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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Painting with an airbrush is very easy. The secret
is in the paint! Any airbrush including the $5 Harbor Freight tool works. Art
work is another subject, some of us don't have it and cannot get
it!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I would start with a cheap external mix unit and
simply paint outside on a reasonable day, the main hazard being dust on the
subject and overspray on the surroundings. I test materials and setup on stuff
out of the recycles can, mainly plastics. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>20 psi is plenty of pressure for the airbrush,
regulate down from there. Again, the Harbor freight filters & regulators
work very well. The real advantage of base coat-clear coat is that it is easy to
remove and redo! When something don't come out right, remove the paint & do
it until it is right. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>The Art Work is out of my reach, but the process is
just not that hard!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>BTW, I use an inexpensive Sears diaphragm
compressor for everything from painting to impact wrenches. Harbor sells long
air hose cheap!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>BTW#2- The motorcycle guys pay big bucks for their
paint work and it is a lot easier than Pattern Airplanes...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>John Ferrell W8CCW<BR> <BR>“A nation of sheep will beget a
government of wolves.”<BR>–Edward R. Murrow</DIV>
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<A title=lld613@psci.net href="mailto:lld613@psci.net">Lisa n Larry</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, February 28, 2010 10:49
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NSRCA-discussion] Learning to
Airbrush</DIV>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">I'm going to
learn how to use an airbrush. I will start with water based <A
title="Scale Stits Covering the contest winner!"
href="http://www.rcuniverse.com/buynow/keywordclick.cfm?bid_id=3396"
target=_blank><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; TEXT-DECORATION: none">paint</SPAN></A> (Createx) to
learn the techniques of using an airbrush.<BR><BR>Once I have learned how to
use and control the airbrush, I will be using Pactra paint for the lexan
canopy.<BR><BR>Where do you paint using a small paint booth (width -30" or
less)? Is there a paint booth that will allow safely airbrush painting
indoors with the Createx paint (water based)? I'm going to assume that
airbrushing Pactra indoors even w/ <A
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style="COLOR: black; TEXT-DECORATION: none">carbon</SPAN></A> filters is not
wise. If you have a set up that allows for it, I would be curious but I will
probably wait till the weather warms up and airbrush in my garage with the
Pactra due to Lisa’s trips in and out of the hospital.<BR><BR>Airbrush is a
Paasche VLSTPRO with #3 and #5 needles (had it for about 10 years now). I plan
on using the #5 as there isn't any fine detail I'm looking at. I have a
compressor and a portable air tank w/ regulator and water separator (???
not sure if that is the correct name).<BR><BR>My plan is to mask off the
bottom of the canopy with 1/8" masking tap. Blend in from the tape working up
a 1/2 inch or so with Pactra Metallic Red (RC64). The next step
would be to fill in the rest of the canopy with Metallic Flake Silver (RC69).
To finish the scheme I plan to use black as a backing to the metallic colors.
Remove the masking and paint the bottom edge using Pactra Sprint White...Trim
the edges off the canopy and attach to plane.<BR><BR>Does this seem like the
right path? I don't mind if there is some lightly blended in red throughout
the canopy resulting from overspray as this would be the effect I'm looking
for. I'll practice this on white paper first (opposite order) with Createx
paint. Then switch to lexan sheets to ensure the desired effect. Then hit the
canopy...<BR><BR>If you have a Paint Booth and can send me pics off line I
would appreciate it. Please let me know if I'm on the right
path..<BR><BR>Larry Diamond<BR><BR>PS - The canopy is for my wife's plane
Tower Hobbies Kaos 40, I want to get it right and jazz it up a bit...Ohhh and
don’t tell anybody, but this will let me practice airbrushing before I start
on any Pattern plane…VBG…<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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