Airbrushing with powder paint

[smalljaw]

I started using powder paint for my spinnerbaits and I'm very pleased with the overall performance and ease of use with this stuff. The only problem is it's extremly hard to put patterns on. I read an article about airbrushing with powder paint but was wondering if I need a special air brush and if so where i can purchase one. I really hope you can help me out with this one, thanks.

[bladesandbaits]

http://www.csipaint.com/powderspray.htm

Bob and the guys sell some good products but to be honest with you this little gun does ok but unless you want to shake the bottle as you spray,it can be a little aggrevating.

I modified mine by drilling a small hole in the top of the gun lid and inserting a 1/8 inch poly flow tube into the jar so that it curled off the bottom.

Then I "T,d" a poly flow tubing 1/8 inch fitting off my regulator and added a flow control onto the 1/8 inch ploy line.This way I can choke down the air flow do just a tiny amount going into the jar.

This will keep the powder fluffed up and flowing better.

Now for the down side to all this.

(These are only my findings,someone else may have better luck with this)

The problem with shooting powder from a forced air gun like the one at component systems is that the air from the, gun while it does discharge powder,also cools the bait down as you are applying paint.I found myself having to go back to the heat to much to be able to complete the shading.

All that said I dont use it anymore for shading.

If you negatively(sp) charge the bait (body) as in conventional powder coating it will work ok.

There are many ways to shade wirebaits after basecoating them .I have read here of some guys using a container such as a salt shaker type and also dusting with a paint brush.

Blades