Tamiya spray cans?

mech · Post by **mech** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 2:30 pm

Have any of you fine folks used their spray cans? I was wondering if they are equivalent to Testors. What about pearls in a rattle can?
Tips and tricks also helpful.

thanks

j

Saturn · Post by **Saturn** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 2:55 pm

Way better than Testors. Acrylic Lacquer- so they're slightly hotter, but they're thinner than Testors enamel rattle cans. Never dealt with pearlescent colors, but their gloss and metallic colors are top notch. Only problem I ran into (once) is that the color in the can didn't match the cap color. I shot Nato Black on a Bandai Tumbler last year- and it's more green than black.

Standard rattle can rules IMO. I've decanted and bottled several of my favorite Tamiya rattle can colors so I can shoot em through an airbrush. Yes, I like them that much.

robiwon · Post by **robiwon** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 3:38 pm

Tamiya rattle cans are great. But like Saturn said may not match the cap. I just shot an Impala with their white primer (which was white) and then used their gloss white over that. The gloss white had a definite yellow tint to it. I used their semi-gloss black for my Keatonmobile and think that that color is the best for that car. The paint lays down thin so watch for runs if your heavy handed. Practice first if your used to Testors rattle cans. You have to change your style with the Tamiya cans. I will be using their pearl white on my Refit.

BERT aka MODEL MAKER · Fri Apr 06, 2007 3:53 am

I knew it

I have 2 cans of Tamiya that the caps are the exact colors i need but the tamiya color chart shows the "haze gray" almost a light greenish color

the cap looks exactly like testors medium gray

The 2 cans are still sealed and i can return them unopened. I saw my dealer had tamiya medium gray yesterday, and i may swap the paint out. I have wondered about the cap color not matching the paint inside the can. anyone ever spray the " haze gray ?
Hi Robiwon

Kylwell · Post by **Kylwell** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 8:17 pm

Saturn wrote:I shot Nato Black on a Bandai Tumbler last year- and it's more green than black. ...

As a note, NATO Black is a very dark green.

intergalacticthingamejig · Mon Jul 16, 2007 11:30 am

The Tamiya paints must smell better...surely!?

After two full days of using Tamiya my head feels a tad trippie

Yoda Jammies · Post by **Yoda Jammies** » Sun Aug 29, 2010 11:13 am

(did a search on the site, as well as Google and didn't find my answer. This was the thread closest to my question. Apologies if it has been answered a zillion times.)

Question.

Can you spray Testors MM Acrylic over a coat of Tamiya rattlecan paint (I believe the rattlecan is a lacquer)?

I have a large surface to cover that a rattle can would make easier, but I do not want any issues with compatability when I go back and detail with Testors MM Acrylic.

THANKS!

Jammies

Kylwell · Post by **Kylwell** » Sun Aug 29, 2010 12:12 pm

Acrylic over lacquer (Tamiya cans are synthetic lacquer based) isn't a problem.

Rocketeer · Post by **Rocketeer** » Tue Aug 31, 2010 8:39 am

Tamiya rattlecans are the paint God would make if he were in the paint business.

That said, I did have problems with the gloss clear attacking decals on a Rambler model I built. It seemed to soften and shrink them. I finally (fourth try) applied the first couple coats very lightly, then the later ones more heavily, and got around the problem. Incidentally, that was several years ago and no sign of yellowing!

DaveVan · Post by **DaveVan** » Tue Aug 31, 2010 10:36 am

I have about every color on hand right now...multiples of many. (3 hours to the hobby shop!) I have never noticed the color/cap issue. No molded plastic is going to be the exact same as the paint....but Tamiya caps are a lot closer than anyone else s. I stopped using my air brush about 15 years ago when Tamiya cans hit the USA. I do dry mine in a food dehydrator but they dry fast anyway.....I am just impatient....and often spray one color over another.