Subj : Model Painting
To   : Mike Powell
From : Moondog
Date : Tue Sep 24 2019 10:56 am

  Re: Model Painting
  By: Mike Powell to JAMESTYREE on Mon Sep 23 2019 08:10 pm

 > >Does anyone here have any experience with air brush painting?  I'm totally 
 > >to any tips/advice/suggestions that you may have before I start spending an
 > >money.
 > 
 > It depends on where you live.  I bought an air brush in 1999 to paint HO
 > scale rail equipment.  That year is important because it was the year we
 > had a horrible drought and the air was pretty dry.  I loved it.
 > 
 > The next Summer, and everyone that followed, I quickly started to hate the
 > damn thing.  A spray can, properly used, would do just as good a job in
 > the humid weather we usually have.  Considering the extra setup the brush
 > required, I quickly migrated to said cans.
 > 
 > That said, if you are really willing to put some money into it and can
 > paint in an environmentally controlled area with a booth, OR if you live
 > somewhere that is very dry, I would say use the air brush.  Otherwise, I
 > would be leery of recommending one.
 > 
I think I mentioned it briefly, but there's special additives for air guns to
keep them from gumming up or drying out.  It has little to do with thinning, b
ut more like adding lubricant to the paint.

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