to prime or not to prime, that is the question

namrednef wrote:

Personally, I have found that most paint troubles I experience occur on unprimed or unwashed plastic.

Does apply primer ever cause problems?  'cause I agree, not priming sure can.

I prime everything I paint. I use Tamiya rattle can fine surface primer which is a lacquer and fills in small scratches and in general does a great job. Without using your airbrush. It dries fairly quickly, and takes any kind of paint on top, but particularly light colours such as white or yellow. Any metalizers look much better too. So for my I say yes, prime.

Rich

Ah, heck. Spray it!

The only time is use primer is to find or hide seam work. OR, if I need to mask where acrylics will be sprayed. Acryls don't stick to plastic worth a hoot.

Personally, I have found that most paint troubles I experience occur on unprimed or unwashed plastic.