Short Note

Eaglecash867

For priming PE, I'm using Gunze Mr. Metal Primer.  Its a transparent etching primer, so I follow that with some Tamiya Grey Primer just to make sure everything looks right before the paint goes on.  It works great.  The times I have had to remove a little bit of paint from a PE piece that was primed with that, it actually took a little bit of effort to remove...rather than just falling off like it normally would.

You definitely want to use it in a well-ventilated area and limit the amount of time you have the bottle open.  The fumes aren't obnoxious fumes that spread through the whole room or anything, but they're a stronger version of what comes off of CA...really makes your eyes burn if you keep the bottle open for too long and are sitting right next to it.

 

I like the idea of using a dedicated metal primer, and because of Gunze' reputation and longivity, I have to assume it truly is formulated for metal. I also like the word "etching" in your comment.

I just had a chip come off my current project's PE disk brakes while pushing one of the axle assemblies into place, which is why I asked.

Thank you!

For priming PE, I'm using Gunze Mr. Metal Primer.  Its a transparent etching primer, so I follow that with some Tamiya Grey Primer just to make sure everything looks right before the paint goes on.  It works great.  The times I have had to remove a little bit of paint from a PE piece that was primed with that, it actually took a little bit of effort to remove...rather than just falling off like it normally would.

You definitely want to use it in a well-ventilated area and limit the amount of time you have the bottle open.  The fumes aren't obnoxious fumes that spread through the whole room or anything, but they're a stronger version of what comes off of CA...really makes your eyes burn if you keep the bottle open for too long and are sitting right next to it.

While the subject is open, what are y'all using to prime your PE?

I forgot what I've used in the past, but I recently tried using Stynylrez which claims to work for styrene, resin, and metal but it didn't adhere very well.

It makes for an interesting look,perhaps for a one off just to show off the amount of AM someone might have used,if have never done this,but in general,I'd rather see a finished off model.