Airliner White

I have often used Automotive spray cans of primer and they work fine. I just find I can buy the Krylon primer at my Walmart for about half the price of the automotive stuff, yet it works very much like them.

I find a primer is really important for consistency in white or yellow painting. In fact, while I use the gray primer for most colors, I need to give a shot of the white primer for white or yellow.

I worked  for the airlines from 1950 until 1992.  I build scale 1/144 airliners mostly due to display areas. I usually wash my models with dawn, let air dry.  Very seldom do I under coat.  Question on under coating

many of my car club members use under coatings meant for cars and it works great for them.  I use Testers flat and glossy. I have used Model Master whites and on some models it worked great others it  went on  lousy!  Finding the DC-3, DC-4, DC-6, Connie, Viscount, Convair 880, Lockheed Electra, Comet 4B, Bristol Britannia models weren't a problem.  However, to find the liveries for them was a challenge.

Capital Airlines liveries.  I have over the years found makers for my decals and have completed my Capital fleet--plus the ones they bid on buy didn't fly.  Still looking for a Martin  202 (that doesn't cost an arm and a leg), and Lear 23 that United Airlines used for crew training during the 50's.  I have build WW2 fighters in scale 1/72 or 1/48.  But I'm not like a friend of mine who builds German and Japanese WW2 fighters,  He must have over 100 jars of paint on hand.  It seems like every time he buys a model he doesn't have the correct paints!  I use what I have on hand and use a lot of solvent for DE glossing   paints.  I do enjoy building building  single and twin engine private type planes.  I just can't seem to get into jets yet!!  After load planning many prop planes to the max., and hearing those engines pistons hitting bottom and thundering to get air borne just has never left  me.  Don't get me wrong, I've worked many a jets aircraft.

Floquil's "Reefer White" laquer is a pretty good option.

I've used Testors  white, Tamiya white, Master's white----all gloss.   After decaling the model I us  Pledge floor finish for beautiful shine.

Dutch

stcat

Ditto on Dons remarks.  just used Testor 1245 gloss white on my dc6, but I'll admit it was a rattle can.

It is nice having the same color in both spray cans and bottles.  Frequently I will do initial color coat with spray can and a finish coat with airbrush, sanding in between with fine (600 or above) sandpaper.

Ditto on Dons remarks.  just used Testor 1245 gloss white on my dc6, but I'll admit it was a rattle can.

My personal preference is Tamiya white primer. It goes on well and covers nicely and stays white. It has a flat finish so you'll need to gloss coat befoe decals.

Cheers, Aaron

This may be just me, but I have had pretty horrible luck with Tamiya white. It seems to not cover well at all unless it has a very nice coat of white primer underneath it.

Testors has always worked for me.

I am partial, myself, to Testors enamels, so I just use the Testors gloss white, which is a very neutral white.  I have now found a good white primer, which will simplify white paint jobs a bit (I used to use Krylon sandable primer, which is medium gray).

The Krylon looks good, but I don't think it's sold in the UK. But is anybody able to confirm or deny that this: http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_155208_langId_-1_categoryId_165505 - is the same stuff as "Halfords Appliance White"

Don't know if you can get it in the UK but I like Krylon Fusion in satin white. Sticks well directly to the styrene and accepts Future well.