of how long you need to wait before most of the paint drains off the mixer. All tests were out of the same can of Kelly Moore Interior/Exterior Duro Poxy. We dunked the mixer into the paint for 60 seconds and then raised it up out of the paint and then recorded the time until there were 5 seconds between drips. As always, we tested each 3 times and recorded the average time.

Clean-up Time
This is a very important consideration. Although mix time is extremely important… how long will it take you to clean up the mixer after the mixing is done. We measured clean-up time after a 5 second drain time. All tests were out of the same can of Kelly Moore Interior/Exterior Duro Poxy. We cleaned each mixer in a bucket of water at 1200 RPM forward and reverse as fast as possible and finish cleaning by hand in same water.

Durability
How well will a mixer hold up to really tough duty? Well, we put these mixers through a really tough test. We used a large bucket of #30 sandblasting sand and a really heavy duty drill press. We set the speed to 780 RPM and sat back and watched carefully. We tested to 3 hours. Only 3 mixers survived the 3 hours of this. Yes, Mix-N-Clean was one of the three.