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[J4 K3Y]

Hey guys, iv ordered some mixed rattle cans from st helens auto paint in surf blue to paint my mini just now till i can afford the real thing, and was wondering if anyone has any pictures of their minis that have been sprayed with cans so i know what to expect??? thanks Jake

[jeff-jeff981]

hi mate, i recently painted mine with their paint cans and i was very impressed with the quality i only got one run and if you use the red tips (they give an oval spray im not sure on the size of them but i can have a look for you if u want) it gives good coverage and fairly smooth will need a fair bit of G3 but much cheaper that a pro job.
jeff

Edited by jeff-jeff981, 13 June 2010 - 09:01 PM.

[E-Tizzle]

theres some other post on this. with pictures
it think its called rattle cans.

ill have a look now for you

here u go

http://www.theminifo...;hl=rattle cans

youll find that youll get ur answer much quicker by looking for others. its alot faster than waiting for replys.
theres millions of topics and most often there are even doubles of the same question

Edited by E-Tizzle, 13 June 2010 - 09:23 PM.

[panelbeaterpeter]

You can get a good finish with aerosols, but it takes ages and a lot of material, just because you need so many coats of paint to make it look good. I'd do one panel at a time. I discovered you can get lacquer in an aerosol from the poundland, and it's surprisingly good, I painted my girlfriends bike helmet with it.

It doesn't realistically compete with a spray gun finish in terms of durability and depth of colour, but if you don't want to go the whole hog and buy the right equipment, it can be done.

Edited by panelbeaterpeter, 13 June 2010 - 09:30 PM.

[J4 K3Y]

yeah i did a search but obviously never looked hard enough!! lol, iv got a tub of G3 aswell to rub on after to try make it a bit shiny but im just wanting the car semi presentable for the summer as iv been dying to get it out to play! lol doesnt help im trying to run my clio at the same time on my school boy budget lol thanks for your replies