426 pack Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 As the title says what is the difference between the tamiya AS and PS spray paints? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 AS is for Styrene, PS is for Polycarbonate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAT-T Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 CAN PS PAINT BE USED ON STYRENE, IF SO, WHAT TYPE OF CLEAR WOULD BE USED? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Sikora II Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 AS paints are aircraft colors. From my experience the AS paints work the same as the paints in Tamiya’s general TS line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPi-KM Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 11 hours ago, RAT-T said: CAN PS PAINT BE USED ON STYRENE, IF SO, WHAT TYPE OF CLEAR WOULD BE USED? It's made for r/c car bodies. You will need to use a primer over the plastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
av405 Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 1 hour ago, Don Sikora II said: AS paints are aircraft colors. From my experience the AS paints work the same as the paints in Tamiya’s general TS line. Same here. They go down just as good as TS paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Bacon Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 21 hours ago, RAT-T said: CAN PS PAINT BE USED ON STYRENE, IF SO, WHAT TYPE OF CLEAR WOULD BE USED? PS paints are “hotter” than TS or AS to key onto polycarbonate, which is chemically tougher than polystyrene. The paint layer is also more flexible, so it doesn’t flake off every time the RC body flexes or gets dinged. Bottom line is that they aren’t meant for styrene kits and using them is risky as they might eat your kit even with primer. There are a handful of colours that aren’t available in TS, but there are alternatives in other more suitable hobby or craft paint ranges... best, M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAT-T Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 THANKS FOR THE INFO GUYS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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