# How long does it take to get paint mixed?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-paint-mixed/733392
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [October 3, 2015, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-paint-mixed/733392 "2015-10-03T18:23:39Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)
#### Post date: [October 6, 2015, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-paint-mixed/733392/21 "2015-10-06T00:09:53Z")
[QUOTE=Kevbo]
In my prime I could often keep two of the new mixers running pretty steady on a large order, so about 15-20 seconds per gallon. That was for a simple recipe with only 2-3 different colorants added. I recall mixing a 16 gallon order in 5 minutes once, just to see if I could.
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[QUOTE=SpeedwayRyan]
Paint joke!!
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You really think you can just roll in here with a line like that and not expect us to brush you off?
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### Author:  [@SpeedwayRyan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpeedwayRyan)
#### Post date: [October 7, 2015, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-paint-mixed/733392/22 "2015-10-07T04:00:38Z")
> [@gotpasswords](#):
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> You really think you can just roll in here with a line like that and not expect us to brush you off?
My sense of humor is a little dry, that’s not just a pigment of your imagination. I didn’t mean to cut in and cause a stir. Since I’m feeling like a real drip, I’ll run along.
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### Author:  [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)
#### Post date: [October 7, 2015, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-paint-mixed/733392/23 "2015-10-07T05:15:09Z")
It’s curtains for you.
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