discussion Priming for White Paint

[Guest]

Hello folks,


I'm currently bulding the Tamiya 1/20 race car. The sprue colors are white, and the final paint will also white (Racing WHite) to be precise. What primer color should I use to achieve great white color end result? 


Thanks for any suggestions or inputs.


Cheers

 

[BarryW]

White!


The white Stynylrez primer covers very well.  In fact you might just use that for the colour.  If you need it gloss, gloss varnish it, or if matt matt varnish it.

 

[Guest]

White!


The white Stynylrez primer covers very well.  In fact you might just use that for the colour.  If you need it gloss, gloss varnish it, or if matt matt varnish it.

Thanks Barry,


Isn't it a bit difficult to paint/prime white on white?   (That's my real problem to be honest  :$ )


Or should I just spray it on?!

 

[BarryW]

Why not just use the white primer? 


White is white after all - its not as if its an aircraft that needs to show wear, fading and dirt.


White is al;ways difficult because of coverage but the Stynylrez cover better than most.

 

[Ian M]

On the few occasions I have had white plastic that needed to be painted white I have tried a couple of things.


Use a light grey primer..Then spray with white top coat.
Adjust the light so that you can see the wetness of the primer if using white primer..
Daft as this one sounds it worked rather good. Prime it black! Yes black. You will very easily see any thin spots and the result is actually very white.I read it in an article some place and tried it just for the hell of it. I was rather surprised at how well it worked. Jut do not expect it to work in one go. Lots of thin coats.


White can be a bugger at times and is only surpassed by yellow! LOL

 

[Guest]

Black primer then build up the white topcoat over that.  Sounds wrong but it works.

 

[Guest]

thanks folks, I might try the black method

 

[BarryW]

I missed the white sprue bit....   that said on my Academy F4 I did spray white over white and it was not an issue.

 

[tr1ckey66]

Depends on the effect you want. If you want shading then a coloured primer would be the way to go, and you can make the shading effect more subtle by applying more top coats. If however you require a showroom finish (I would say that most automotive subjects fall into this category) then white primer would be the way to go. Tamiya do an excellent fine white primer that I've used on many cars/spacecraft and even as a base for flesh tones on larger figures.


Hope this helps


Cheers


Paul