Today, fitting this in after a long list of chores, I sit down to prime some parts. I was looking forward to some good AB time. I open a new bottle of primer and after giving it a really good stir with my Badger mixer, I pour a good amount into the paint jar. Hmm... it looks good.
I go to the booth, attach the jar and fire off some test sprays. Uh oh. Is that splatter I see? It can't be. No way it can be. I look at the tip and the needle is loaded with paint. I wipe it and hit it again. Alas, more splatter. I look at the tip, the same deal. What on earth? I pull the needle and it was a mess. I remove the jar and the port into the AB was loaded. I remove the head and it was a mess. I look into the body of the AB, it was a mess. And when I say a mess, it was a gelatinous mess. I have never seen such a mess and I spent the next half hour cleaning the brush.
Returning to my bench I start a new batch. I experiment thinning with different batches using lacquer, IPA, and just water. The primer had a good milky viscosity but I could tell something is wrong. The paint had a fragmented appearance on the inner wall of the jar and the mixing stick was coming out clumpy. I did not attempt to spray that lobotomy.
And you are wondering what brand right? Answer: Stynylrez. I wanted to believe in this product but the product continues to fail me.
1. My first experience with this stuff was that the solution separated within the bottle, and this was a brand new purchase. After giving the clumpy goo a massive and extensive mix, I was able to use it. Initial tests were encouraging and I settled back into thinking I had received a bad batch.
2. Tired of fighting the reoccurring sludge, I ordered two more bottles, one gray, one white. Well, the gray settled out too, only not as bad as the first. As I continued to use from that bottle I started to have problems with it. I was not getting the nice finish I once got and clogging was on the increase as well.
3. For this project I wanted to use white primer, so I cracked open the new bottle. You already know the outcome from today's experience.
That is three strikes. Stick a fork in me, Stynylrez... you're out! In my opinion this stuff is trash and that is exactly where it's going. I know some of you have good luck with it, and more power to you. Me, I don't have time for this nonsence.
My kingdom for a good airbrushable primer. It looks like I have to go back to decanting Tamiya. If anyone has good luck with another product, I'd like to hear about it.
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