touch up spray gun

I'd mask to a panel edge, or a definite break line such as a moulding, but otherwise an aerosol will blend as well as a spraygun. The overspray will soon be cut away with a bit of 1200 wet or dry followed by cutting compound.

It's also getting quite difficult and expensive to buy paint in small quantities for home spraying. DEFRA are still faffing about apparently trying to decide whether cellulose can be classed as a "special finish" to avoid sellers having to be licensed to sell it (see newsletters at

Try holding something like a cardboard screen to shield areas you don't want to paint, rather than masking it. Like hold the screen in one hand whilst spraying with other. That way it reduces the spread and you don't get any hard edges. For mid panel areas, make a hole in the screen and spray through that.

Badger 200. Not the most versatile of the badger range, but excellent quality and not too expensive. Ideal for touching up IMO. The problem with any spraygun for small jobs on a car, is the cost of buying a suitable paint in small quantities, plus thinners etc. Mike.

You can buy and air brush, which can still be adjusted, inexpensive, buy you PP can and use that paint from them in the airbrush.

The airbrush can be controlled better that a PP can.

You have to blend in the edges to avoid sharp edges. when they are blended, spray clear over the top so you can polish it, and not wreck the blended edge.