To spray or not to spray?

HEY,
If you do decide to spray it make sure you do it in thin, VERY LIGHT coats. If you dont it will bubble and run. It will look awful and you will have to start again.

Randy

Doh-nut man,
I never ever hand brush a large area, no matter how confident I feel - I ALWAYS obtain better results spraying - I even get better results from a spray can than I do hand brushing, although I rarely use a can - I prefer to spray the paint into my airbrush jar using a short length of drinking straw as a funnel.
I do use spray can colors though, just make sure you shake the heck out of the can first, and place the can in a couple of inches of warm water for a few minutes to heat the can (you'll also heat the propellant inside the can, causing an expansion of the gas, causing an increase in internal air pressure within the vessel) - and by doing this you increase the atomisation effect of the paint coming out of the nozzle. It's MOST IMPORTANT you DON'T immerse the can in HOT or boiling water - you risk exploding the pressure vessel and paint will go everywhere and will pose a fire hazard.
Someone (rather indelicately) stated in one of these forums the other day - The last words of many rednecks - "Hey guys!! Watch this!!" Get the point?
Heating the can also helps the paint to lay down - you'll get a better finish.
Just practice on something to get the feel of how the paint comes out of the can and how it goes onto the surface of something before you test it out on your model.
Cheers
LeeTree

I like to spray and most of the time get a good look from it, with exceptions though refering to prior post. The models i brush painted years ago always had brush marks and never looked good, but maybe some can get a good result this way.