Paint for spraying models

[dragoncity]

I've had great success using auto quick dry spray paints.

notes:
1) can be expensive , but body shops will often sell/give you small quanties.
2) you MUST use the special quick dry thinners, normal thinners will NOT work
3) dries in 5 to 10 minutes !! then you can rub down and respray.
4) huge range of colors available
5) if you dont use the 'over spray' finish the result is a dull matt.

[Paulrjordan]

Hi Brett..are you using these in an airbrush or using them in
aerosols? Some of the new enamel sprays aerosols cans at our
automotive shop are excellent and dry within 30 mins with recoating
in 10 mins. These are, however, gloss sprays which tend to give
a "showroom" look to models which is very smart but not necessarily
authentic.

Another approach some of our top modelers at the VMSS use, is to
brush on those acrylic paints you can buy for a buck a bottle at any
craft store. They're highly mixable, quick drying and with a
realisticly flat finish which can be covered with flat, satin or
gloss clearcoats as required. When dry they're waterproof. They can
also be thinned with water and make nice under/overglaze washes for
weathering or 3D-ing. When diluted they can be water based stains for
wood planking.

All the best.
PJ
Victoria, BC Canada

[dragoncity]

Using a Airbrush, I agree that cans can be very good, but as you say mostly
gloss finishes. It seems that the liquid auto points are all flat/matt
until the gloss 'overspray' / sealant is applied.

Interestingly I was chatting to a auto sprayer who was saying that often they
they need to spray up to 7 (SEVEN!) times with specially mixed paints in a
particular order to achieve the factory finish colour (color to some of you!)
match.

No wonder hving a little scratch re-spayed costs so much.

[snip]

>All the best.
>PJ
>Victoria, BC Canada

>PS. I got on to your web site fine this time and thoroughly enjoyed
>my visit. Be great to develop the paddler page into an authoritaive
>record of MRP's.

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Nice idea , but where are we going to find the authoritaive source !??
It certainly is not me :-)

Glad you liked my small effort at a web site , might even turn you into a
Ruby Programmer ?

cheers,
Brett