Geez, $20 a can! Scratch that idea. A thought just occured to me but I dont know if its overkill. I have a 33 gallon air compressor. Maybe Ill pick up a spray gun so I can mix some fancy colors. Or an air brush, but I wonder about the amount of paint the reservoir would hold if I wanted to paint a big rocket. Id have to keep mixing the color.Yup & it wasn't cheap; around $20/ can if memory serves me correctly. They also have catalyzed clear coats, fillers, and primers in special cans; pot-life is advertised as 24 hours. I have not tried these yet.
Years ago my father used to use those for spraying gelcoat on molds for small custom FG sinks or other projects. They also are a nice disposable if you want to use custom mixed paints. The nozzles have been pretty good in my experience.Home Depot sells these... https://m.homedepot.com/p/Preval-9-oz-Complete-Spray-Gun-267/202533738
Anyone tried it with Testor's Enamels?Years ago my father used to use those for spraying gelcoat on molds for small custom FG sinks or other projects. They also are a nice disposable if you want to use custom mixed paints. The nozzles have been pretty good in my experience.
The local NAPA used to do pints for me; have not asked lately. Thee would also custom-mix on site, but I think all their paint comes from a regional center now. They did a custom red metallic that I can do longer get. Sigh.....I'm paying approximately 60$ a quart from NAPA for automotive metallic enamels. Not including catalyst and reducer, but I am painting big rockets with an air compressor. Napa can mix small quantities, and they have a disposable air can to use it with.
That looks great. Im thinking Ill get a spray gun since I already have a good size compressor. I decided today after rattle canning my Loc IV that will wait till I attempt sealing body tube spirals. House of Kolor has some amazing colors. If I can learn get my rocket looking perfect after priming, Ill attempt spraying some outrageous House of Kolor paint on one.custom spray cans will set you back 20 to 30 each. some really cool stuff out there. You can save a fortune: I purchase pigments such as pink, black , sparkles, metallics from companies that sell to the fishing rod market. some i mix with the thinner for the paint i am using and spray it on. Top coat with candy apple paints , sand, clear coat. this is after sanding just before final clear coat
I take one look at that, and think to myself it looks like it was wrapped in nori (海苔custom spray cans will set you back 20 to 30 each. some really cool stuff out there. You can save a fortune: I purchase pigments such as pink, black , sparkles, metallics from companies that sell to the fishing rod market. some i mix with the thinner for the paint i am using and spray it on. Top coat with candy
apple paints , sand, clear coat. this is after sanding just before final clear coat
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We get these at work with Imron AF400 touch up kits. I find the results less than ideal and prefer the $15 gun from Harbor Freight. We have tried cutting it with reducer to the point of being almost water thin and end up trading one problem for another. I will say that we are often needing to make a quick fix and have less time for prep work (quick scuff sand and acetone wipe with no primer) than you would use when painting a rocket. When we have time to do it right, it is the full sand, prime, scuff and paint. The detail gun is still the tool of choice here.Home Depot sells these... https://m.homedepot.com/p/Preval-9-oz-Complete-Spray-Gun-267/202533738