As has been said before, the 50/50 or 1:1 (same thing) ratio makes it as or thinner than water in consistency. No need to strain it or filter it. Mix it, pour into the gun and shoot.
First time shooting paint today. Used prekote and a scrotchbrite pad and worked over each part. Rinsed with clean water and set on the paint station to dry. While that was happening I mixed 1:1 ratio of AKZO base and cure... let that sit for 30 mins or so stirring every 5-10 mins. Should be noted that the base had settled quite a bit and spent a solid 5 mins stirring that before pouring into my mix cup.
For my first spray I went smooth about 6 inches away, some parts getting two passes to over lap. It went down what I would consider thick... but maybe that's what its supposed to be like... not sure some pictures I've seen look very green like mine, others look just tinted. Anyhow after 10 mins or so flipped the parts and ran out of primer....
So this time I mixed 1:1 but added an equal part of TR-19 thinner. Repeated the same thing and really couldn't tell a difference at all.. sprayed the same, looked the same... not sure what the thinner is for.
Anyhow the hardest part of the process was cleaning the gun.. guess if it breaks next time or two then I'll buy another for $15.