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Does anyone have any experience with airbrushing auto paint? I know we have some guys who do some cool work, and guys who paint, so I'm hoping you all could help me out.
I just bought a nice (highly recommended) airbrush kit on Amazon. I'm looking to touch up some small scuffs/chips on my 68 Camaro, as well as a few on my wife's 06 Mastiff, my K9 etc. I have the paint for the Camaro (base/pearl/clear) that I got matched by Napa (they have this cool digital machine that reads your paint!) and the color is perfect (have same for K9 and Mastiff), but putting it on with the brushes in the little bottles is a pain and comes out terrible. I have experience with an airbrush, used to paint models and such when I was younger, so I'll sort that skill back out. I'm mainly curious on how to thin the paint so it's that 2% milk consistency that you want to air brush. I'll of course do some test runs on bottles/cans etc. to get the flow right...main question is really what to use to thin it and maybe any other tips. Small spots, most less than pea sized or smaller.
I also picked up some Bondo paint chip repair stuff at the recommendation of the paint guy, it's a two part and he said to mix it up, fill it, then sand it smooth. I did that on a few spots and it looks great (nice and smooth, no more chip), but when you add the paint on top with the brush it goes on way too thick and looks like crap.
Not sure if I need to use 'paint thinner' or 'lacquer thinner' or what really...
Thanks gents!
I just bought a nice (highly recommended) airbrush kit on Amazon. I'm looking to touch up some small scuffs/chips on my 68 Camaro, as well as a few on my wife's 06 Mastiff, my K9 etc. I have the paint for the Camaro (base/pearl/clear) that I got matched by Napa (they have this cool digital machine that reads your paint!) and the color is perfect (have same for K9 and Mastiff), but putting it on with the brushes in the little bottles is a pain and comes out terrible. I have experience with an airbrush, used to paint models and such when I was younger, so I'll sort that skill back out. I'm mainly curious on how to thin the paint so it's that 2% milk consistency that you want to air brush. I'll of course do some test runs on bottles/cans etc. to get the flow right...main question is really what to use to thin it and maybe any other tips. Small spots, most less than pea sized or smaller.
I also picked up some Bondo paint chip repair stuff at the recommendation of the paint guy, it's a two part and he said to mix it up, fill it, then sand it smooth. I did that on a few spots and it looks great (nice and smooth, no more chip), but when you add the paint on top with the brush it goes on way too thick and looks like crap.
Not sure if I need to use 'paint thinner' or 'lacquer thinner' or what really...
Thanks gents!
