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    November 2005
Primer question
Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 22, 2005 2:29 PM
Im rebuilding a 67' mustang. I sanded and now I'm priming. Using testors white primer in a can I think the Tamiya stuff is better.. Some of the detail on the body got covered to thick with primer, ie..door handle, mustang lettering on rear, etc. What do you suggest I do for these areas? Getting ready to airbrush the body, using lacquer paint..
  • Member since
    March 2003
  • From: Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
Posted by maddafinga on Friday, April 22, 2005 8:00 PM
I'd strip those areas off if it were me. Then I'd re-prime, in several light coats, as light as possible. Then I'd paint the car. Maybe try decanting the primer into a jar, then transfer it to your airbrush with pipettes or something similar.
Madda Trifles make perfection, but perfection is no trifle. -- Leonardo Da Vinci Tact is for those who lack the wit for sarcasm.--maddafinga
  • Member since
    May 2003
  • From: Central USA
Posted by qmiester on Saturday, April 23, 2005 9:47 AM
If you're using a rattle can, try warming it with warm water before you spray from it. It raises the pressure somewhat but also thins the paint. Then apply two or three thin coats to your model.
Word of caution though. Don't use really hot water (if you can't put your hand into the water, don't use it), don't put the can in the water for more than 5 or 6 minutes max and don't leave it unattended while it's heating.
My buddy who taught me this trick once tried to speed things up. He had a small hot plate and a small cast iron pot that he used to shape styrene with. He decided to speed things up by heating the water to boiling and putting the spray can in the boiling water. Luckily, he shut the hot plate off before putting the can into the water. Unluckily, he left the room for a few minutes. He heard "a pop, a very short hiss and then the sound of something metallic bouncing around". The pressure in the can had risen until it blew the bottom of the can out and launched it like a rocket. Made a hell of a mess (to the room and his models). And in all the years I've known them, don't think I've ever seen his wife as mad as she was that day (lots of muttering about "justifiable homicide" and "idiotic males"). Of course, she was 8 months pregnant at the time and the room was going to be the babys.
Quincy
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