Nial polish

[Pete1980]

Ok ppl I know I could just serch for it but Ill just post the question and probly get an answer bout the same speed.I found a color in nail polish but havent air brushed with this or much to be exact and so how much do I cut it and with what do I use to cut it.Thnx for the help Dave R.

[meaneyme]

Try acetone, works for me.

[Guest]

I use laquer thinner. You also will either need a base color similar to the polish, or build up quite a few coats of your nail polish, as most of them are somewhat transclucent. I just used extra coats on my project, and it worked fine.

[Pete1980]

Ok so do I still do like a 2 to 1 and Im shooting a red so will a white base work or do I need a red primer?

[astroracer]

Any nail polish will need an automotive type primer under it to protect the plastic. I have used both Dupont and PlastiKote gray sandable primers with no problems. One rule of thumb when shooting any type of translucent topcoat is. A dark base gives a darker final color and a light base gives a lighter final color. If you want your red to "pop" shoot it over a white or yellow base. You can also pick up some of the "chrome" type nail polish and use that as a base... Absolutely incredible color "poppage"... Especially with a very transparent candy color.

I usually mix the nail polish 2:1 with thinner. It doesn't take much and all you are doing is extending the dry time. I have tried using laquer retarder also but saw no real benefit. Pick up some plastic "pippets" to transfer the thinner. Works very well.

Remember to shoot the candies or transparents with a wide spray pattern and lots of overlap to prevent streaking.

Here is a Camaro I did with a silver nail polish base (over PlastiKote Primer) and a translucent pearl orange topcoat.

Nail polish is a cheap alternative to buying a bunch of automotive type laquer or BC/CC paints.

Besides coming in a huge array of colors it is easily mixed with a little laquer thinner and sprays beautifully

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When I first sarted spraying nail polish the biggest mistake I made was not buying enough. If you are going to do a lot of transparent colors buy three or four bottles just to be sure you have enough paint to do ALL of the car...

Have fun and do some practice bodies before you jump onto the good one....

Mark

Edited January 31, 2010 by astroracer

[Pete1980]

Wow!Thnx for the info mark.yeah so I take it that testors brand thinner is not the same.When I poured the nail polish into the cup to mix they didnt....lol. Oops!!!!LOL oh man what a mess to clean. They didnt mix at all and the polish seemed to turn very gooy.So I should get some Laquer thinner huh.And yes I always use automotive primers.Thnx again Dave R.

[Longbow]

I was looking into shooting nail polish,so I went on down to wally world & man there sure is a ton of brands & colours to chose from ,plus the price kinda shocked me a little bit,wow $6.00 to $8.00 bucks a bottle.Some bottles where cheaper,but like everything else to many choices.Kinda makes you feel like you are in the Women's department .Guess I should get my wife to run interference so as I don`t get those looks from the other customers .Any one brand better than another?

[astroracer]

As far as brands go one isn't any different then the other UNLESS the bottle says nail ENAMEL... I haven't tried any of this stuff. The laquer polish has a very definative smell and that's what I have stuck with.

I buy my polish at the discount stores. .50 cents or 1.00 a bottle... Dollar Tree, Big Lots, Dollar General. Sometimes they get big hauls and I go crazy...

Mark

[Longbow]

Thanks Mark I will check those stores out.

[Dirkbg]

Speaking of nail polish...

I'm helping my daughter build a car and there are tricky details with black trim around the windows, hood vents and such. While I was planning how to tackle that problem, I noticed her nail polish collection, particularly this black Nail Art Pen:

http://www.sallyhansen.com/product.cfm?product=374

I tested it on some spare clear pieces and it seems to apply and cover better than the Sharpie pen trick. Anyone try this before? Will it work under Future when I cover it? Looks like an acrylic to me. Here's the ingredients:

White, Hot Pink, Light Pink, Blue Pen Ingredients: Water, Butylene Glycol, Acrylates Copolymer, Ceteth-20, Sodium Polyaspartate, Diethylhexyl Sodium Sulfosuccinate, Aminomethyl Propanol, Xanthan Gum, Alcohol, Disodium EDTA, Phenoxyethanol, Methylparaben, Ethylparaben. MAY ALSO CONTAIN: Aluminum Hydroxide, Hydrated Silica. MAY CONTAIN: Titanium Dioxide, Iron Oxides, Red 30, Ferric Ferrocyanide. Red, Silver, Gold Pen Ingredients: Water, Acrylates Copolymer, Butylene Glycol, Pentylene Glycol, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Diethylhexyl Sodium Sulfosuccinate, Sterculia Urens Gum, Dextrin, Simethicone, Aminomethyl Propanol, Alcohol, Disodium EDTA, Phenoxyethanol, Methylparaben, Ethylparaben. MAY ALSO CONTAIN: Silica. MAY CONTAIN: Mica, Titanium Dioxide, Iron Oxides. Black Pen Ingredients: Water, Butylene Glycol, Acrylates Copolymer, Pentylene Glycol, Beheneth-30, Diethylhexyl Sodium Sulfosuccinate, Aminomethyl Propanol, Xanthan Gum, Alcohol, Disodium EDTA, Phenoxyethanol, Methylparaben, Ethylparaben, Black 2.

[Lownslow]

. You can also pick up some of the "chrome" type nail polish and use that as a base... Absolutely incredible color "poppage"... Especially with a very transparent candy color.

I usually mix the nail polish 2:1 with thinner. It doesn't take much and all you are doing is extending the dry time. I have tried using laquer retarder also but saw no real benefit. Pick up some plastic "pippets" to transfer the thinner. Works very well.

Remember to shoot the candies or transparents with a wide spray pattern and lots of overlap to prevent streaking.

Here is a Camaro I did with a silver nail polish base (over PlastiKote Primer) and a translucent pearl orange topcoat.

Nail polish is a cheap alternative to buying a bunch of automotive type laquer or BC/CC paints.

Besides coming in a huge array of colors it is easily mixed with a little laquer thinner and sprays beautifully

Edited February 20, 2010 by Lownslow