The paint I am using is Du Pont Centari, which is an Acrylic Enamel. I get mine at a local automotive paint store. I buy thinner that is made for that paint. I thin it about 50 50 to get it thin enough to get out of my air brush (Binks Model B really old). I also find that I had to increase the air pressure to 30 lbs. I normaly use 20 lbs for model paint. The instructions say to paint 2 medium coats about 5 minutes apart. I spray a medum coat and in a minute or so put on a wet coat. It dries to the touch in about 20 minutes. It does not have to be baked, but you probably could. I use this paint on trucks (highway trucks) as trucks are equal to trains for me to model. I wanted automotive paint as it has more of a gloss to it like a truck or car would have There are a couple of additives that can be added to the paint, but the man told me they are for when a vechicle is in the elements, and wouldn't be needed for a model. The smallest quanity I can buy is 1 pint, for about $40.00, plus thinner and primer. I take as much paint as I need and put it in an air brush bottle and mix in the thinner. I try to mix what I need, as with scalecoat, it has a short shelf life once mixed. If you have any other questions, let me know.
Roy J Meissner ----- Original Message ----- From: Michael Eldridge To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2012 10:01 AM Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: paint Can you tell us a little more about automotive paints? Do you thin them at all? Do they "feel" like Scalecoat in the airbrushing? Are there particular types you use? Is baking appropriate? -Michael Eldridge -current project: experiment with sharp switches and their resulting S curves --- In [email protected], "Roy Meissner" <rmeissner@...> wrote: > For trucks (highway trucks), I have been using automative paint. It cost about half of what model paint costs, even when I buy 1 pint at a time. It also dries fast. For one project, I was able to match the color of the decal with automative paint. > > Roy J Meissner >
