Miks15
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| posted on 31/3/14 at 12:29 PM |
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brushing on spray paint
hey guys,
im rebuilding an old honda bike engine. I'm leaving the side case bare aluminium and have a paint crankcase, block and head. Now i want to put
the black detailing on the honda writing on both sides of the engine. so I was going to get a little brush and fill them in by hand.
would there be any problem with spraying paint from a spray can in to a small tub so a small pool of paint builds up and using this with a brush? I
don't want to have to buy a pot of paint just for the small detailing.
Cheers
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mookaloid
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| posted on 31/3/14 at 12:46 PM |
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Done that myself lots of times 
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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Slimy38
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| posted on 31/3/14 at 12:49 PM |
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The only problem I found was that there is a whole lot more thinners in the spray can, so I had to spray a lot more than I thought I would, and had to
go over the paint a few times to get a solid colour.
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Miks15
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| posted on 31/3/14 at 12:53 PM |
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Thanks guys,
Yeah that was the sort of thing i was worried about slimy, wasnt sure how different the make up of the paint was. I might give it a go on a spare
cover I have to see how it turns out first.
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jossey
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| posted on 31/3/14 at 01:13 PM |
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Spray into a big jug I bought come plastic ones from £1 shop this will enable you let the thinners disperse quicker.
Thanks
David Johnson
Building my tiger avon slowly but surely.
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Slimy38
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| posted on 31/3/14 at 01:16 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by jossey
Spray into a big jug I bought come plastic ones from £1 shop this will enable you let the thinners disperse quicker.
This makes sense, I actually tried to stir the thinners back in which was probably the worst thing to do. It was also Halfords spray paint, so a
better rattle can might actually have a bit more paint in it.
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Miks15
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| posted on 31/3/14 at 01:29 PM |
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so when you say disperse, is is all of the aerosol type bit of the spray that has the thinners in it? so if its sprayed on to a large surface area and
then angled to be allowed to form in a corner, this should work better than if just sprayed in to a small tub?
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owelly
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| posted on 31/3/14 at 02:13 PM |
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I've sprayed aerosols into the cap and used a tiny brush to touch in scratches. Just leave it a few minutes for the thinners to evsporate.
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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Davey D
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| posted on 31/3/14 at 02:36 PM |
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At halfords they sell touch up pens for different colours. it has a metal nib one end, so you can use it a bit like a short fat pen, or unscrew the
lid, and there is a very fine brush inside
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Miks15
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| posted on 31/3/14 at 07:34 PM |
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cheers for the advice guys!
And thanks for the tip Davey, will have a look at them next time im in halfords
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Peteff
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| posted on 1/4/14 at 09:11 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by owelly
I've sprayed aerosols into the cap and used a tiny brush to touch in scratches. Just leave it a few minutes for the thinners to evaporate.
That's the way I do it, there's a fine line between the thinners going and the paint setting. Touch up pens are expensive for what they
are it would be cheaper to buy a Humbrol black and use an artist brush.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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