I been practicing for a while , and a friend of mine just insisted that I need to work on a car for real , and donated his '27 tall T for my first canidate , it's not perfect , but it's alot better than I thought it would turn out , I was uing the H.O.K. sign paint (white) , and some rustoleum (red) the yellow was also rustolem , and the green was something called painter's choice , the H.O.K. was fairly expensive , but the rest I found at Big Lots , at $2.00 a pint , well, here's the pics ....
...a little different going form practicing to real steel....but kudos for the first time work! Like any other discipline the more you stripe the better you will get
Do yourself a favor and get some 1-shot paint . There's lots of info in previous threads on this subject .
What kind of brush are you using? are you thinning the paint? X2 on the one shot.....In my limited experience it works better than the other stuff I have tried.
Using a #3 mack scrolling brush , and yea , I thinned it a lil bit with acetone , and a drop of mineral oil to "smooth" it out , kinda trying different things cuz I cant get 1 shot anywhere around here , so , I have to make due , kinda like I used to hear all day long....adapt , overcome , etc , etc....
Here's where I get supplies...Oneshot properly thinned and palleted will make a world of difference. http://www.coastairbrush.com/categories.asp?cat=21
One shot isn't expensive, it will last a loooooong time. Coast airbrush is great. I also order from www.QHF.com, they get it to me next day.
Look harder for some proper paint. Like everything in life the proper tools make the job easier and better. as said it is available mail order and a can goes a long way. You will find it aslo makes your practice easier getting the right consistancy of paint to flow out...
Forget the acetone and mineral oil. Just use one shot and mineral spirits. Get up on the tip of the brush.
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