sparkyman
Senior Heliman
Location: uk
| Hi,
I did a very complex scheme on my LM Odyssey a few years ago - a total of 30+ coats to finish.....lots of masking, very intricate, a small compressor and touch-up gun proved more than adequate.
I used AUTOAIR Water based paints exclusively, with the exception of UPOL No.8 etch primer (Aerosol) to key the GRP, and 2K laquer to finish. Autoair is ready to spray from the bottle, no need to thin, but if you have to for any reason, then the thinner is, of course, plain water ! They have a HUGE range of colours, pearls, flakes etc including fantastic irridescent & chameleon colours
The Autoair paints were a joy to use, sprayed exceptionally easily, after spraying, a quick once over with a hair dryer cured the paint in seconds, ready for the next coat - so quick. For the Pearls & flakes, Autoair do a sealer, again waterbased which sprayed just like the rest and cured with a hairdryer in seconds. It allowed you to mask on top without disturbing the pearl/flake when removing the masking.
The worst part of the job was the 2K laquer, thinners & catalyst mixing it etc.....it splattered as I was finishing and I had to cut it back with metal polish to get rid of the splatter. I remember thinking at the time how easy the Autoair paints had been to use and how I had dreaded using the laquer, solvents etc etc.....only to have my worst nightmare happen on the final coat !
I had no previous painting experience and the results I achieved were aclaimed by a top UK custom airbrush artist.
From a novice point of view, It's great paint - can't rate it highly enough ! |
