Why does Tamiya hate me?

[speedphreak]

I had a bad problem 1 time with TS while painting my Tamiya SLR!!! Bad fisheye. It was Pearl Light Blue....ahh! Oh well.

-Chris

[Enzoenvy1]

Damn, I remember this post when it started. Since then, I have accumulated about $1000 more of Tamiya product. I think that hands down, nothing in our hobby compares. Sure there are better options for clears and putties, but I love Tamiya!!! Something had to of went wrong. They have been around for over 30 years. I doubt that you were their first. No other company has capitalized on the hobby like they have, that is why they are always coming up with new product.

[willster127]

I've had the same issue, only in the panel lines and recessed areas where the gases get trapped. The rest of the body look slike glass but is messed up in these other areas. I solved this by warming the can in warm water from the tap or by blowing it with the hair dryer before shooting, I think this thins the pant dwon enough that the degas can happen quicker and with a wetter paint so the bubbles don't form. Last week I was doing a quick build, didn't warm the paint and got the bubbles for the first time in a long time. In my opinion it is the best paint out there but like has been said earlier it needs to be sprayed differently than other automotive paints that we use. Stick with it though, you'll be glad you did!!!

[Enzoenvy1]

Originally Posted by willster127

I've had the same issue, only in the panel lines and recessed areas where the gases get trapped. The rest of the body look slike glass but is messed up in these other areas. I solved this by warming the can in warm water from the tap or by blowing it with the hair dryer before shooting, I think this thins the pant dwon enough that the degas can happen quicker and with a wetter paint so the bubbles don't form. Last week I was doing a quick build, didn't warm the paint and got the bubbles for the first time in a long time. In my opinion it is the best paint out there but like has been said earlier it needs to be sprayed differently than other automotive paints that we use. Stick with it though, you'll be glad you did!!!

Warm up every can of TS, and you will not have issues like this.

[Purpura Delujo]

Tamiya has always been bad for me going over other paint brands. I dunno about everyone else but I have never used primer under black tamiya and always got smooth shiny finishes. If I have used a base coat it has always been light or dark gun metal depending what colour the car is molded in.
I know what you mean on how expensive Tamiya is though for the amount of bodies you can get painted out of one can, it's stupid. The paint is good qulaity but not that good....

[cyberkid]

Originally Posted by tigeraid

But I think the price issue is the real deal breaker for me. I can buy huge cans of dupli-color for $9 cdn and get 7-8 cars out of them, vs 2 for a small Tamiya can that costs $9.99.

$9.99cdn...ouch. I get them for $4.65cdn (130TWD)...but, I live in Asia.
I'm starting to accumulate Gunze paints as they are better quality, cheaper, easier to use, and have a much larger selection of colors. I generally stick to the same brand when it comes to paint/primer.