German Zinc Oxide Primer

I dont use all that much red oxide primer but I found that the rattlecan Tamiya Fine Primer that I use also comes in German Red Oxide,it sprays and nicely and levels just like the gray stuff.

It works for the amount of times I might use it

Thank you. I saw the Tamiya rattlecan on Amazon and I thought it was expensive, but maybe it's worth it since it's a big can.

MonsterZero

Thank you. I saw the Tamiya rattlecan on Amazon and I thought it was expensive, but maybe it's worth it since it's a big can.

 

I use Tamiya fine primer and the cans are not that big.

Hello!

It's actually not Zinc oxide, but lead oxide (Pb₃O₄) - so it's clear today you're not going to get the original paint - but something lead-free instead. For the modellers that's no big deal, as long as the colour is right - but for rust protection the lead-free stuff might be not as effective as the real deal - but more ecological...

Thanks for reading and have a nice day

Paweł

rcguy

 

 

MonsterZero

Thank you. I saw the Tamiya rattlecan on Amazon and I thought it was expensive, but maybe it's worth it since it's a big can.

 

 

 

 

 

I use Tamiya fine primer and the cans are not that big.

 

100ml and 180ml to be exact

On a side note, the use of red primer as a base color for camo on WWII German AFVs was short lived from the fall of 1944 thru the early to mid winter of 1945. The last vehicles produced after that were supposed to be made in a overall base color of Olive Green with the Red Brown and Dark Yellow camo colors applied over that.

Like perfume that will loose its fragrance in larger bottles if it sits a while unused  I rather go with smaller paint jars that may be more expensive but are used up faster than ones in larger containers often going bad so no money saved since a replacement has to be purchased.

plasticjunkie

Like perfume that will loose its fragrance in larger bottles if it sits a while unused  I rather go with smaller paint jars that may be more expensive but are used up faster than ones in larger containers often going bad so no money saved since a replacement has to be purchased.

 

Interesting thought on larger vs smaller containers.