aerosol paint
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Instructor
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St. Jude Donor '06
aerosol paint
Does anybody know of a good source for a variety of aerosol spray paint cans? I want to do so touching up on some pieces but don't have a spraygun to do it with.
Le Mans Master
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St. Jude Donor '07
You have to make sure it is the same type of paint(base clear , enamel etc..) or it will run very bad. Go to your local paint matching shop and they should be able to match it pretty good and put it in the can . Although with metalic paint it is going to be very hard. My dad had a cip in his 66 and it took the whole fender to blend it in. And he was using a air brush.
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http://www.paintscratch.com/
http://www.automotivetouchup.com/index.htm
Two good links. The second requires that you know the factory paint code, the first allows a search by year and model.
http://www.automotivetouchup.com/index.htm
Two good links. The second requires that you know the factory paint code, the first allows a search by year and model.
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Burning Brakes
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From: Santee CA
Originally Posted by glenkov48
You can buy a refillable spray can that you pump up with a air compressor. That way you can use paint from a can. I got one from Harbour Freight.
I wouldn't necessarily use them for painting exterior parts, but if you're doing something like applying paint on the bottom of the car, or engine parts, they'd be great.
Drifting
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It's basically a glass container you put paint in and then screw on a can of compressed air. I believe Home Depot and/or Duron paint carries them
Use them all the time.Work great and they don't cost very much.Oh you can also get them at NAPA.
Use them all the time.Work great and they don't cost very much.Oh you can also get them at NAPA.
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From: eville in
Originally Posted by copter
It's basically a glass container you put paint in and then screw on a can of compressed air. I believe Home Depot and/or Duron paint carries them
Use them all the time.Work great and they don't cost very much.Oh you can also get them at NAPA.
Use them all the time.Work great and they don't cost very much.Oh you can also get them at NAPA.
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You can get a cheap touch up gun at your local home store for 15 bucks and a good (read:good not great) one for less than 30 bucks. But if you are just repainting small "OFF THE CAR" items you can use whatever you want just prep it right and you are on your way. I personally use all "acrylic laquer" and that green self etching primer from Duplicolor for little things like this. Why laquer? cause if any overspray from something else gets on it or cleaning solvents it wont eat it like it will enamel. In the middle of a resto now so this is a problem in my space.