Tamiya paint

[speedphreak]

Hey everyone. Just primered my Celsior. Finally got it to sit right...Uhhgg wait a PITA! Anyways, like i said, i just primered with Duplicolor primer. I want to paint this one light gunmetal....Heres my problem...The primer is dark and so is the light gunmetal...so..I have some Tamiya Racing White and Silver Leaf...Which color should I put under the Light Gunmetal? Would the white give me a different effect than the silver leaf? Thanks!

-Chris

[360spider]

Light gunmetal covers really well, I don't think you need any base under it except the gray primer. Few mist coats, one wet coat, and couple of clear coats is all you need.

[MPWR]

What 360 said.

Shouldn't give you any trouble at all.

[Vric]

If you choose to use a base color, Silver Left cover very well (nearly as good as primer)

But I don'T think you will need it, unless your primer is Black.

[speedphreak]

Thanks for the replies...but what kind of effect could I get if I use the silver leaf underneath the light gunmetal? Would it brighten it up? If so, i wont do it then.

-Chris

[mn80228]

The Gunmetal covers very well.
You probably wouldn't be able to tell the difference between the white or the silver basecoat.
I would say you could just spray the gunmetal over the primer without any problems.

[sjelic]

almost all "metal" colours are not transparent at all so no effects at all no matter to the base colour.