From: henri
Subject: Re: PF touchup help
Newsgroups: rec.games.pinball

On Wed, 28 Sep 2005 18:24:29 -0700, NJ Mike wrote:

> I have a few areas where the paint has flaked off of the yellow areas
> of a Surf Champ. I have tried touching up with water based acrylics,
> but the surface always looks rough and bumpy afterwards. Granted,
> I’ve got my magnifier specs on, and the texture doesn’t look bad from
> normal playing distance, but I would like some advice on how to get a
> smoother touchup. I have considered a air brush, but don’t want to
> spent about $100 on a job that is all of about 1 sq inch total. Also,
> I don’t want to clear the entire PF afterwards.
>

you say it’s for 1sq inch, but what about the next pin? and the one after
that etc etc

if you can swing it buy an airbrush. double action, top loading is the
nicest stuff, siphon just wastes paint and is more of a pain to clean up.

if you can’t afford one right now, find a project pin, fix’n'flip it and
put the profit towards the airbrush :)

get something like an Iwata HP-C, will last you for ever.