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Old Jan 12, 2011 | 08:35 AM
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Has anyone used a air brush to touch up paint chips on the front of there car. How did it work :o
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Old Jan 12, 2011 | 09:22 AM
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I use an airbrush on all my cars for touchup-no magic, just more control.
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Old Jan 12, 2011 | 03:54 PM
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Never have tried that. How does it come out compared to the old paint bottle type of touch up?
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Old Jan 12, 2011 | 04:24 PM
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Comes out fine, shoot the color then clear, wetsand a little to get it flat again and buff.
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Old Jan 12, 2011 | 06:15 PM
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I am going to try the air brush. It has to be better than a brush out of the bottle
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Old Jan 12, 2011 | 10:27 PM
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Did the same thing last summer and it looks great.
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