Cobra Colors and other paints

[willimo]

I'm have a bit of a quandry.

I want to do a 2-tone paint job, with a Cobra Colors paint as one coat and a Tamiya spray as the other.

Cobra Colors bills their paints as automotive - and I've had good experiences cutting automotive touch-up paint with lacquer thinner and spraying TS over them, but reading Cobra Colors site, they are listed as containing "acrylic polymers" or some such, making them superior to hobby paints.

Does this mean they are acrylic paints? Or lacquer paints with acrylic polymers in it?

Short version: Will it be safe to spray TS over a Cobra Colors paint, and then the Cobra Colors clearcoat over that?

[Amazon]

Honestly i don`t know, but why not try the old modelling saying." Try on a scrap piece first".
On that piece you can try your Cobra Colors with various clears and polishes!
Good luck!

[Vric]

for my experience, Lacker go over everything BUT Enamel. so you should be ok even if it's Acrylic.

[Cobra Colors]

It's safe to spray Tamiya paint over Cobra Colors or most other automotive paint as long as it's thoroughly dry. If solvents that are still evaporating out of the Cobra Colors finish are covered by any layer of paint that inhibits that from happening, that's where you can encounter problems with bubbling or cracking in the future. Give it at least three or four days to dry and you should have no trouble.

For applying the clearcoat over the Tamiya paint, I'd recommend you start with light coats. There's a chance that a heavy coat that stays wet for a while might eat into the Tamiya paint.

[Veyron]

All automotive lacquers are acrylic these days, I think.

[CADguy]

Leons advice is correct. Tamiya won't have a problem OVER CC paint, if the CC paint is cured a couple/few days.

You can also use Tamiya clear over the whole thing. I have used both Tamiya clear, and CC clear over CC paint, but I haven't used CC clear over Tamiya paint.

I'd recommend the Tamiya clear, I think it's easier to polish. CC clear gives a better looking finish, but can be a challenge to polish.

[willimo]

Thanks for all the help guys! Very informative. I guess I had good timing with this thread, as Leon seems to be lurking around a bit now. Thanks for your advice - I was already prepared to let them sit for a good while between colors. Thanks for the headsup on the clear, I like light coats, the don't tend to eat anything (decals included). I have CC clear on hand, and no money for a can of Tamiya, so I guess I'll be the guinea pig. Tamiya doesn't sell their clear (lacquer) in a bottle, do they?