How to paint engine parts?

[John18d]

MPWR - makes some good points about Tamiya acrylics and Tamiya primer - I need to clear something up from my statements above - First I do NOT use acrylics - I use lacquers - enamels - and urethanes so a "Primer" sealer is absolutely necessary so that the solvents in the paints do NOT react with the plastics - then you have to take into account the layering of these different paints - which is Lacquers first enamels second acrylics or urethanes third - if you try to apply lacquers on top of enamels for instance the enamels will "craze" because of the solvents in the lacquers not being compatible with the solvents in the enamel.

Now remember that Tamiya TS Lacquers are NOT "true" lacquers they are "synthetic" lacquers so you might be able to get away with it now and then but you will never get away with it all the time when used out of sequence with other paint types.

You have to think always is what I am about to do worth destroying hours of work and preparation?????? when not following accepted paint rules and guidelines

John