Question About Laquer Paints...

[hungry4knowhow]

So i got some competetion orange Laquer paint, but when i went to put it on the springs, it just kind of looked really watery. Didnt stick well at all. Am i supposed to prime first, and if so does it have to be a laquer primer? I didnt even realize i bought laquer til something just wasnt right and i looked at the bottle. And I am working on unprimed plastic but its been fine so far with the enamels. though on future projects i will be using primer on everything. Thanks for the help.

[Guest Gramps-xrds]

OK here's how it works on real cars. You can use lacquer primer under both enamels and lac, but you can only use enamel primer under enamel. I prime everything. It gives you better adhesion and the color looks better. On real cars you have to match the primer color to what the factory used or the paint won't match right. They usually use blacks or dark gray. Hope this helps you some.

[Jairus]

The lacquer paint you have is made by Practra for spraying on the inside of Lexan RC and slot car bodies. It is fairly thin and can be sprayed without thinning... but I usually thin it anyway. However, you cannot brush that paint! It has to be sprayed...

Practra lacquers won't stick to metal items or styrene. It is not really hot enough to attack styrene and will peel off with little provocation but sticks wonderfully to Lexan.

Best primer on the planet for models is Plas-t-kote gray. You can sand it and spray either lacquer or enamel over it. And it goes on thin enough that you don't need to worry about details getting filled in.

My suggestion is to prime the "springs" first and then spray the Comp. Orange with an airbrush..... or mix up some Testors enamel bright yellow with a tiny bit of Italian red and brush that on.

Ciao!

[hungry4knowhow]

the comp orange is model masters, and ugh. I only have enamel primers and they are testors lol. Where do you get this Plastikote? Autozone?

[curt raitz]

the comp orange is model masters, and ugh. I only have enamel primers and they are testors lol. Where do you get this Plastikote? Autozone?

Yes, Kragens, Checkers, etc...any autoparts store that sells paint

Plastikote and Krylon are the major brands...Plasticote seems to be much more plastic friendly than Krylon, at least in my experience

Tamiya's Primer paints (aerosal) work nicelty as well, just a bit pricier and harder to find,i.e. Local Hobby Shop or online

Model Master has a primer for their lacquer paints also, never have tried though

good luck

[Joe Handley]

The lacquer paint you have is made by Practra for spraying on the inside of Lexan RC and slot car bodies. It is fairly thin and can be sprayed without thinning... but I usually thin it anyway. However, you cannot brush that paint! It has to be sprayed...

Practra lacquers won't stick to metal items or styrene. It is not really hot enough to attack styrene and will peel off with little provocation but sticks wonderfully to Lexan.

Ciao!

Saw a Monogram '68 GTO (orange plastic) that was painted with Outlaw Black Spray from Pactra, it did craze the plastic badly on that particular car. Never tried it on styrene after seeing that, now on my RC stuff.......I've used alot of it and the Model Master Lacquers!

[hungry4knowhow]

wow, thanks for all the info. will be going to walmart tonight it appears.