AES Paint Strainers, Stirs & Mixing Tools

AES Industries: Professional Paint Strainers & Mixing Tools

AES Industries has been a trusted name in the auto body and paint refinishing world since 1967. Family-owned and focused on refinishing professionals, AES has spent decades engineering accessories that help painters achieve flawless, consistent results — and their lineup of paint strainers, stirs & mixing tools is a prime example of that commitment.

Why Paint Strainers Matter

Even the highest-quality automotive paint can carry microscopic particles, dried flecks, or contaminants that — if allowed to reach the spray gun — cause fisheyes, pinholes, and uneven texture in a finished coat. A quality paint strainer is the last line of defense between your mixed paint and your spray gun's nozzle. Getting this step right protects expensive spray equipment, reduces rework, and ensures a professional-grade finish every time.

AES Industries Strainers: Built for Refinishing Pros

AES Industries approaches strainer design with the same rigor they bring to all their refinishing accessories. Their synthetic mesh strainers are 100% lint-free, which is critical in automotive painting where even a single fiber embedded in a clearcoat can ruin an otherwise perfect panel. AES offers strainers in multiple micron ratings to match the viscosity of whatever coating you're spraying:

• Ultra Fine – 125 Micron: Engineered for low-viscosity liquids including automotive waterborne paints, thin solvent-based finishes, stains, dyes, and inks. Ideal when absolute purity of flow is required.
• Fine – 190 Micron: A versatile middle-ground rating suited to a broad range of standard automotive topcoats and basecoats.
• Medium – 226 Micron: Designed for medium and high-solid primers, clearcoats, heavy metallic finishes, oil-based finishes, and epoxy coatings.

Across all micron ratings, AES strainers feature an ultra-flow tip design that promotes faster paint throughput with less waste — a practical advantage when working with expensive custom-mixed colors or high-solid coatings where every drop counts.

Gravity Feed and Siphon Compatibility

AES engineers their strainers to work with the full range of spray gun configurations used in professional shops. Their disposable gravity feed strainers are designed to fit virtually all gravity-feed spray guns on the market and slip into position without tools — a small detail that saves real time during a busy production day. They also offer two-piece siphon-style strainers, marketed as "The Strainer" Siphon, optimized for siphon-feed spray gun systems to maintain consistent paint flow and protect the gun's internals from abrasive debris.

A Reputation Built Since 1967

AES Industries' paint strainers sit within a much broader ecosystem of refinishing accessories from a brand that has served the automotive, industrial, marine, and detailing industries for more than five decades. Whether you're a body shop technician doing production work or a weekend restorer chasing a show-quality finish, AES strainers and mixing tools are built to the standard the job demands. Explore the full Paint Strainers, Stirs & Mixing Tools category or browse the complete AES Industries brand page to see everything they offer.