Tamiya ferrari red??
Vagabond_se7en
01-14-2003, 01:38 PM
I'm sorry for the n00b question but I got a Tamiya Ferrari F50 for X-Mas but the manual only gives the tamiya color code for the yellow version and I would like it in ferrari red. So does anybody know the code for what red it is cuz they have several reds in spraycans, TS-??
Veyron
01-14-2003, 01:47 PM
TS 8 Italian Red. You need to spray the yellow body with white primer first or the TS 8 will have an orange tint to it if sprayed directly on the yellow plastic.:)
Vagabond_se7en
01-14-2003, 01:49 PM
Thx man, does it have to be a white primer, can't I use the standard grey primer Tamiya has cuz I have a lot of these cans still laying around?
hirofkd
01-14-2003, 01:59 PM
Originally posted by Vagabond_se7en
Thx man, does it have to be a white primer, can't I use the standard grey primer Tamiya has cuz I have a lot of these cans still laying around?
You might want to experiment what gray does to red on a scrap plastic, or the cap of spray, but to cut the story, gray darkens red, and it looks like one of those blood red of Alfa Rromeo.
Thx man, does it have to be a white primer, can't I use the standard grey primer Tamiya has cuz I have a lot of these cans still laying around?
You might want to experiment what gray does to red on a scrap plastic, or the cap of spray, but to cut the story, gray darkens red, and it looks like one of those blood red of Alfa Rromeo.
Vagabond_se7en
01-14-2003, 02:42 PM
I'll go w the white primer, thx for the advice guys
God|Zilla168
01-14-2003, 03:20 PM
if you don't have white primer here is a little trick that i did. prime it with the normal grey once dry lightly sanded to smooth out the orange peel. then spray a fine light coat of white when I say fine I mean just enough to cover most of the grey. let dry then do another quick sanding then apply the ferrari red or the bright red and you get a nice result.
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