I had noticed over the course of browsing this site that Self Etching Automotive Primer keeps coming up, so I went and bought some the only problem is I could only find it in the rattle can. My question is if I spray it in a jar and run it through my airbrush will it work as well? Any particular psi good for this job and should I do one thick coat or several thin ones?
Just so you know I'm working on 1/2500 and 1/1400 scale Star Trek ships.
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I spray it right out of the can. And yes, you want to build up several thin coats. I usually just use the cheap dollar primer from Wal-Mart. One trick I learned, was to soak the can in a pan of hot water(not boiling) for about five to ten minutes before I spray. This helps produce a little finer mist, and develops a little higher pressure from the propellant.
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Photoguy hit the nail right on the head. The auto grey primers as well as sandable primers by Krylon and Rustolium are all very good basic primer straight out of the can.
When I worked at the model shop for Kenner that is all we ever used unless we has a truly small finely detailed subject then we switched to one of the white figure primers like the Floquil or Games workshop.
Again warming the paint is a must as the paint particles tend to cling to each other as the paint cools to room temp or below. Also, remember that most spray can propellants will cool down the can if used for a length of time. I keep a bucket of warm (NOT HOT! if you cannot keep your hand in the water it is too hot!) water handy when I prime my models. Frequently I will warm two cans and switch off halfway through to keep a consistent paint coat.
Of course, if you have an airbrush you can use a primer like one of the Mr. Surfacers, But I find that for most priming work I do not need to get out the AB and then have to deal with cleaning it.
Cheers,
Mark
When I worked at the model shop for Kenner that is all we ever used unless we has a truly small finely detailed subject then we switched to one of the white figure primers like the Floquil or Games workshop.
Again warming the paint is a must as the paint particles tend to cling to each other as the paint cools to room temp or below. Also, remember that most spray can propellants will cool down the can if used for a length of time. I keep a bucket of warm (NOT HOT! if you cannot keep your hand in the water it is too hot!) water handy when I prime my models. Frequently I will warm two cans and switch off halfway through to keep a consistent paint coat.
Of course, if you have an airbrush you can use a primer like one of the Mr. Surfacers, But I find that for most priming work I do not need to get out the AB and then have to deal with cleaning it.
Cheers,
Mark
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I think the best way would be to buy Duplicolor filler primer brand in the spray paint can. This has a fine spray nozzle,and can paint a very smooth finish without having to be sanded to remove orange peel! You can get this at autozone,advance auto,pep boys,kmart,or just about anywhere that sells automotive primer.