OK ,found a color of paint I like in a “krylon” paint and have painted some parts on sprue’s and noted ,"To much paint to fast " thing so rather than take a long drive to a hobby shop .
can the paint in the Krylon can be sprayed into a container (its messy) then used with a brush for touch up ??
or better yet collected and sprayed though a “air brush” for better control ??? any tried this ?
enjoy you turkey…Jerry
I find I have to hold the can 18" to 24" away from what I am painting and move back and forth quickly, or yes it is too much paint. You lose a lot of paint with the over spray but I put it down to the cost of doing business. I have sprayed brushes directly with good success but find it dries too quickly if i fill a little pot with the spray. I work to slowly I guess.[(-D] I like the nozzles that come with the Krylon cans. It is important to turn the can over each time and clear them.
Brent[C):-)]
Well, the short answer is yes to both… but the mess and waste you will create probably isn’t worth it.
Try getting some plastic cups with snap on lids (many art supply stores carry them) and experiment with mixing your own colors to get the shade you want. You may find this much easier in the long run. Use a pipette to measure the paint (drop by drop) and keep track of your proportions so that you can reproduce the color as required.
I’ve been doing this successfully for years.
I have used spray can paints extensively (as I finally ease into airbrushing) for plastic kit structure modeling. If I need to do a touch up with that same can’s color, I squirt 2-3 short times into an old ( and very clean) plastic prescription bottle, then use a fine detail brush for my corrections. Put the cap back on the bottle immediately and you can use it shortly again after for about 15 minutes; after that point, the paint starts drying out and you have to repeat the process. Be careful when doing this- it is best to do this on an open area, rather than a confined space. I would not recommend trying to mix colors of 2 cans- there is no way to control proportions, and it becomes messy quickly. Cedarwoodron
well I tried it ,fond spaying from rattle can into a clean /dry 16oz water bottle keeped the mess down then poured into an extra jar that came with my air brush .
as far as brushing it on ,drying factor makes it difficult to brush on as mentioned earlier.BUT poured into the air brush and it did very well ,very well indeed (but I’m a first time user of the air brush too ) so not so good for brushing but good in an air brush…Jerry