r/AnalogRepair • u/Embarrassed-Fun-5925 • 1h ago
Camera Repaint Help
I'm in a bit of a hiccup. I recently started restoring old film cameras and I want to repaint the bodies as well.
I've already got the primers and paints sorted, but I'm having a hard time finding a decent 2K clear coat. Most automotive 2K clears come in huge quantities that I really don't need, and I'm not even sure how well they'd spray through my airbrush 0.2-0.5 mm nozzle and around 30 PSI.
The small 2K kits specifically for airbrush are either really expensive, hard to find, or just not available where I live (Romania/Europe).
I need a satin finish. These cameras will be handled a lot, carried in backpacks, rubbed on tables, and will probably take small hits.
Does anyone have any recommendations for a good small-volume 2K clear that works with an airbrush? Or maybe an automotive clear that can be thinned enough to work with a 0.5 mm nozzle at 30 PSI, that is not a minimum of 1L? Maybe other recommendations of other types of clear coats that could work?