primer's which is best

Alclad, never had any issues with that.

I have never used alclad , it's a lacquer right , do you have to mix it ?

love your least we forget too .

I went to Stynylrez two years ago and it's all I use now. No mixing other than shaking it up, shoot it straight from the bottle.If you try it, Clean your airbrush right away though, if it dries inside it's tough to get clean, more difficult than dried lacquer anyway..

I can't say which is best. For me Stynylrez seems to tick most of the boxes I need ticked.

oldermodelguy

I went to Stynylrez two years ago and it's all I use now. No mixing other than shaking it up, shoot it straight from the bottle.If you try it, Clean your airbrush right away though, if it dries inside it's tough to get clean, more difficult than dried lacquer anyway..

I can't say which is best. For me Stynylrez seems to tick most of the boxes I need ticked.

 

steve5

I have never used alclad , it's a lacquer right , do you have to mix it ?

love your least we forget too .

 

No, all the Alclad stuff can be straight straight from the bottle. Their primer comes in white grey and black.

Been using Tamiya Extra Fine or Mr Surfacer 1200,both in the rattlecan.

Another vote for Stynylrez. I've been using it for over a year and it works great under Tamiya Acrylics.

I use the Tamiya primers for plastic.  I find, however, it does not get a good grip on metals. For metal parts I use an automotive primer.  Rustoleum sandable primer works fair on metals too.

oldermodelguy

I went to Stynylrez two years ago and it's all I use now.

Me too. Love the stuff.

Used to use Tamiya Surface Primer and Alclad Primer. Haven't used either in couple years now.

If I want to put down a thick coat of primer I use Testors rattle can primer. If I want to put down a fine coat of primer I use Tamyia rattle can.

Greg

 

Me too. Love the stuff.

Used to use Tamiya Surface Primer and Alclad Primer. Haven't used either in couple years now.

I used Floquil and when they went out, went to rattle cans for a bunch of years. Now stynylrez, unless they screw it up I doubt I'll change from it. Shot some black styn today actually.

I use Tamiya's Fine Surface Primer, have never had any issues with it.  It covers well, so despite its relatively higher price, I find it goes a long way.

I also have used Rust-Oleum's primer, which also works OK, but it's not as finely-grained as Tamiya's primer.

And I have used WalMart's house brand, which was very reasonably priced, and covered well.  But I went through a batch of their rattlecans whose nozzles clogged up with half the can of paint left.  It wasn't the plastic nozzle top-it was a clog in the neck of the can.  So I stopped using it.

If you're not using rattlecans, then do you airbrush your primer coats, or do you apply them by hand?  There is no right or wrong, I'm just curious.

thank's for the input gentlemen , I have ordered some stynylrez metal primer and some ordinary acrylic grey primer , will see how it goes .I had honestly never heard of the brand .

baron , I like to use an airbrush , I get a much better finish . unfortunately we don't have a wallmart in aus , would love one . rattle cans here are about $16-$20 for the small one's , too rich for me .

Thanks, I asked because it wasn't clear from your original post.  You mentioned cost, and the cost of an airbrush upfront, and in terms of maintenance, can be more than rattlecans, depending on the timeframe.  But if you have to pay $20 for a can of primer, I can understand.  Rattlecans are nowhere near that price for me here in SE PA, even if I order online.