SEARCH FINESCALE.COM

Enter keywords or a search phrase below:

experiment with Tamiya Surface Primer

712 views
3 replies
1 rating 2 rating 3 rating 4 rating 5 rating
mgh
  • Member since
    May 2011
  • From: Utah County, Utah
experiment with Tamiya Surface Primer
Posted by mgh on Tuesday, February 18, 2014 11:21 AM

I bought a bottle of this a few months back, only to find that I could not thin it with alcohol as I do with their acrylics.  Yesterday I did a test, thinning the primer with hardware store lacquer thinner, and thinning with mineral spirits.  I airbrushed both onto the front of an old CD case, which is very smooth; I think smoother than most styrene.  Today, after curing a little less than 24 hours, I put blue painters tape and Tamiya tape over the primer, and burnished the tape down well.  I gave both tapes a good strong pull off, and neither pulled any primer with them.

The lacquer thinned primer was noticeably rougher than the part thinned with mineral spirits.

I hope to airbrush some acrylic over this test area today or tomorrow as part of my experiment. 

  • Member since
    August 2005
  • From: Sydney, Australia
Posted by Phil_H on Tuesday, February 18, 2014 4:50 PM

You can't thin it with Iso, but you can with denatured alcohol (unless they have changed the formula). I very much doubt that it would mix easily with mineral spirits though.

  • Member since
    December 2011
Posted by Chrisk-k on Tuesday, February 18, 2014 5:52 PM

Tamiya primers are excellent.  I wish they made a black primer.

Iwata HP-CS | Iwata HP-CR | Iwata HP-M2 | H&S Evolution | Iwata Smart Jet + Sparmax Tank

mgh
  • Member since
    May 2011
  • From: Utah County, Utah
Posted by mgh on Tuesday, February 18, 2014 11:20 PM
Phil_H

I very much doubt that it would mix easily with mineral spirits though.

I am inclined to agree with you today. I went to put a topcoat on today, and the airbrush was clogged up. I used the primer/mineral spirits last yesterday.
JOIN OUR COMMUNITY!

Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account.

SEARCH FORUMS
FREE NEWSLETTER
By signing up you may also receive reader surveys and occasional special offers. We do not sell, rent or trade our email lists. View our Privacy Policy.