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airbrushed acrylic............
i like enamels just fine but when it comes to models and xmods i prefer acrylic. it easier to work with,less toxic,water soluable and it dries quicker. if your dripping, try spraying at a greater distance from the car. 8-10 inches is usually good. 4 light coats are better then 2 heavy coats.
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Do you think buying an airbrush is necessary for a nice finish or can I also achieve that with spraypaint ?
As you can tell, painting aint my thing. I mean Im aight at it, I just dont get even close to the same results as you get ! GW22 >>>>>> |
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a spray can works fine as long as you aren't too close to the thing being sprayed. i use testors spray cans and look at my torino. it didn't turn out too good but its decent.
and like bondo said the recommended spray length is 8-10 inches.
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if you plan on painting more then one car then yes i would invest in atleast a testors airbrush. they do the trick and are pretty cheap.think of it this way, you pay $10-15 bux for a bodykit or command logics,wheels etc.....why not pay the same for a good looking paintjob. except for the flames and front grill, the mustang in my "custom flames" tut was painted with spraypaint. i have a pretty good painting tutorial on another forum but im not sure if posting the link is allowed so if you want to take a look you can pm me for the link.
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i would painting is probly the cheapest "mod" you could do to a car.
it cost me maybe $15 for a can of black,red and clear coat. its really cheap. PS: bondo u getting on yahoo?
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bondo, feel free to post a link to a write-up for something. |
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only problem is you have to go to a hobby shop to get it. dont hand paint ANYTHING except for details. it will look sloppy and you probably wont be happy.
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bomdop i wouldn't say you cant hand paint ANYTHING because it would comeout sloppy, just look at my firebird... i hand painted that and it looks pretty good.
but i dont think ill ever hand paint again... i like spray too much. it comes out better.
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I think Ill try and look for an airbrush, and if I dont find something that pleases me, Ill just go with sraypaint and then acrylic for the handpainted details (graphics).
What do you guys think ? GW22 >>>>>> |
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here is the paint tutorial i wrote for xmod bodies. this was painted with acrylic from an airbrush. i was thinking about posting this tut here but this site already has two "how to paint" writeups. http://www.bluespringsbmx.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=379
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yes, the cheap, all-in-one testors airbrush kit comes with all those colors. yes, they can be hand painted, but I wouldn't recommend. I occasionally hand touch-up the edges of a paint job, and it stands out like a sore thumb if you're not extremely careful. if you do do any hand painting, I would highly recommend getting yourself a very fine detailing brush (also sold at wal-mart...right next to the airbrush). I don't know why this is so difficult. the basic testors airbrush is not as good as most airbrushes, but is far better than any rattle-can could ever be. and the paint is cheaper, and the clean-up is simple since you can use acrylics. |
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i couldnt have said it better. MC4L: i cant say that your firebird looks bad, as i havnt seen it but if you handpainted it i can tell you it would have looked better with an airbrush. your cool as hell in my book but i gotta shoot it straight as i see it. i try to help with the elecs and motors as much as i can but my skills lie in paint, the ABSOLUTE best way to paint is with airbrush.
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i see where you guys are coming from. i dont hand paint anymore since i finally got a $13 testors airbrush. now all i use it that or rattle can when im out of the air for the brush.
BTW: here is a link to see a few pics of my firebird... http://xmodsforum.s4.bizhat.com/view...rum=xmodsforum
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