| OSL2000 | 09 Apr 2018 1:43 p.m. PST |
Hello i have heard lots of different ideas regarding what to use for a primer for soft plastic figures, i was curious what the TMP forum uses for primer? Thanks |
| OSL2000 | 09 Apr 2018 1:43 p.m. PST |
Hello i have heard lots of different ideas regarding what to use for a primer for soft plastic figures, i was curious what the TMP forum uses for primer? Thanks |
| Tom Reed | 09 Apr 2018 2:11 p.m. PST |
I've had great success with Gesso. |
Dave Jackson  | 09 Apr 2018 2:17 p.m. PST |
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| Dave Jackson | 09 Apr 2018 2:21 p.m. PST |
Google this and you'll result in many sites that discuss the issue: primer for 1/72 plastic figures |
| bobspruster | 09 Apr 2018 2:26 p.m. PST |
I've had good results with Valspar plastic primer for spraying. Brushing I've been using gesso. |
| MajorB | 09 Apr 2018 2:34 p.m. PST |
I use Humbrol enamel paint as a primer. |
| Cardinal Ximenez | 09 Apr 2018 5:13 p.m. PST |
A quick coat of watered down Elmers white glue then any flat spray paint or if you can't spray, Tamiya flat black, gray or white depending on your preference, brushed on. |
| Talisman | 09 Apr 2018 5:43 p.m. PST |
Black gesso works for me. |
| Bunkermeister | 09 Apr 2018 6:09 p.m. PST |
I use the Rustoleum 2x Primer paint in gray or white, usually the gray. But it at Wal-Mart only a few bucks, lasts a long time.
Mike Bunkermeister Creek
bunkermeister.blogspot.com |
| Timbo W | 09 Apr 2018 8:25 p.m. PST |
I wash them in 50% washing up liquid, dry then seal with 50% pva white glue then undercoat with car spray |
| Dexter Ward | 10 Apr 2018 2:18 a.m. PST |
Artist's Acrylic, straight from the tube.
Makes a nice solid coat which stays flexible. |
| OSL2000 | 10 Apr 2018 6:22 a.m. PST |
Thanks for all the comments |
| Dave Jackson | 10 Apr 2018 7:39 a.m. PST |
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 miniMo | 10 Apr 2018 8:17 a.m. PST |
I love the Krylon paints and they work fine on soft plastics. I've come to hate Rustoleum and Valspar. The paint itself is fine, but the nozzles clog up pretty solidly |
| Tony S | 10 Apr 2018 2:58 p.m. PST |
I've always wondered about trying the automotive primers that are meant for flexible plastic bumpers and similar. I'm thinking they seem to be made for adhering paint to a flexible substrate. Anybody ever try them? |
| Martin Rapier | 10 Apr 2018 3:24 p.m. PST |
Give them a good wash and then slather them in diluted PVA. Stiffens them up and paint sticks really well. |
| davbenbak | 10 Apr 2018 5:58 p.m. PST |
You can get spray Gesso at Hobby Lobby. The stuff really soaks up acrylic paints and works great with Hat soft plastic. You then might want to seal with "The Dip" which is an entirely different thread. |
| Prince Lupus | 11 Apr 2018 12:16 p.m. PST |
I've used most of the above and they all work. I've found that a good varnish is as important to keep the paint on |
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