zero paints on tamiya paints?

[gordonli1]

Oh ive got the equipments to get started
compressor, air brush, primer, sandpaper (400, 800 and 1500grit) plus other tools and stuff...lol

hence thats why i said modelling isnt a 'cheap hobby'

[klutz_100]

Well, don't forget to add a ton of thinners to that list!

[gordonli1]

taking about thinners, i am just looking online for some now, i think i am going for isopropyl alcohol 99% pure grade. (rather than the 70% lower grade)

[Some_Kid]

I've got a question. For zero 2k clear, after using it can I clean my airbrush with laquer thinner or do I need something especially for 2k?

And Klutz are you sure you can use zero 2k clear over tamiya acylics.

[gordonli1]

thats what my friend recommended using, zero 2k clear..well on ebay, i 'think' u can get the same stuff but like 5L of it for £50, trying searching 2k lacquer or something =p

[klutz_100]

Originally Posted by Some_Kid

And Klutz are you sure you can use zero 2k clear over tamiya acylics.

I didn't say that you could.

[Some_Kid]

Originally Posted by klutz_100

I didn't say that you could.

I guess I read that wrong. Do you know anyway?

[IanHug]

Originally Posted by Some_Kid

I've got a question. For zero 2k clear, after using it can I clean my airbrush with laquer thinner or do I need something especially for 2k?

I've tried Zero 2K over TS26 (pure white) - didn't go well. Turned it yellow in parts. Think I'd have been ok with very light coats but I'll not try it again.

The Zero thinner should clean the brush but I always keep some Badger airbrush cleaner close - shifts just about anything even when it's dry. It's extremely aggressive so be careful with it.

Any body noticed how Armour modelers get away with just about any mix of paints? Including hair spray and floor polish

[shonin]

if zero cant go over tamiya acrylics, can tamiya acrylics go over zero?

[MPWR]

Originally Posted by IanHug

Any body noticed how Armour modelers get away with just about any mix of paints? Including hair spray and floor polish

That's because for armour modelers crappy looking paint is a bonus, not a problem. They're building vehicles to look like they have been through a war, not just come from a dealer showroom. It's a big difference. Since we usually want things to come out perfect, it's best to go with a 'do it right' approach, instead of the 'whatever works' approach that they can get away with.

if zero cant go over tamiya acrylics, can tamiya acrylics go over zero?

Yes, it is safe to apply Tamiya acrylics over Zero.

[thijs37]

Acrylics cant be used over zero if you want to lacquer it with 2k lacquer of zero paint!

Zero paint is nothing more than Automotive base paint that you have lacquer and is in fact a 2k base matt paint that needs a lacquer this is called a paint system

if you want to introduce another paint system like Acrylics than you are asking for problems! Most Acrylics cant handle a 2k lacquer! you can spray acrylics over 2k but not the other way around....its all got to do with your Lacquer! 2k very aggressive! because of thinners used! so Other paints and plastic can react
Acrylics very Gentle because of the thinners used in that

Plastics cant handle 2k systems well!! that's why you need to primer you model...to prevent plastic reacting to the base color

My hint/tip is: try every step on a unused piece of plastic (inside of cowling or body parts piece of sprue!) just to see what the effects will be with your particular paints! Whats a day trying things out? against three or four days repairing paint problems or worst case scenario stripping your model

i always try things on a piece of plastic before using new paint or filler or whatever just to see how it will react,,,better safe than sorry! and you learn what works and what doesn't work

So try every step before you spray your model
Silver over black, black over silver, spray them with different kinds of lacquer

Hope this will help in understanding your paint (try things and learn...everybody has different effects!...paint can react so very different from person to person, different ways of spraying, different amount of thinners used...different kind of thinners used weather conditions etc etc...what works for me..does not have to work for you!)

[John18d]

would you newbies stop answering 6 year old posts?????

John