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Post by indydog on Aug 25, 2023 22:37:00 GMT -5
Me and Tamiya paints just don't get along.
I thought TS-34 Camel Yellow was a fairly bright yellow. I sprayed my Wasp and it came out a dull mustard color. I guess shooting over a gray primer was a bad idea.
Now I have to strip and repaint. I'm gonna try the Testors East Lift Off that Michael suggested. Buy more TS-34 and Tamiya white primer.
God, I wish there was a decent hobby shop in Indy.
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Post by Calvin on Aug 25, 2023 23:53:20 GMT -5
Using tamiya paint is very straightforward.
Clean your surface
Scuff your surface
Clean your surface
Always use Tamiya white primer before any color coat.
One light coat of color
2 medium coats
That's really it
Once a person understands the rules for using Tamiya paint then you'll go 15 years like I have without paint drama.
I've literally not had any kind of paint drama for 15 years since understanding the fundamentals of Tamiya paint.
I'm not bragging as I spent the first 8 years of my modeling career blowing up paint jobs 😂🤐 (Testors enamel and garbage hardware store paint)
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Post by kyledehart5 on Aug 26, 2023 5:14:12 GMT -5
Me and Tamiya paints just don't get along. I thought TS-34 Camel Yellow was a fairly bright yellow. I sprayed my Wasp and it came out a dull mustard color. I guess shooting over a gray primer was a bad idea. Now I have to strip and repaint. I'm gonna try the Testors East Lift Off that Michael suggested. Buy more TS-34 and Tamiya white primer. God, I wish there was a decent hobby shop in Indy. Freaking hobby wasteland around here. Sorry that happened to you. |
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Post by IndyCarModels on Aug 26, 2023 8:41:26 GMT -5
You guys should live in Montana. Closest hobby shop is 250 miles away.
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Post by Calvin on Aug 26, 2023 10:18:38 GMT -5
You guys should live in Montana. Closest hobby shop is 250 miles away. I know that feeling when I was a kid living in Eastern Oregon. Now I have Tamiya paint 10mins away and 4 hobby stores within 15mins. |
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Post by indydog on Aug 26, 2023 20:48:24 GMT -5
I think I might just paint it yellow and the hell with it.
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Post by arcticwolf on Aug 26, 2023 22:11:00 GMT -5
I think I might just paint it yellow and the hell with it. Grab a piece of scrap plastic and try this:
Tamiya Red Oxide primer
2 light coats of TS 16 plus 1 coat Testors clear
Might be worth a shot.
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Post by Calvin on Aug 26, 2023 23:40:26 GMT -5
How in the world did you get Tamiya Yellow to cover red oxide primer? 🤔 now this is unbelievable to me.
Why use red oxide primer? It seems like it would be working against you?
Tamiya has never covered darker colors very well.
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Post by indydog on Aug 27, 2023 5:26:12 GMT -5
? Tamiya has never covered darker colors very well. I think that's why mine didn't work... I put it over gray primer. |
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Post by arcticwolf on Aug 27, 2023 7:56:56 GMT -5
How in the world did you get Tamiya Yellow to cover red oxide primer? 🤔 now this is unbelievable to me. Why use red oxide primer? It seems like it would be working against you? Tamiya has never covered darker colors very well. That's the point Calvin, the red does show through. It darkens the yellow and gives it a deeper shade.
I use the red oxide quite often, it causes a subtle shift in TS8 for example, making my Ferraris a more accurate blood red shade. It's also easier to work with as I find the Tamiya white primer tends to shrink and crack a bit too easily, so I avoid it if I can.
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Post by billj on Aug 27, 2023 12:24:40 GMT -5
I wonder how old the paint was. I have had numerous Tamiya TS sprays go bad in the can. If they dry dull, pretty sure they are bad and no amount if shaking the can or heating it will make it better.
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