Priming with a spray can

I use Testors flat white(rattle can) as a primer on everything but vinyl kits. All paints I use stick to it(testor enamls and acrylics, tamiya, citidel(games workshop). Vinyl models require an acrylic paint as a primer.
John
helicopters don't fly, they beat the air into submission

The Tamiya primer in rattle cans is enamel and it's what I use most of the time. There are two kinds "Surface Primer" (gray) and "Fine Surface Primer" (white). Get the "Fine" one if you can since it seems to have smaller pigment. I'm not sure if the colors are specific, but all of the "Fine" I've gotten has been white.

Enamel or acrylic sticks to it just fine. Haven't tried laquer, but I suspect it would work fine as well.

ok, thanks guys!

QUOTE: Originally posted by MusicCity The Tamiya primer in rattle cans is enamel and it's what I use most of the time. There are two kinds "Surface Primer" (gray) and "Fine Surface Primer" (white). Get the "Fine" one if you can since it seems to have smaller pigment. I'm not sure if the colors are specific, but all of the "Fine" I've gotten has been white. Enamel or acrylic sticks to it just fine. Haven't tried laquer, but I suspect it would work fine as well.

Actually the Tamiya spray cans are lacquer based which makes them pretty much bullet proof for anything you choose to apply over it..

Spray with them outside and with a mask as they are very smelly and can irritate your throat really badly

cheers

Mike

QUOTE: Actually the Tamiya spray cans are lacquer based

You are right ... somewhere I got the idea that they are enamel, but when I looked at the can it doesn't say what it is. Tamiya's site doesn't either, but several places on the internet that list them say they are laquer. I guess I just assumed that they are enamel, but I was apparently wrong. Thanks for pointing that out.

My mate found that out the hard way after carefully priming his old Revell 1:32 Me262 with Humbrol enamel and sprayed a slightly heavy coat of Luftwaffe Blue over it. Within 5 minutes the enamel primer had bubbled up and Graham was not a happy modeller anymore!

Excellent paints though, I love the AS-12 BMF paint, looks great!

cheers

Mike

I've just started priming my armor with Tamiya flat black lacquer from a can. Seemed to go on in a nice thin coat. So far, so good and it gave a nice depth when very thin dark yellow was airbrushed over it in several thin layers. We'll see how everything turns out.

QUOTE: Originally posted by Copterguy I've just started priming my armor with Tamiya flat black lacquer from a can. Seemed to go on in a nice thin coat. So far, so good and it gave a nice depth when very thin dark yellow was airbrushed over it in several thin layers. We'll see how everything turns out.

works well, I use the same technique when I build armour between my more usual aircraft models

cheers

Mike

i like to use the testors boyd primers
seem to work for me
gian

I use Citadel Colors from the Games Workshop spray cans. This stuff is amazing to me. It seems to shrink or evaporate when it dries and you loose no small details no matter how much you spray on the model. (I have had it pool up in places and when dry be gone with the detail showing through)
It can be a little pricey, but you can spray more kits with it than with Tamiya's cans. Plus to me it is easier to control than Tamiya's spray cans.

Hope this helps

Paul

Citadel Skull White is fantastic as a primer for white finished models. In two passes the model is covered. I lightly burnish between coats with a cloth or fine wet and dry, then use TS-45 Pure White for the final coats.

cheers

Mike