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Expert: - 4/9/2009


Question
Can use you one shot lettering paints for airbrush use?

And how would you thin them?

http://www.1shot.com/home.html  

Answer
You sure can.  Thin them with the 1-Shot reducer to about the consistency of cream, or whatever flows well depending on the pressure you're using.  Your pressure will depend on what you're painting on.  For something like a motorcycle tank I would use about 35-45 psi and a bit thinner paint.  Don't be afraid to experiment, and a practice surface similar to what you'll be painting on is a good idea until you get the results you want.  Be sure to wear a mask.  You do not want to be breathing that stuff. Thanks for your question.  Anything else I can help you with?

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Ellen Choate

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I can answer questions relating to basic and advanced airbrushing technique, general how-tos, preparation and compatible media for different substrates, proper paint-to-air ratios, troubleshooting, color theory, maintenance and repair, stencil cutting and use, and most other areas relating to airbrush. I'll be posting tutorials in the future if that would be helpful, and if possible.

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I learned to airbrush the hard way, watching and collaborating with people who didn't know much more than I did. Later I got instruction from people who knew what they were doing and learned what I had been doing wrong. I have been airbrushing for over 30 years; the first two years were in an amusement park painting as fast as I could, often for 12 hours a day, six days a week. You get good real fast. I have painted on almost everything imaginable, from walls to a bus to prosthetic limbs.

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I studied art at the University of Texas at Arlington for three years but haven't made the time to complete my now obsolete "graphic arts" degree. We did layouts and color separations by hand, thank you very much. It has served me well, but not in the way I expected.

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