Tamiya Surface Primer roughly equal to Mr. Surfacer

macfrank · Post by **macfrank** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 9:05 pm

I recently ran out of Mr. Surfacer 1000 and just couldn't find it in stock anywhere online. So, I gave Tamiya Liquid Surface Primer a try. It's a lot like Mr. Surfacer 1000 - same color, same filling capability, etc. It smells differently, so it may use a different solvent, but it comes off nicely with denatured alcohol.

It's a good replacement/option if Mr. Surfacer 1000 isn't available. I haven't tried spraying it, though.

There are rattle can and a white version available, but I haven't tried them.

Frank

Ti Raven · Post by **Ti Raven** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 9:19 pm

Thanks for the info... always nice for folks to know that they have options.

USSARCADIA · Post by **USSARCADIA** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 2:10 pm

That is good to know as Mr Surfacer is scarce lately. I used to get it from Best1 Hobby but they seem to have closed up shop. Thanks for the test results. I'll see if Hobby People has the Tamiya stuff.

Blappy · Post by **Blappy** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 12:40 am

Tamiya's primer is re-badged Gunze Mr.Surfacer. Just like their airbrushes are re-badged Iwatas.

Zen-Builder · Post by **Zen-Builder** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 12:49 am

Blappy wrote:Tamiya's primer is re-badged Gunze Mr.Surfacer. Just like their airbrushes are re-badged Iwatas.

WRONG, they simply come from the same factory and are packaged differently.

The "Factory" in japan produces airbrushes and compressors for Tamiya, Iwata, Gunze, Wave, Olympus, Holstein, BB　Ｒｉｃｈ,etc。

You just pay a different price depending on name put on goods. Same as for electronic goods and t-shirts in europe. Name-brands and no-name brands come of the same assembly-line.

In short most of the goods sold worldwide come from a few factories and simply have put different labels put on.

Same way most model supplies are repackaged industrial/medical/etc supplies with a jacked up price.

Neither of which is a secret.

Blappy · Post by **Blappy** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 9:05 am

Zen-Builder wrote:
Blappy wrote:Tamiya's primer is re-badged Gunze Mr.Surfacer. Just like their airbrushes are re-badged Iwatas.
WRONG, they simply come from the same factory and are packaged differently.

The "Factory" in japan produces airbrushes and compressors for Tamiya, Iwata, Gunze, Wave, Olympus, Holstein, BB　Ｒｉｃｈ,etc。

You just pay a different price depending on name put on goods. Same as for electronic goods and t-shirts in europe. Name-brands and no-name brands come of the same assembly-line.

In short most of the goods sold worldwide come from a few factories and simply have put different labels put on.

Same way most model supplies are repackaged industrial/medical/etc supplies with a jacked up price.

Neither of which is a secret.

Well phrase it however you want. Like I said, it's the same stuff.

macfrank · Post by **macfrank** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 9:40 am

Blappy wrote:Tamiya's primer is re-badged Gunze Mr.Surfacer. Just like their airbrushes are re-badged Iwatas.

That's great to know, since it's easier to find than Mr. Surfacer and I don't have an auto paint store nearby that carries the Dupont 131S primer (probably don't need it in gallons, either).

Lt. Z0mBe · Post by **Lt. Z0mBe** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 9:32 pm

Blappy wrote:Tamiya's primer is re-badged Gunze Mr.Surfacer. Just like their airbrushes are re-badged Iwatas.

Really? Any place where we could see equivalencies? For instance the Tamiya "XX" is the Iwata "YY."

I appreciate the help.

Kenny

Zen-Builder · Post by **Zen-Builder** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 9:48 pm

Lt. Z0mBe wrote: Really? Any place where we could see equivalencies? For instance the Tamiya "XX" is the Iwata "YY."

Also interested in that info.
I know that most of the AB from the "Factory" can share spares.

A friend bought an olympus crown cap for his Iwata.