Question about airbrushing

[alexlaguna29]

I want to apply some graphics on my project's body. Can anybody recommend type of airbrush paint that I should use?

Also, do I need to do it before sealing or can I do it between the coats - the idea is to make a dark background with dyed lacquer and than apply the graphics.

Tnx

[Colt W. Knight]

Originally Posted by alexlaguna29

I want to apply some graphics on my project's body. Can anybody recommend type of airbrush paint that I should use?

Also, do I need to do it before sealing or can I do it between the coats - the idea is to make a dark background with dyed lacquer and than apply the graphics.

Tnx

I can make a lot better recommendation if I know exactly what kind of wood you want, exactly what type of finish (color/texture/sheen) you are after.

Do you have an airbrush?

[alexlaguna29]

Originally Posted by Colt W. Knight

I can make a lot better recommendation if I know exactly what kind of wood you want, exactly what type of finish (color/texture/sheen) you are after.

Do you have an airbrush?

I do have an airbrush. The wood is mahogany. My idea is to do a partial black background with flames that flows into natural wood finish

[Colt W. Knight]

Originally Posted by alexlaguna29

I do have an airbrush. The wood is mahogany. My idea is to do a partial black background with flames that flows into natural wood finish

In that case I would

1. Finish sand through 220
2. Apply a sealer, then sand back lightly with 220
3. Grain Fill
4. Apply a sealer, lightly sand back with 220
5. Spray a few coats of clear - To add depth.
6. now do your airbrushing - I would used tinted and pigmented clear lacquer to get the affect you want. I buy my pigments from Stew mac, Colortone Pigment and use Colortone Dye or Transtint dye to tint lacquer.
7. Then give it several coats of clear
8. Wet sand
9. buff
10. wax

I really like Sherwin Williams LOVOC lacquer, but mohawk, mcfaddin, and behlens all make good lacquer.

[alexlaguna29]

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Originally Posted by Colt W. Knight

In that case I would

1. Finish sand through 220
2. Apply a sealer, then sand back lightly with 220
3. Grain Fill
4. Apply a sealer, lightly sand back with 220
5. Spray a few coats of clear - To add depth.
6. now do your airbrushing - I would used tinted and pigmented clear lacquer to get the affect you want. I buy my pigments from Stew mac, Colortone Pigment and use Colortone Dye or Transtint dye to tint lacquer.
7. Then give it several coats of clear
8. Wet sand
9. buff
10. wax

I really like Sherwin Williams LOVOC lacquer, but mohawk, mcfaddin, and behlens all make good lacquer.

I also use LOVOC - love this stuff. I am thinking about creating a dark background by spraying lawyer tinted with black dye. Any thoughts on that?

[Colt W. Knight]

Originally Posted by alexlaguna29

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I also use LOVOC - love this stuff. I am thinking about creating a dark background by spraying lawyer tinted with black dye. Any thoughts on that?

If you want just black tint ( like looking through a pair of sunglasses, you can add Transtint Dye (black) to clear lacquer. If you want it to be opaque or semi opaque, you can add black pigment to the lacquer(colortone is my favorite).

[Colt W. Knight]

Whenever I try anything new, I like to lay down a few clear coats before the color or bursts. I think it adds depths, but it also is like building in a buffer coat. So if you don't like your color results, you can remover it easier, and ussually won't have to go down to bare wood, and use the sealer again.
http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=11448&rrt=1

[alexlaguna29]

That is a really good advice. Thanks a lot