Tamiya Italian Red? Which primer?

Which primer is it best to spray Tamiya Italian Red over? Grey or white or does it not make much diference?

I would use white primer :grinyes:

White would be your best.

Tamiya Italian red is just like any other red paint, it will show the color underneath it.
There is a thread somewhere about which details all the paint colors that will show the color underneath.

White.

White or pink (if you can find it) I read somewhere that Ferrari uses pink primer to make the red more vibrant. Grey will just make it look :gay:

Gray primer, white primer, pink paint and red paint, each with very thin coat. That's how I usually paint a car red.

Alright Matt, wher've you been, England.

I used white on my Veilside Silvia without any problems whatsoever.
Mike :sunglasse

If you want to get fancy, you can tint your primer so it's close to the final color coat. But i would think white should work good, grey would sort of change the color of the red.

Used pink primer.. I used it on my YZF500, the pic shows the results.. only one layer of mist coat..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v289/biting_point/Scale%20Models/picssss018.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v289/biting_point/Scale%20Models/juz_one_layer.jpg

Pink primer is a good choice.
White is nice too.
gray will give a dark look to it (maybe way too dark)

Thanks people. Looks like white then! I thought white might make it look pink though. Doesn't seem to be the case at all.

Italian red is a dark red. it won't look like pink

Bright Red is lighter and more red/orange (fine for newer Ferrari)

:1: for white.

White

I build alot of Ferrari's and i have always used Model Master Acryl #4631 Italian Red over yellow paint over gray primer. I think its very close.

I build alot of Ferrari's and i have always used Model Master Acryl #4631 Italian Red over yellow paint over gray primer. I think its very close.

iiiiiin ter est ing. *rubbing chin*

White or pink (if you can find it) I read somewhere that Ferrari uses pink primer to make the red more vibrant. Grey will just make it look :gay:
Completly unimportant but only a little correction, Ferrari uses orange primer for their red-painted cars. I´m also going with white primer on my Ducati.

Regards, Fredrik

For Humbrol's red #19 I tried orange as a base coat and it gives a very nice red hue. I'm using that for a Fujimi 288 GTO. For the Tamiya italian red I've used their white primer with good results.

Niclas

Yeah, for the brighter, modern Scuderia Rosso a yellow or orange base is a great idea, really gives maximum brightness to the finish. However if you are looking for a more traditional scarlet, Rosso Corsa and older, then the pink primer would be the way to go. Either way the rule is - whatever looks right to your eye must be right.