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One can apply dope over "Plastic Wood" filler instead of FnF however as it is a "dope/lacquer" based product.
If one wants to use dope, make sure your base materials are compatible.
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Hey, I get good results with the "crappy" alkyd paints. They are just different, that's all. Can't treat 'em like the old stuff, or mix and match old and new.
I am planning to try airbrushing acrylics again, though.
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I'm with you solo... there's a thread somewhere around here, maybe in the sticky, and there are some BEAUTIFUL, OUTSTANDING paint jobs being done with acrylics... Like a wise man I once knew said-- it's not the paint it's the painter... OL JR
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Sometimes, it's the paint.
But learning the ins and outs of each type does help a lot.
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You may find yourself spending a lot more money than you thought using the propellant cans. I'd invest in a portable air tank first, and find someone with a compressor to fill it. Put a filter style regulator on the output, to adjust to pressure down to pressure required for your airbrush (in the 30-35 psi range, usually). The filter will trap debris and moisture. I used the cans many years ago, and would occasionally have liquid propellant spewing out of the airbrush. Maybe they are better now, but definitely not any cheaper these days.
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Setting the can in a pot with some hot tap water in it will help prevent that... OL JR
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I use a spare jet-ski trailer tire/wheel with an adapter and a water trap as my air source for the airbrush.
I tried those propel cans and will use them in a pinch at my cottage for summer building but they are VERY expensive and will spit liquid propellant unless the can is kept in hot water.
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Jerry, You are just full of good ideas!! Thanks for that; never knew the technique of warming the can before to calm the bubbling insides. Likewise, I had never thought about using a filled tire as a propellent source, either. I have always used a small Badger compressor I got some 35 years ago; not enough pressure to spray acrylics well, but fab. for everything else I use! MUST use with a water filter/trap in SC due to the high humidity in Summer. Allen |
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I actually have a special "Tire adapter" made by Badger co. just for using tires as a pressure source. Unfortunately, it is my understanding that they have been out of production for some time.
You may be able to find one through the internet on various hobby sites that may have old stock though. Ebay mite have one too. just make SURE that you use a water-trap filter if you do this. The first time I forgot and my dope finish was FULL of white fish-eyes and blushing due to water.
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