What would be the best airbrush paint to use on a video game console?

I'm looking to start a small business that customizes video game consoles by painting and adding art onto them. I'm looking for websites and information on not only how to airbrush, but also on what the best kind of materials would be best for what I want to do.





Can someone help me out?What would be the best airbrush paint to use on a video game console?
First of all don't buy a single action airbrush. There's very few people who can use them properly and it takes a heck of a long time to learn how to control them. If you have to use tape to pull a fine line it's time to switch over to a quality double action airbrush. It's hard enough learning how to control an airbrush properly so why increase your learning curve 10 fold?





To start out you're going to want a quality gravity feed airbrush (Iwata, Grex, Olympos, or RichPen) with a .2mm nozzle. This will be good for general use. Next you'll need a small oilless compressor. Preferably one with an air tank, but to start out a $50-$60 single piston airbrush compressor from Harbor Freight Tools will due. You'll also need a moisture trap and a braided air hose about 15 feet long along with a shorter 5 to 10 foot braided hose. Hook up the 15' hose to the compressor and the moisture trap. Then use the shorter hose from the moisture trap to the airbrush. This will keep condensation from reaching the airbrush.





As for paints, once again, go for quality...not cheap. I suggest E'tac (www.etac-airbrush.com) since tip dry is nearly non-existant and it handles very similar to a uro. This will also shorten your learning curve.





From there it's just practice practice practice, and when you think you're done practicing go ahead and practice some more. lol I first started out practicing dots, daggers and lines on a large art tablet, news paper, paper towels and a sheet of glass.





Once you learn to control your airbrush it's time to start painting game consoles. Here's the best advice I can give you on painting plastics:





First you're going to need to prep the surface. Start out by cleaning the parts with Dawn dish washing liquid and water.





Also make sure you never touch the parts without wearing surgical gloves from this point on since the oils on your hands will ruin the paint job.





Then scuff the surface using a grey Scotch Brite pad and Comet cleaner or 600 grit wet/dry paper and water with a couple drops of Dawn dishwashing liquid. Rinse the parts off and set them aside to dry.





Once they're dry go over them with a tac rag to remove any sanding particles or foreign debris, and then use Bulldog adhesion promoter. Once that's dry (about 15 minutes) you're ready for primer.





After priming with a high build primer lightly sand with 600 grit paper and a couple drops of Dawn in a small bucket of water. Rinse, let dry, and use the tac rag again.





After all this you're ready to lay down the base coat of paint. You'll want 3 layers of base coat minimum, and after it's dry repeat the steps you took after priming.





Now you're ready to break out the airbrush. Keep in mind that some paints are easier to use than others and no matter which one you choose you'll need to be familiar with it's properties. This is where (once again) I would suggest using E'tac. The Private Stock or EFX 500 paints are perfectly suited for this and are easy to learn how to use. Not only that but clean up and changing colors is a breeze.





Once you're done painting the E'tac paints need to be heat set using a heat gun or blow dryer. After they're set, lightly wipe off the painted surfaces with automotive cleaner/degreaser. Tac the surfaces and they're ready for clear coating.





I know it's one heck of a long process, but it's necessary. Hope this helps and good luck.What would be the best airbrush paint to use on a video game console?
Check out your local hobby shop which sells (usually) several different kinds of airbrushes. I use a Paasche, single action airbrush which has 3 different tips available. I think it's the number 1 tip that allows you to spray a line down to 1/16th of an inch, but with proper masking, the paint job can be as wide/narrow as you want. I think the airbrush %26amp; hose for it runs about $60 or $80. And of course, you'll need extra bottles for your paint if you want to make custom colors. But the hobby shops usually have a wide variety of paints/colors available. The hobby shops will usually have books on how to airbrush, but all the airbrush companies give you instructions/help on learning how to airbrush. Practice a lot on sheets of plastic first, like those for sale signs. Along with the airbrush, you'll need an air compressor or an air tank. Don't bother buying the cans of compressed air as it'll eat you alive money wise. You can get the air tank at places like Walmart, Kmart, Home Depot, etc. Just make sure you have a pressure regulator for it as 20psi is the most you want to use on your airbrush. I've never painted any video game console lid/cover, but would to this: first wash the lid/cover in soap and water, dry off as much as possible, then let completely let dry or you can use a hair dryer set on high to dry everything. I use Floquil SP Lettering Grey as a primer on all of my plastic models %26amp; metal figures. DON'T USE Floquils primer grey paint as it's a lot more grainier. As to a compressor, you can buy one from the hobby shop for about $80 (maybe a little more) or check out Sears as I bought one about 10-15 years ago and it's still running fine. It was made to inflate tires, rafts, etc. and runs on electricity. And if you're going for fine lines and need to use tape to mask everything,


check out the RC section of the hobby shop as they have a wide variety of tape/colors available. Remember that it takes about 24 hours for paint to completely dry and to seal it (so the paint's not rubbed off), you might think about using shellac in a spray can. Again, take your time by practicing first with this stuff and also you will need to keep the console dust free, otherwise, you'll have dust imbedded in your finished product.
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