Primer questions

Greg

 

 

rocker286

I get it, some folks may want to give a model car that "it's being restored" look and finish an auto kit like it's simply waiting for a new paint job. But the company should have made that more clear on the bottle. I hope it didnt ruin your project!

 

 

That is exactly my understanding of why the color exists, if the stuff I've read about it over the years is correct. Right or wrong, I can attest that if the bottled stuff really is supposed to be a real primer, it most certainly doesn't work. (and as I alluded to, the Testors primer in the rattle can IS a real primer and works just fine).

Nice of you to ask about the fate of my project. I was a newbie here at the time, and everybody helped me salvage the project. It remains one of my favorite 'builds' to this day, and a real testamonial to the value of all the knowledge and good folk here.

Good luck with your priming and modeling adventures.

 

I was a teenager in the fifties.  Guys were really into hotrods and customs of that era.  There got to be a point where people just left their cars in primer, even when they were through working on it.  I guess it meant they were a customizer even if the car was so little modified it was hard to tell.  It became a meme among the guys, sort of an in thing.

rocker286

I get it, some folks may want to give a model car that "it's being restored" look and finish an auto kit like it's simply waiting for a new paint job. But the company should have made that more clear on the bottle. I hope it didnt ruin your project!

That is exactly my understanding of why the color exists, if the stuff I've read about it over the years is correct. Right or wrong, I can attest that if the bottled stuff really is supposed to be a real primer, it most certainly doesn't work. (and as I alluded to, the Testors primer in the rattle can IS a real primer and works just fine).

Nice of you to ask about the fate of my project. I was a newbie here at the time, and everybody helped me salvage the project. It remains one of my favorite 'builds' to this day, and a real testamonial to the value of all the knowledge and good folk here.

Good luck with your priming and modeling adventures.

Greg,

Your comment was more than ok- I appreciate the tip! That is very confusing that there's an acrylic called gray primer. I get it, some folks may want to give a model car that "it's being restored" look and finish an auto kit like it's simply waiting for a new paint job. But the company should have made that more clear on the bottle. I hope it didnt ruin your project! 

I was going to suggest same as Stik. He beat me to it, but I too think you'll be just fine.

On a side note, far as I know the Testors Gray Primer in the rattle can is enamel and works pretty ok. However, it is my understanding the the Model Master Acryic Gray Primer in the bottle isn't really primer at all, it is an acrylic color called gray primer. How confusing is that?

Several years ago I had a major incident with the latter, mistakenly believing it to be a proper primer, and haven't used it since.

Hope my unsolicited comment was ok, I know it is  beyond the scope of your question but felt compelled to toss it in there.

Thanks stikpusher! 

As long as the Testors primer is dried and cured, at least 24 hours, there should not be a problem spraying the Tamiya primer over it.