Long Paint Tray

[ThirdGen]

I'm racking to secondary today and want one of those plastic trays that are fairly long (like 2'-3') but thin so that I can keep all my sanitized goodies (plug, hydrometer, hosing, autosiphon, etc.) in a StarSan bath while I prepare. Does anyone know a good place to grab these, like Home Depot maybe?

You can see what I'm referencing in this video here at about the 40 second mark.

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

It's a wallpaper wetting tray. They sell em at sherwin Williams for $3.00.

 

[remilard]

Home Depot probably has them but just stop in a paint store and they will be easier to find.

 

[BadgerBrewer]

I just use a cheap dish washing tub I boight from WalMart for like $3.00. They have white or black and it is made of a nice thick plastic that will never wear out. I use it for all of my sanitizing needs as it holds quite a bit of liquid.

for my experience, those wallpaper wetting trays are very think and might collapse if you filled it with a bunch of star san and equipment.

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

Home Depot probably has them but just stop in a paint store and they will be easier to find.

They do. But they are usually bundled in a kit with wallpapering tools and more like $20.

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

for my experience, those wallpaper wetting trays are very think and might collapse if you filled it with a bunch of star san and equipment.

Nope. Only when you are trying to empty them do tyhey collapse and dump StarSan all over your feet.

That fungus cleared up nicely tho'.

 

[ThirdGen]

Thanks for the advice everyone. Home Depot was closer so I hit them up first, and ended up going with a plant tray. It was about $9 and just the right size, so now I can rack to secondary today (it's been in the primary for 2 weeks now).

 

[fatmoose]

For future reference a drywall mud pan might work well in this situation as well.

 

[BendBrewer]

Thanks for the advice everyone. Home Depot was closer so I hit them up first, and ended up going with a plant tray. It was about $9 and just the right size, so now I can rack to secondary today (it's been in the primary for 2 weeks now).

That's what I was going to suggest. I got the wall paper tray and it wasn't long enough. The plastic planter tray is what I went with as well.

 

[nigel31]

I got a wallpaper water tray recently from my local Ace Hardware; it was $2.75 and is definitely long enough, but if it must be moved a lot with water/sanitizer in it, it gets a bit wobbly as it's thin plastic. I'm sure it'll be durable enough and will keep it, but just a caveat. For the price, it's totally fine and serves its purpose.

 

[Teromous]

Am I the only one who thinks the guy in that video is 12? I think he's still in braces too...hear every time he says "S"?

 

[ThirdGen]

Yeah, the person making the video had a slight lisp or something, but no big deal, he still makes informative videos!

 

[rico567]

I just use a cheap dish washing tub I boight from WalMart for like $3.00. They have white or black and it is made of a nice thick plastic that will never wear out. I use it for all of my sanitizing needs as it holds quite a bit of liquid.

for my experience, those wallpaper wetting trays are very think and might collapse if you filled it with a bunch of star san and equipment.

Mine is 30" long, green, made of very thin plastic, and has no trouble at all when filled with Star San and all my small / long / thin parts. I'm in my third year of using it, and I'd have to say it's one of my truly indispensable gadgets. It was 5 or 6 bucks at True Value Hardware. I think it's made by Zinsser, the makers of 123 primer.