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Old Apr 18, 2007 | 09:56 AM
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Tried using GM Pewter metalic paint in my airbrush and it just will not flow to the tip. For your airbrush guys out there. Is there something special to do to get the paint to flow?
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Old Apr 18, 2007 | 02:27 PM
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Tried using GM Pewter metalic paint in my airbrush and it just will not flow to the tip. For your airbrush guys out there. Is there something special to do to get the paint to flow?
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Thin it more or use a larger tip.
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Larger tip.....If you thin a metallic too much it wont lay down consistanty
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