Automotive Forums .com - the leading automotive community online!
Become a fan of Igor Sushko on Facebook!
-
Please Register or Login to access: DriverSide DriverSide Home | Service & Repair | Car Prices | Parts & Accessories | Reviews & Advice | My Garage
Google  
Web AF
See Latest Posts
Access AF from your phone - point your mobile browser to http://m.automotiveforums.com
Go Back   Automotive Forums .com Car Chat > Automotive Art > Car Modeling
Car Modeling Share your passion for car modeling here! Includes sub-forum for "in progress" and "completed" vehicles.
Reply Show Printable Version Show Printable Version | Email this Page Email this Page | Subscription Subscribe to this Thread
 
Thread Tools
Old 08-06-2008, 04:49 PM   #1
renekingcrosby
AF Newbie
 
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: MG
Posts: 30
renekingcrosby Normal reputation
Primer & Paints

Hello there,

Do someone know if tamiya ts spray colors work with revell primer? It will be my first paintjob... so I have no experience!
What types of spray colors do you use??? DupliColor, Tamiya, Revell, etc.... What's the best?
Thank you!
René
renekingcrosby is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-06-2008, 08:22 PM   #2
MPWR
AF Tröll
 
MPWR's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Flying in circles
Posts: 3,459
MPWR +50
Re: Primer & Paints

If you can get Tamiya TS primer, do so and use it.

Tamiya lacquer is an excellent product, and I would definitely recommend it over anything else.
__________________
It's a rough job, but somebody has to screw it up



Sorry for my pöor Englisch!
MPWR is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 08-07-2008, 12:24 PM   #3
godfather23
AF Enthusiast
 
godfather23's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Rostock
Posts: 1,478
godfather23 +50
Re: Primer & Paints

Same here. When have the chance use Tamiya Acrylics Spray Paints. Their ability to dry very fast will help you a lot - something the Sprays from Revell really do not do for you (which makes it harder to avoid dust...)

Robert
godfather23 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-07-2008, 10:02 PM   #4
Didymus
AF Enthusiast
 
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Pasadena, California
Posts: 607
Didymus Normal reputation
Re: Primer & Paints

Quote:
Originally Posted by godfather23
Same here. When have the chance use Tamiya Acrylics Spray Paints. Their ability to dry very fast will help you a lot - something the Sprays from Revell really do not do for you (which makes it harder to avoid dust...)
I've never seen Tamiya Acrylics in spray cans, either locally in Southern California or on line. Tamiya's TS series spray-can paints are synthetic lacquers, and are excellent. They dry within minutes, and can be polished or sanded the next day.

I always use Tamiya spray-can surface primers under them. Unlike automotive primers, they go on very thin, so they don't cover fine detail. I use the grey primer first - for spotting and fixing problems - and then the white surface prime if my color coat will be red or any light color. All paints are transparent to some degree, so grey primer will deaden any light color you put over it. Except grey, of course!!

Ddms
Didymus is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-08-2008, 03:04 AM   #5
renekingcrosby
AF Newbie
 
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: MG
Posts: 30
renekingcrosby Normal reputation
Re: Primer & Paints

thanks a lot!
but whats the difference between AS and TS tamiya spraycans? Both are acrylic paints, aren't they? Couldn't see any difference on their site...
thanks again guys!
René
renekingcrosby is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-08-2008, 08:05 AM   #6
godfather23
AF Enthusiast
 
godfather23's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Rostock
Posts: 1,478
godfather23 +50
Re: Primer & Paints

Quote:
Originally Posted by Didymus
I've never seen Tamiya Acrylics in spray cans, either locally in Southern California or on line. Tamiya's TS series spray-can paints are synthetic lacquers, and are excellent. They dry within minutes, and can be polished or sanded the next day.
Yesterday seems to have not been my strongest day here on AF. You are riht - of course its sythetic lacquers I was reffering to.

Robert
godfather23 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-08-2008, 01:39 PM   #7
kaho
AF Enthusiast
 
kaho's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Calgary
Posts: 618
kaho Normal reputation
Re: Primer & Paints

Both TS and AS are lacquer paints. AS is just another line of paint made for certain aircraft colors. Looking at their airplane models in the Tamiya catalog it seems like those aircraft paints are not very glossy at all. Nothing that clear top coat won't fix.
kaho is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-08-2008, 08:49 PM   #8
Didymus
AF Enthusiast
 
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Pasadena, California
Posts: 607
Didymus Normal reputation
Re: Primer & Paints

Quote:
Originally Posted by kaho
Both TS and AS are lacquer paints. AS is just another line of paint made for certain aircraft colors. Looking at their airplane models in the Tamiya catalog it seems like those aircraft paints are not very glossy at all. Nothing that clear top coat won't fix.
They are great for semi-gloss engine and chassis parts, though. And they come in a huge range of colors.

Ddms
Didymus is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-11-2008, 12:59 PM   #9
bobss396
AF Enthusiast
 
bobss396's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: long island, New York
Posts: 1,341
bobss396 Normal reputation
Send a message via AIM to bobss396
Re: Primer & Paints

I like Tamiya primer with their spray paints. My other default primer for everything else is Duplicolor, go easy for the first coat, it can craze somme plastics.

Bob
bobss396 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-11-2008, 01:26 PM   #10
stevenoble
AF Enthusiast
 
stevenoble's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Doncaster
Posts: 2,052
stevenoble Normal reputation
Re: Primer & Paints

I really favor the Tamiya aerosol primers as well.They give such a nice finish and the perfect base for your colour coats.
__________________
Steve Noble
stevenoble is offline   Reply With Quote
 
 
 
 
Reply

POST REPLY TO THIS THREAD


Bookmarks
Go Back   Automotive Forums .com Car Chat > Automotive Art > Car Modeling

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »
Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 08:25 PM.

Google  
Web AF
Community Participation Guidelines | How to use your User Control Panel

Powered by: vBulletin | Copyright Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
no new posts