Gotta Mix to get Red Oxide...

joey_d1119 · Post by **joey_d1119** » Fri May 12, 2006 7:13 pm

or something close to it. I need to spray a thin coat of red oxide over a deflector dish so it looks redoxide when powered down. I was thinking of mixing red and copper. Sound good?

Johnnycrash · Post by **Johnnycrash** » Fri May 12, 2006 7:22 pm

Uh, why not just buy a can of red oxide primer?? $3.99 the hardware store.

joey_d1119 · Post by **joey_d1119** » Fri May 12, 2006 7:29 pm

I dont like not being able to control the pressure. Since I got the new airbrush painting is a dream. Besides, the spra can would be to think and if you did spray light it would not come out even.

Jonas Calhoun · Post by **Jonas Calhoun** » Fri May 12, 2006 9:59 pm

You can decant the spray into a jar for airbrushing. Take the nozzle out of the trigger, put a straw in there, spray into a jar. Let it set a few minutes to outgas, thin if needed, and airbrush...

Dan

Post by **TER-OR** » Fri May 12, 2006 10:39 pm

Tamiya makes a color called Hull Red. It's a pretty good rust color. then again, there's always Rust-colored paint from any manufacturer.

Thomas E. Johnson · Post by **Thomas E. Johnson** » Sat May 13, 2006 1:48 am

MM Acryl Rust. Thin it 20% with alcohol and your set.

android · Post by **android** » Tue May 23, 2006 10:26 am

Almost all of the airbrush ready paint from Comart or Golden include a red oxide. The Comart stuff works well, it is very thin coverage so you can build it up and it won't clog your airbrush.

macfrank · Post by **macfrank** » Tue May 23, 2006 1:05 pm

Thomas E. Johnson wrote:MM Acryl Rust. Thin it 20% with alcohol and your set.

I second that! The stuff really makes you want to bring out the sandpaper once it's dry...

IIRC, that's what I used on this tank.