CShaver8 Posted January 15, 2007 Report Share Posted January 15, 2007 hey guys.... I stumbled upon an airbrush kit at Meijers the other day and thought about buying it..... It has a can of air as propelant, came with 8 different paints, and an airbrush for $25. It was half off, originally $50, and was in the model car section. what do you guys think? I am not going to spend aroudn $150 for a quality airbrush, as I only paint a few baits. I had been using spray paint to do just basic paintjobs,b ut owuld like to be able to get a bit more detailed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apb Posted January 15, 2007 Report Share Posted January 15, 2007 I used an airbrush with propel cans years ago. Very frustrating. You are better off sticking with the spray cans or picking up a decent brush and compressor. If you are only doing a few baits for yourself, no reason to not use spray cans. Not like the fish really care how good the paint job is. Andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish devil Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 spray cans work better when you heat them up. I run rattle cans under hot water before I spray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Striperknight Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 Those damn cans freeze right in the middle of painting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 I used a testors detailing set up during college in the dorm (12 years ago). It worked just fine and honestly gave good results. As far as the propellant can I just filled my sink with warm water and never had a problem. Only negative was unscrewing the propellant always managed to get that horrible "mustard gas" additive to prevent huffing taste. It worked fine until I stepped on it, lol. I could never get close to the results using rattle cans when compared to that cheap testors set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobP Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 The first brush I used was a $20 Badger syphon brush with a can of Propel CO2. Worked just fine and the larger cans of Propel will do quite a few crankbaits (15+). I got the Propel at Michael's craft stores during their frequent 1/2 off sales. It won't do any detail work but you can do basic fish schemes (light belly, darker back). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CShaver8 Posted January 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 Thanks guys...I guess I will have to give it a try, and if it dosnt work out, i;m onyl out $25 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
