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08-22-2009 8:07 PM In reply to
Offline doctorwayne
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Re: Question about spray paint clear finishes; which works and which doesn't?

Packers#1:

demonwolf224:

Sawyer, if I'm correct, you have an airbrush, go buy some dullcoate laquer, and thin it for your airbrush, apparently, it doesn't have that haze like the stuff with the cans.

 

I do, but spend the amount of money for a little bottle of dullcoat when, for about the same price (I paid $3 per can) I can get 11 oz. of the spray paint.

 

I'd suggest that you try the 11 oz. spray can - unless they've dramatically improved the spray nozzles, you'll quickly learn that the airbrush will give you a better finish (plus a choice of finishes from high gloss to matte), and will cover just as many cars from that thinned one ounce bottle.  You'll also get better control over where the spray goes with an airbrush, and can apply a coat as light or heavy as you desire.  Spray cans, especially those not designed for modellers, can provide a smooth and even coat, but generally it's much heavier than required for our models.  If, however, you're happy with the results, by all means go with the spray can - as noted, no airbrush clean-up required.  Hopefully, if you don't use the entire can for a project, the nozzle will still function when you next use it.

Wayne

08-22-2009 8:14 PM In reply to
Offline Packers#1
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Re: Question about spray paint clear finishes; which works and which doesn't?

Catt:

Take that much more reasonably priced can of spraypaint from wally world and plop it in to a bowl of hot water till the can feels warm all the way to the top and you will get a much finer spray mist.Also be sure to spray only light coats on your model.

Much cheaper money wise and cleaning you spray gun is done by inverting the can and expelling a few short blasts of propellent.

 

Thank you very much!

Wayne, hey, it's an experiment, we'll see what happens.

EDIT: I've got some old Bachmann cars I'll try this stuff on

08-22-2009 9:21 PM In reply to
Offline demonwolf224
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Re: Question about spray paint clear finishes; which works and which doesn't?

Completly off topic: Sawyer, our computer just got repaired, and I lost EVERYTHING. Including the links to my favorite websites. Could you give me the NTRES link please?

08-22-2009 9:27 PM In reply to
Offline Packers#1
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Re: Question about spray paint clear finishes; which works and which doesn't?

demonwolf224:

Completly off topic: Sawyer, our computer just got repaired, and I lost EVERYTHING. Including the links to my favorite websites. Could you give me the NTRES link please?

 

yeah, I'll pm you

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