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Post by toomeyracer01 on Aug 3, 2003 18:28:23 GMT -5
how do you prepare the survace to airbrush a helmet.
and which paints do you use.
do you need to apply a last coat to protect your work.
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Post by Kurt on Aug 3, 2003 18:50:13 GMT -5
you need to sand down your helmet and apply a primer, then a basecoat color (black or white works best). Laquer paints work best, but water-based paints work too. I use House of Kolor paints... they are the best paints I've used to paint helmets. Yes, a final clear coat will go over the whole helmet when you're finished. It's best to put a couple coats and buff it up to make it look better.
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Post by toomeyracer01 on Aug 4, 2003 21:25:03 GMT -5
kurt, what sandpaper grit do u use to sand the helmet before painting it.
what kind of primer do you apply
do you apply the clearcoats with the airbrush or with laquer spray paints.
Do you know another brand of paint that is easy to get and cheap.
thanks
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Post by Kurt on Aug 4, 2003 23:36:28 GMT -5
I use wet sandpaper. I think it's 1,000 grit. it's ok to use anything thats not too rough. Like 200 grit wouldn't be good. You apply the clear coat with a spray gun, yes. Use any type of car paint primer, it should work fine. Not too sure of any other brands, I've always used house of kolor.
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Post by toomeyracer01 on Aug 5, 2003 6:53:07 GMT -5
i heard that you need to sand the primer with a wet sand so that it is very smooth and the clear coats too.
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Post by blasterx99 on Aug 5, 2003 22:35:30 GMT -5
[glow=red,2,300]primer it wet sand with 1200 spray it down with dx330and paint ppg have very nice products[/glow]
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