primers.... again...

[appleseed]

i recently went to a local model store today and i finally found some tamiya sprays! they were hidden in a locked cabinet behind the counter... but what i was really looking for was some spray primer. all they had was the citadel brand. what was curious was when i asked them about it, they told me that only the automotive primers were sandable. is this true? i have a can of old rustoleum spray primer and i wouldn't put that anywhere any of my plastic kits. so has anyone had any experience with the citadel primer and any truth to his claim that only automotive primer is sandable? thanks in advance.

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[djmr2]

go to walmart and get Kyrlon primer

the can usually tells u if it's sandable.

[fullbloodchop01]

i use either krylon primer or Painters Touch primer, no real problems but u just have to sand it before painting to get a good finish

[ZoomZoomMX-5]

If you can't find Tamiya primer (which is sandable, and much smoother than any other primer I've tried), I've heard that Plasitkote sandable primer is great. For colors, Duplicolor is preferred over Plastikote. I've used cheap Varsity sandable primer from Pep Boys, it works well but requires more sanding/polishing prior to color coats.

Anything stronger than Tamiya should be sprayed carefully, don't spray it on too wet in the first coats. Rustoleum is WAY too strong for plastic.

[giordano]

Hmmmm.....

so which one is the next best primer aside from tamiya??? duplicolor and is it compatible with tamiya TS panits???

Alex

[935k3]

If you can't get Tamiya's which is the smoothest primer I've seen, get Duplicolor's Primer-Sealer. It's different than the regular primer. It's very thin and lays down very smooth. It does seal other primers with a very smooth coat. Just make sure the can says Primer-Sealer. It's a very light gray color. If you have a car that had allot of bodywork done use Krylon first than sand it and seal it with a coat of the Duplicolor. I have used it under silver cars to perfection.

[appleseed]

i've had bad luck with automotive primers. they either kill the details or come out 'flakey'. i'll try the primer-sealer.

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