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- Tue Oct 02, 2007 10:30 am
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Heating a paint booth in winter?
- Replies: 12
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Heating a paint booth in winter?
Gang, in the new house, I've got to paint out in the garage. Not a huge deal, I did that 2 houses ago. However, this time I've got a nice spray booth vented to the outside. I'm a little worried about humidity and temperature though. I'm thinking of putting a 60-100W incandescent light bulb inside th...
- Tue Oct 02, 2007 9:57 am
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Primers & Airbrushes
- Replies: 13
- Views: 10683
Since I've started using the Mr. Surfacer products, I really don't use anything else for priming. However, before I saw the light, Acryl gray primer worked well through my airbrush, as did the Floquil primer. Which airbrush do you have? Most I wouldn't worry about spraying lacquers through, but some...
- Mon Aug 06, 2007 11:41 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Earth-Friendly paints for Airbrushes
- Replies: 18
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Thanks April--I thought that was the route you were taking, but I wanted to make sure (BTW--how much more on-topic can VOCs be? They are in the top 'bad for the environment' list). Anyway, I've used the Acryl primer, no problem, cleaned up with alcohol and Simple Green. If it's really stuck on there...
- Sat Aug 04, 2007 11:31 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Earth-Friendly paints for Airbrushes
- Replies: 18
- Views: 10446
Thanks for the link. Now I'm going to have to grab Mrs. Calhoun's organic chemistry text--my eyes glazed over about halfway through, but nothing jumped out at me that was an alcohol. Which is interesting, since basically the definition is a compound containing carbon that evaporates...which pretty m...
- Sat Aug 04, 2007 11:20 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Earth-Friendly paints for Airbrushes
- Replies: 18
- Views: 10446
Absolutely...which is why I think we need April to define what 'earth-friendly' is... What I meant by the previous answer is I think that something can be toxic with a zero voc count, and something could be non-toxic with a high voc count--I think voc count includes alcohols (but I could be wrong on...
- Sat Aug 04, 2007 8:28 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Earth-Friendly paints for Airbrushes
- Replies: 18
- Views: 10446
Eh, even low and non-voc paints can still be toxic...voc is volatile organic compound... Here's a decent site: http://www.eartheasy.com/live_nontoxic_paints.htm although it's not quite our application of paints, it still gives some good definitions. Now, a good thing to do would be to contact the va...
- Sat Aug 04, 2007 6:46 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Earth-Friendly paints for Airbrushes
- Replies: 18
- Views: 10446
- Mon Jul 02, 2007 7:13 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Ordering from Badger's website
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2216
- Sun Jul 01, 2007 1:29 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Where to buy paint
- Replies: 14
- Views: 8301
- Thu Jun 28, 2007 12:13 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: best paint for airbrushing, and how to thin it?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6628
- Wed Jun 27, 2007 1:07 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: best paint for airbrushing, and how to thin it?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6628
- Wed Jun 20, 2007 7:57 am
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Where to buy paint
- Replies: 14
- Views: 8301
Did you just check the website, or did you call them? The website's not managed by them, it's just a front for a warehouse somewhere--what the store carries and what the website has is completely different. What are you looking for? I'd be glad to pop over there on my way home and check. But serious...
- Tue Jun 19, 2007 10:47 am
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Where to buy paint
- Replies: 14
- Views: 8301
- Tue Jun 12, 2007 12:58 pm
- Forum: Lighting & Electronics
- Topic: Voltage regulator identification
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4690
- Thu Jun 07, 2007 11:28 am
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Transparent smokey black?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6989
Something that Steve Riojas mentioned to me at Wonderfest--most of the smokes have a bit of brown and red in them to give a bit of a variation in color, and it looks a little more realistic as soot. If you are wanting oil or soot, go with the smoke--burns and dings and such, black. Haven't looked my...
- Wed Jun 06, 2007 4:37 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Transparent smokey black?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6989
- Fri Jun 01, 2007 3:40 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: brush on chrome or near-chrome finish
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4855
- Tue May 22, 2007 10:41 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Pastel wash fixative?
- Replies: 3
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- Tue May 22, 2007 2:41 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Need advice from pro builders about model cars...
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6825
- Sun May 20, 2007 3:31 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Homegrown solutions for putting straight lines on greeblies?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7518
- Sun May 20, 2007 2:08 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Homegrown solutions for putting straight lines on greeblies?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7518
- Sat May 19, 2007 7:04 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Vellejo black in an airbrush...woe is me....
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2355
I don't have personal experience (one of the few paints I haven't pushed through my Iwata), but from what I've read elsewhere, Vallejo really wants to be thinned with their own airbrush medium. It has something to do with it being a vinyl-based paint. I've also heard using Liquitex flow-aid mixed 1:...
- Thu May 03, 2007 2:01 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Airbrush help please
- Replies: 15
- Views: 8908
- Wed May 02, 2007 4:28 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Airbrush help please
- Replies: 15
- Views: 8908
I've been meaning to write all of this down that I've discovered through trial and error. Maybe in my copious free time. :D I also want to take a 4'x8' sheet of styrene and cover it with various primers, then test all the different manufacturers paints on it...come up with a definitive list of what ...
- Wed May 02, 2007 2:06 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Airbrush help please
- Replies: 15
- Views: 8908
- Sat Apr 28, 2007 10:09 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Airbrush help please
- Replies: 15
- Views: 8908
It's not that they are a major problem, it's that they are a wear item. The paint going through the brush wears down the needle/nozzle, and it will eventually need to be replaced. They are generally inexpensive. Metallics seem to wear them down a bit faster, it's probably a little more abrasive pain...
- Fri Apr 27, 2007 3:47 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Airbrush help please
- Replies: 15
- Views: 8908
I hear that's not a bad brush. I got to experience a wide variety of brushes last week. Basically I'd be happy with just about any of them (well, the Custom Micron did pretty much blow others out of the water--although it wouldn't do a nice wide spray). So I think it'll boil down to what feels comfo...
- Tue Apr 24, 2007 12:52 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: I forgot how much I hate... (enamel paints)
- Replies: 25
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What do you thin really small rocks with? 'Cos I was thinking either lava or quicksand. You take a bike, put it so the wheels are upside down. Then hand crank the pedals, put the rocks against the tires. It'll eventually wear them down, you'll either be able to spray them, or you'll get ice cream. ...
- Mon Apr 23, 2007 12:23 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Badger 200-3 or Aztek A320, who would win in a fight?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8439
- Sun Apr 22, 2007 5:10 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: How to Know Pin Marks Are Sanded Down **SMOOTH and FLUSH?**
- Replies: 11
- Views: 10135