shameless self promotion Posted September 4, 2005 Share Posted September 4, 2005 Buddy of mine I play hockey with wants me to paint his mask, and acouple of people have mentioned I shoud paint their motorcycles. Does anyone on here airbrush? I have never really messed around with one, so Im not exactly sure what equipment to use and etc. I know somebody here has experience with this shit. Im looking to see if this could be a possible extra source of income. I searched on google and found alot of stuff, but I would like to see what people on here think compared to using spray cans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maus1985 Posted September 4, 2005 Share Posted September 4, 2005 once you get the technique down, its all about practice, airbrushing is pretty fun and not all the difficult to create some decent pieces with the equipment is kind of pricey, i messed around with the propel cans for a while, but in the long run, buying an air compressor becomes more cost efficient, if you can get good at it, the possibilities for supplemental income are endless good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suicide Bomber Posted September 4, 2005 Share Posted September 4, 2005 I seen a show on this one artist who painted peoples bodys... it was awsome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rental Posted September 4, 2005 Share Posted September 4, 2005 body painting with airbrush is soooo fucking fun...even when using the paint thats not for skin... look in the bear air catalog. for solvent based paint(like for motorcycles and whatnot), you need to get special seals and shit for the hoses. teflon seals, i think, which bear air will probably install for free when you order them. and, of course, get the solvent based paint. but its probably cheaper to practice with the water based paint first. these work with the regular seals and teflon ones. and then theres another kind of paint for doing shirts and shit, if you so desire. i would suggest getting the compressor. theres really no way around it. so your basic gear is airbrush, hoses, paint, compressor. you can get starter kits and shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THANKYOU Posted September 4, 2005 Share Posted September 4, 2005 from my short lived experience with airbrushing, its all about the equipment in the beginning. without a good compressor and other tools for the job, its extremely hard. the other thing that is hard is getting down the mixtures for the paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawood Posted September 4, 2005 Share Posted September 4, 2005 I used to airbrush back in the day, I would definately say, get a compressor, a small one will do fine. get a badger or a pasche if you can. You can get them at michaels and as far as painting helets and stuff you don't want to use anything less than automotive paint for that. House of Kolor is one of the best , but expensive. Play around with techniques , but if you need more help, pm me and I will give you my email address Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CACashRefund Posted September 4, 2005 Share Posted September 4, 2005 My friend recently bought a paasche airbrush/compressor set, it cost him about $300, its more than decent. In fact its pretty damn good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
__ __ __ __ Posted September 4, 2005 Share Posted September 4, 2005 HONESTLY.. JUST GO ON EBAY AND GET A KIT... U GET UR MONEYS WORTH... My friend has bought 2.... i dunno why he bought 2 but he did... and he got it down pretty quick.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rental Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 Originally posted by THANKYOU@Sep 4 2005, 12:50 PM the other thing that is hard is getting down the mixtures for the paint. Quoted post with the water based paint, i think youre supposed to just layer shit most of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNyceOne Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 made dough off airbrushin this guys spoiler/ wing for his whip, couple hundred actually and it only took a day to do...peep the pix Iwata airbrush/ Auto Air Paints. Get at me if you have any questions...peace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ShortFuse Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Ive always been told I should airbrush. I think of crappy 80s or 90s T shirts with the back all painted up or some spare tire cover when I think air brush. Never appealed to me but I did a get a good exposure to it with a chick I used to work with. Her husband was very good with airbrush and helped shed some light on the situation. Ive just never had the monies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayabusa Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 check out the airbrush thread in untitled... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brickos Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 No "air brush" talk in Ch0... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swindle Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 check out the airbrush thread in untitled... where? i just got an airbrush. haven't got the compressor yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pissdrunkwhat?! Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 i airbrush i have an Iwata gravity feed and a peak x-5 siphon feed. shits great for getting drunk with hoes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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