Has anyone here tried airbrushing their own guitar? If so what gear did you use? I'm looking at some basic airbrush kits on the cheap and wondering if anyone has any recommendations for bet bang for buck and also where to get paint.
Cant recommend the paint, but look for a semi decent airbrush - one that can take a bottle, or simply the open cup, especially if you are changing colours often. Try a hobby shop. if you don't have a compressor, buy an airpig and fill it up at a gas station. Dont buy a cheapie unless you know someone who has tried it. I bought an econo kit and it was junk. Grab a dual action model if you can...you can regulate the paint flow instantly from light to heavy. a must for feathering
Years back I picked up a couple of good air brushes. By changing the tips and the bottle one becomes a very good mini sand blaster for very fine blasting medium. They work very well with my small compressor that's good for pin nailers, die grinders etc. . You'd probably be out a few hundred $ now because the little compressor I have is about $250 or so. Just one problem. I was going to do various kinds of graphics etc. on the bikes, cars and other things. Ghost flames, dice and such. The problem? With that kind of things I'm about as artistic as a rock. I even took a course and had a friend who does airbrushing give me pointers.....no good. Unless you're artistic I would recommend picking up an inexpensive one and give it a try first. There's a little bit more to it than just splashing paint and if it doesn't work out you're not stuck with the equipment and a butt ugly paint job on your guitar.
A good place to start in your neck of the woods would be Princess Auto, possibly Bumper to Bumper.
The problem? With that kind of things I'm about as artistic as a rock. I even took a course and had a friend who does airbrushing give me pointers.....no good. Unless you're artistic I would recommend picking up an inexpensive one and give it a try first. There's a little bit more to it than just splashing paint and if it doesn't work out you're not stuck with the equipment and a butt ugly paint job on your guitar.
A good place to start in your neck of the woods would be Princess Auto, possibly Bumper to Bumper.
I would never attempt to airbrush a guitar. I bought the air brush to paint small car parts. Didn;t make sense to buy a huge automotive spray gun. I tried some doodling with the air brush I have, its a really nice one, you can change the width of the spray by pulling back on the spray button. Push down to get the paint going, needle thin paint line but then pull back to how wide you want the pattern. But to be a good air brush artist, you still have to be a good artist. Then you have to learn how to use it properly. I can barley draw a stickman so, ya, no airbrushing guitars in my future. LOL
I once used a can of fluorescent orange to spray paint a Fender Mustang in 1970. Just sayin'.
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