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I have used the  Liquitex Soft Body Acrylics thinned with Liquitex air brush medium.  You can also use Liquitex acrylic ink without thinning.  I'm sorry I've never tried the spray cans.  Good Luck.

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1 hour ago, St Louis Snacker said:

I have used the  Liquitex Soft Body Acrylics thinned with Liquitex air brush medium.  You can also use Liquitex acrylic ink without thinning.  I'm sorry I've never tried the spray cans.  Good Luck.

I use the soft body Liquitex and airbrush them for certain applications too ( great for interiors, chassis, engine, drive line etc). I use the airbrush medium in some of their paints and in their varnishes. But I also make my own airbrush thinner that works good with the soft body line of paints. IMO sometimes better than their medium, it sprays on more enamel like. Just depends on the color really, the thicker colors need a bit of medium for an initial cut even if I use my thinner.

I know nothing about Liquitex spray cans or the accessory nozzles though.

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Well then, I'll buy a set of nozzles and check them out. I'll probably dissect them to see what detail controls the spray pattern in them, after trying them on other cans.

Appreciate the comments made on airbrushing and inks.

I am hoping to find a way to primer small parts without setting up an airbrush.  Just want a small pattern out of a can.

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Testor's has a similar set of nozzles for their paint - I've used the smallest one for painting a promo-style chassis and it's good for getting paint into tight areas without having to bathe the whole thing.

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11 hours ago, ChrisBcritter said:

Testor's has a similar set of nozzles for their paint - I've used the smallest one for painting a promo-style chassis and it's good for getting paint into tight areas without having to bathe the whole thing.

I could have used those 40 years ago when I shot about everything with Testors or Pactra rattle cans. I used to shoot it all but the car body on the sprue trees as I recall.

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