Painting a car: Airbrush ? (Page 1/1)
Wichita FEB 02, 12:30 PM
The Fiero I have paint is actually in very good shape. It's been garaged since new.

While it has been spinned for 100,000 miles, the only thing is some minor scratches here and there on the the surface.

Instead of going through the trouble of repainting an entire car or panel, could one actually just use an airbrush to lightly cover the scratches using automobile paint matching the Fiero paint color?

I'm not looking perfection, just to rid or hide a few scratches here and there.


Not looking to pen stripe or hood mural art like on lowriders
IMSA GT FEB 02, 02:39 PM
If the paint is a solid color, not a metallic, it should be fairly simple. You may need a power buffer to blend the repair but it should be fine.
Also are we talking about scratches down to primer or just on the surface but they are still the same color as the paint?

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olejoedad FEB 02, 06:01 PM
Red color wax might surprise you with the results.
Wichita FEB 02, 06:48 PM

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Originally posted by IMSA GT:

If the paint is a solid color, not a metallic, it should be fairly simple. You may need a power buffer to blend the repair but it should be fine.
Also are we talking about scratches down to primer or just on the surface but they are still the same color as the paint?





They are not deep scratches, but noticeable on a few areas, such as the back bumper and etc. Also, this is a bumper pad Fiero and original black, for which the bumper pads is a bit faded, but that is pretty much the only thing faded.

I do have a power buffer, and I haven't thought about color wax. Didn't know that was really a thing, other than seeing ColorKote 2000 informercials back in the day.

[This message has been edited by Wichita (edited 02-02-2022).]

olejoedad FEB 02, 07:01 PM
Color wax is inexpensive, might be the first thing to try.
WalkerTexan FEB 03, 09:19 PM
Airbrush will work. I've done it with success. IMHO a better option would be a touch up gun. Airbrushes sometimes react badly to automotive paints being that most have parts that aren't designed for them. I use airbrushes a lot, usually a couple of times a week and they prefer non-automotive paints by far. Smaller touch up guns are designed for automotive paints and many will work with an airbrush compressor. Harbor Freight has some very cheap ones that work quite well. For the money, anyway.