auto air colours

has anyone used the autoair colours water based . do you need to use the white sealer undercoat they sell with them or can you use a thinner based undercoat that im already using . ive been using a norglass white undercoat ... that stuff sticks to anything and it works well with the 2pac base colors I use .    I know the auto air colors can be cleared with 2pac clear which is what I want to be able to keep doing ....very interested in ordering these autocolors tonight . hope someone knows something about these paints ....thanks aaron

thanks for that brad ..... looks like im going to hit the order and pay button tonight .....cheers aaron

thanks mark .. will still use the 2pac aswell but needed something for at night in the cave will probally use on the smaller ones ....have a few questions so will message very soon .. thanks aaron

thanks angus ....with what I spent on them I have no choice to have a crack at them now ...lol ....had a good yarn on the phone  to the fella at airbrushmega store today ... they sound the goods but understand what you guys are saying .he did say just fan dry them and should be ok between coats if I do 30 plus lures at a time . that way I start with one then once around to the start again they should be flashed of ...I hope .. he also told me you can spray thinner based paints over top of them . will message you both when they arrive this week ..... thanks aaron  

I have about 40 different colours and like most of them however the semi opaques are no use to me. Also the metallic silver I hated however the Pearl Silver is a winner

Aaron,I have recently switched to Autoair colors and find them brilliant to use.I use their sealer first,white normally bit I add a drop or two of the dark sealer for the silver and gold.I haven't had any problems spraying them but I use a Iwata suction not a gravity.The metal flakes can block the needle openings.I finish with a 2 pac clear with no problems.
Tried to ring but only got the message bank.I'll try again later.I have a question about the use of Arraldite.

Cheers

jimbo

Aaron- can't remember the last time I used 'auto acrylics', no doubt they are easy to use but when it comes to mixing colours and cleaning up I don't think I could go past w/b acrylics .(never used 'Auto Air' , I'm too tight).

Vicious Fishers wrote: No fumes doesn't mean they are safe. Any atomised paint breathed in can't be good for you.   Steve

yes your probably right steve but they are  way safer than two pacs or acrylic lacquers also your nieghbors are less likely to complain about the smell

Great set up Aaron,very similar to mine except mine is not so flash. I ring soon as I am going to have a go at the surface walkers and will need some advice.

Jimbo

I was thinking that aswell . when back from eildon next week think I might have to fit a couple .......cheers aaron

Aaron,

ive started to have a paint with them . so far I like them .... pete that's an exhaust fan . the fella told me just a light breeze running over them .so far it seems to be working ...ducks I was thinking of that when I got this fan . see what happens I think . will need some sort of light set up in there and another box with fan in it . have a lot of lures to paint ...cheers aaron

Lookin Good Aaron
You seem to have a knack for colours and painting, maybe a career as a interior decorator is around the corner
Brad

sensational Aaron
Jimbo

Cheers fellas .. Brad interior deco ya reckon . My daughter wants to be one might have to join in with her ..                                  
Paul will give the cross a go next week and let you know what it's like .. With these though I just paint over some already undercoated ones just to see if I didn't have to rub the lure back first with some fine paper . Then was going to try what you've mentioned ... Cheers Aaron

Aaron

Hello gentalmen im new to here so be easy on me if I make some mistakes...lol. Im very familer with solvent based paint and water because I have been using them on autos for over 30 yrs. The have changed over the years but the still work the kinda the same way. I been painting lures for about 4 years now I mainly use auto solvent paint mainly because I can get it free and am used to it. Solvent based paint bites into the coats under them thats why some times you have wrinkle problems with different kinds of paints. The plactic lures I paint most of the time with solvent based I dont even sand it eats in to the plastic some. I have made some mistakes and had to repaint some and strip and have found it had ate in very well. I also love the auto air brand but dont think it holds up as long.

Ok that's good too thanks.