Some hobby shop have sold this in sets, you can make yourself with a stick and alligator clip or paper clip from hardware / art stores.

For me i spray facing the windows so the fumes will come out as you spray in a box with a fan at the back to suck fumes out. Unless you get close with the wall with an airbrush it won't hit it as paint will evaporate over distance for normal spray cans is possible since it range is much more larger.

You can refer to tytroum to get a set in the lyn street mart sale section.
Marker is much more time consuming as it not easy to get a nice finish on large parts without going painting the part multiple times to avoid the brush strokes.

I will highly against spraying the parts on the runner since it just unnecessary do the job twice as sanding will remove the paint and if you try to paint the part that you remove nub marks will create unevenness to the previous painted surface.

As Nic already said it only protect the surface underneath it, so if it damaged to begin with it will stay damage since top coat is not for fixing the surface unless it a minor scratch which only made them less visible.

You can just stick them all on a foam and spray, just make sure that check every piece to make sure to get all the surface covered and paint the underside if necessary like the shield.

For me i paint them because to enhance the look according to my liking or paint the part that which the intended color done by stickers which will peel off over time anyway.

Yep but what i do usually is clip on the peg/ connection of the part or certain part that will be hidden by another part to avoid those problem.

This post has been edited by Khai62: Dec 16 2012, 11:26 AM

So far have tried Anchor, TOA and Bosny and their finish is quite ok just it not as fine as those hobby spray. Also it not that different than spraying other stuff just don't get too close while spraying to prevent paint just botch on the surface making it thick.

For me when the sun is high and evening, avoid morning since humidity is still high in the air.

If the temp is too cold, the spray may form droplets which resulting spotty and uneven coverage.

You can refer here:
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1938419



This post has been edited by Khai62: Jan 5 2013, 10:52 AM

Speaking of airbursh, i just wondering is there some pointers on how to keep compressor in good shape for long period of time ?

Do you paint straight out of the bottle or thin it first with thinner ? and also keep in mind that it take some time for the paint to dry.

This post has been edited by Khai62: Mar 6 2013, 11:47 PM

Gaianotes in my experience work very well with airbrush but for handpainting it can be very troublesome to get a good coverage of it as it tend to be sticky very fast even with retarder.

Do you let the paint cure for a day ? because while the paint is dry to touch, it not fully cure so it can easily peel off by the masking tape.

My MG Sinanju that i painted with gaianotes gunmetal from last year still hold pretty well but it do feel very stiff.

Based on my limited experience with epoxy putty, it should be rock hard and not gummy like you mention. Probably because of the humidity factor in since it will effect the drying process of putty.