gregthec

Thanks for your help guys. Ok, ima get some primer. The last models I built were a couple Big Daddy Roth cars (Mothers Worry and Outlaw something or another. I didn’t wash them and the paint seemed to “take” pretty ok at the time. Maybe I did multiple coats. There seems to be another world of paints these days including acrylic. I need to learn more I suppose. Again, thanks.

Hi Folks! Haven’t posted in a while I think. I used to build model cars as a kid. I’ve built two as adult and used testors sprays and brush-on paints and the paint took to the plastic just fine. I managed to grab up a model of the Tijuana Taxi. Sprayed the body- no problem. But when I tried to brush some paint onto a smaller part, it wouldn’t take. What might I be doing wrong? I shook the paint thoroughly to mix it up. As mentioned It’s testors oil based paint. Could it be that the paint is old? (The ratio of pigment to oil seems right). Finally, is it typical to prime the part first? I’ll look over the tricks and tips (and FAQ’s) on this site to see what I’m missing but any help in the mean time would be much appreciated. Thanks, Greg