Hi, I'm painting an AMT 1985 Dodge Daytona. I got it because it was low priced, and I wanted back in the hobby since I put together stuff when I was a kid. Back then all I had was Testor's enamel paint (late '70s and '80s). Now I have acrylic, and I'm using cheapo Apple Barrel from Walmart. I've read everywhere about people's opinion on paints, love, hate and all that about acrylics, and some of the problems I'm having. I used a Rust-Oleum dark primer (for plastic). Works great. But, long story short, I have to paint part of the engine parts yellow. The paint is gloopy, gloppy, and absolutely will not cover the primer. No matter how many coats and how thick I put the paint on, the black primer always shows through, when the acrylic dries. That and I end up just pushing the paint around. I know it's black and yellow is lighter, but should it really be that hard? I haven't thinned the paint for the gloppy thick problems and the paint ridges because I figure thinning would be even less coverage. First, I don't mind spending some more for better paint if I have to, but I've read other people that claim they have all the good luck with them or some other acrylic. Thanks for any help.
