HurricanesFEC
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Preparing to paint a kato sd8mac with scalecoat II6oz spray can, do I really need primer?
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I don't have an air brush and plan use a spray can. Who has the best primer for plastic ?
IF you want the "best" primer, get yourself a can of Tamiya Fine Surface Primer. Yes, it is expensive, but, like anything else, you get what you pay for. I use the one in the rattle can, and it covers extremely well. One (maybe two) coats over black and the surface is pure white with very little fill. Adhesion properties are the best I've found, which is very important when doing brass.
Mark.
You can brush on a thin coat of testors gloss where the decals will set, since they need a glossy surface, then hit the area with dullcoat afterwards.
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The problem with that method, is that you will end up seeing where you applied the gloss even after you dull coat the entire thing. If you paint the shell with flat black, then brush on some gloss just where the decals are to go, that area will appear blacker than the rest. An overall coat of dull coat will never even this out - you will see a variation in the finish where you've dull coated over the flat finish and the gloss finish - it will never end up being the same.
Mark.