Airbrush Beginner

[Greg Cullinan]

My first attempt at airbrushing,I spray canned white Duplicolor primer Then airbrushed House of Kolor Orion Silver Metallic as a base.

The finish color is House of Kolor Cobalt Blue Basecoat. I cleared with spraycan Duplicolor. I don't have any primers or clears for the airbrush and I don't know how to decant so I will use the spraycans in these areas for now.

I thoroughly enjoyed the airbrushing,it gives you a wide variety of colors that don't seem to be available with spraycans.The cleanup was minimal and easy enough. With my initial thoughts I would highly recommend trying it(especially for those that have the set-up and haven't tried it yet)

The kit I sprayed is a Donk 87 Buick Grand National( Plans are to undonk and make a street rod out of it).

Edited January 9, 2010 by ponyxpress

[MikeMc]

its easy to decant...I learned Zoom Zooms method.......here:

http://public.fotki.com/grdeyed/model_cars-1/decanting-spray-paint/

then once you see this done you can use TS13 thru the brush......

[Chuck Most]

Looks good! I never got the hang of air-brushing. I every time I tried it ran or orange peeled on me. I use them for small bits and weathering, but I went back to cans for body painting.

Same here, though I do like to use my airbrush for custom mixed colors and stuff I can't readily get in a rattle can. There are plenty of paint tricks that you can do all day long with an airbrush, but a can can't touch. I'm a firm believer in a good (or even decent ) paint job being more about the prep and technique than the products used to lay it down.

Edited January 9, 2010 by Chuck Most

[Greg Cullinan]

Thanks Mike,I just browsed Bob's instructions(bookmarked for studying) and it does seem doable.

Erik,it does seem easier to mess up a paint job with the airbrush to me.I think cause its thinner than spray cans.I'm not a pro at either so I have nothing to lose:P.

[Greg Cullinan]

Chuck I agree.I mess up most of my paint jobs during assembly or from not dusting ggod enough before I paint.

[crazyjim]

Alright Greg. Way to go. Been too cold to paint here but I'll get there. Your Buick looks pretty good.