Originally Posted by
Lemond1985
I still think brush painting gives better results. The rattlecan paint I can buy locally is not much better than that stuff the Aborigines spit out on cave walls to make hand paintings. It goes on as a series of small clumps, and no matter how many coats you use, the finish is bumpy and rough, not smooth, the way properly thinned-out brush paint lays down.
I know what you mean. I have a $700 automotive spay gun. It's for large panels on cars but setting it up and spraying technique is quite difficult. I think I'll stick to my mini cheap gun for bikes, it does a great job with a finer nozzle and aircap for thin bike frame tubes and quicker than airbrushes.