airbrushing scratches chips etc... I need info

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Ok I had a little encounter with my front bumper and an old Toyota Camry
(rusty steel bumper). The encounter
removed some paint and plastic. I used 800 grit paper to smooth the surface
and a little bondo in the deepest
scratch. So every thing is nice and smooth however as some of you may know
you can't use a brush and expect metallic
paint to match. I tried it sticks out like sore thumb. So I'm at a
crossroads, 1. Have my brother repaint (blend)
the front bumper. 2. Buy an airbrush (<$60) and some paint (local paint
shop can mix some for $10) and try touching
it up myself. I'm partial to doing it myself (possible small busines opp.)
so any suggestions on what airbrush to buy?
From my reading I'm thinking I want bottom (bottle) feed, internal mix,
dual action? I've got a small Sears air compressor
so I'm concerned with the airbrush itself. If you know of websites pass
them along too. Thanks in advance for the info.

 

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Day 2 after I got my new outback I had an encounter with a parking
stone. I used to drive a 4runner so that explins how it happenned.

Anyway, I sanded down the area (8 inches along the bottop edge of
foglight) and primed it. Went to the dealer because they said they
carried aerosol touch up paint. Well they didn't. Guy at the dealer
pointed me to shop that does custom mixes. They had all the paint
codes and in 10 minutes I had a large can of the pearl titanium paint
and bought a can of clear.

Sparyed it and you can hardly tell.

Total cost was about $27 canadian (less than $20 US).

Your other option is to got to a dent repair service and they can
usually touch it up for less than $100.

Let us know what happens.

 

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I thought about the aersol can mix but with salt and everything else up
here the front gets pretty 'sandblasted' so I
thought an airbrush might work better. That or a small touch-up sprayer. My
brother (a professonial mechanic and body shop guy) offered to re-paint the
bumper if I bought the paint and a case of beer.