Which color primer?

[rossfox]

I have used Tamiya fine gray primer before, and now I will be painting an old Corvette a bright red. Should I use a white primer instead of the gray, or does it make a difference. I do like the gray primer.

[Rodent]

Just to confuse things (because that is what we do here), Tamiya also makes a pink primer that I like to use with reds and oranges.

My suggestion is to do a spoon test with your intended red and all three of the primers and choose whichever one you like the final color of best.

[Shark]

One thing I do a lot is spray a base coat of silver lacquer before my color coats. It acts as a barrier and keeps colored plastic from bleeding thru, and gives you a good solid base that shouldn't affect the main color.

[StevenGuthmiller]

With red, you can use any color of primer you like.

depending on the type of paint used, and the number of coats, the primer may affect the final color.

 

 

Steve

[bill-e-boy]

If you are using an airbrush you can tint the primer to any colour you want. I tinted some white to pink under a red top coat

[martinfan5]

I would use Tamiya's Pink Primer, its really nice and intended to be used for red paint, the benefit to using pink is using less paint to get the correct shade, since you'll be about half way there with pink primer.

[rossfox]

Thanks everyone for the answers so far. I will look at the Pink Primer. Wonder if Hobby Town has it??

[oldcarfan]

This is one of those, 'It depends,' questions. Some reds are semi trans-lucent and some cover well. I'd definitely do the plastic spoon test with different primers. In general I use a white primer under red paints just to be safe.

[Bainford]

I always use white primer under red if I want the red to be bright. For more muted tones I use gray primer. 

[Mike 1017]

Airbrush Ready. Shake, Load, N' Spray!

[TECHMAN]

The bulk of the colors can actually be "tinted" (at least slightly) by the "darkness" of the primer you choose to use as the base coat, dark colors not so much, but light colors can change a lot.   EVERYONE has a different method to obtain the finish/shade they are after, and I've always been all about "what-ever-works-for-you".......   from past experience, have always chosen white primer under brighter/lighter colors and gray under darker colors to try to obtain "depth".  If you are REALLY trying to end up with "something to take pride in", I would definately side with the guys who are suggesting the test panels to acquire exactly the color-depth/tone you want for your end result.  GOOD LUCK, we are watching to see how you come out.

DJ