camaroman Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 I am doing some a couple of quick builds for a niece and my granddaughter. My granddaughter wants her Concept Camaro painted Mica Red. Does this paint need a basecoat or is it OK spray over the primer for the best color results? Thanks in advance for the help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMc Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 No base coat of any kind needed; spray it right on the bare plastic if you like. For the best color results, though, I'd suggest shooting it over white primer. Great advice. The white will make it explode vs grey primer. This has a little gold flake in the clear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc @ MPC Motorsports Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 It will need a clearcoat as the Tamiya mica paints dry with a semigloss finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camaroman Posted November 26, 2010 Author Share Posted November 26, 2010 Thanks for the replies guys!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Lacy Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 Yes, definately add a clear top coat or it will look pretty dull. Another option to make it POP would be to use a couple thin coats of Mica Silver as a base. I was just experimenting with this color myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale-Master Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 I've used it over a bright red base and made a vibrant red metallic. Not all Tamiya mica's dry as semi gloss. But if you plan to polish any of the mica or metallic's, a clear coat is very good advice... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertw Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 I would recommend at least a primer for this color and make it a very smooth and blemish free primer. Mica red is a very thin paint and will show color blemishes if there are any underneath. I learned this from experience. I've also used it over top of Tamiya Silver and was very happy with the results. robw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordairgtar Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 I'm using the Mica red paint and I can't find the white primer anywhere. Guy at the LHS says Tamiya is reformulating again due to some panty waist in California saying the paint causes cancer. He says there won't be any until next year. He recommended Floquil's white primer. I am going to test a piece first to see if these two are compatible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ra7c7er Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 I'm using the Mica red paint and I can't find the white primer anywhere. Guy at the LHS says Tamiya is reformulating again due to some panty waist in California saying the paint causes cancer. He says there won't be any until next year. He recommended Floquil's white primer. I am going to test a piece first to see if these two are compatible. I was told the same thing from the hobby shop I used to work at. Really put a kink in my current builds since I won't use anything other than Tamiya primer. I have used Floquil in the past on other projects and it is much better than Testors primer but not as good as Tamiya's primers or at least what Tamiya's primers used to be, IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMc Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 Duplacolor primer in grey. Then shoot a HOK BC26 white basecote and drop color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samdiego Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 (edited) Don't discount the pitfalls of using a translucent color to start out on. I've been trying to get a good metalflake red paint job for decades. For me it has been the hardest color to be satisfied with. I'm with Scale-Master. My best results started with Tamiya Bright Red as a base, followed with Tamiya Metallic red, followed with Tamiya Clear Red. Edited December 9, 2010 by samdiego Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertw Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 I'm using the Mica red paint and I can't find the white primer anywhere. Guy at the LHS says Tamiya is reformulating again due to some panty waist in California saying the paint causes cancer. He says there won't be any until next year. He recommended Floquil's white primer. I am going to test a piece first to see if these two are compatible. Saw a reference to the Tamiya reformulation a few days ago. That article claimed that it was to make it compliant with all the latest EEC requirements. The article went on to state that the work was done, that the paint was better then ever and shipping of the modified product would begin immediately. Surprisingly it appears to be in good supply here in western Canada, usually the LHS are on backorder. robw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 Saw a reference to the Tamiya reformulation a few days ago. That article claimed that it was to make it compliant with all the latest EEC requirements. The article went on to state that the work was done, that the paint was better then ever and shipping of the modified product would begin immediately. Surprisingly it appears to be in good supply here in western Canada, usually the LHS are on backorder. robw Interesting news, Robert. Looking forward to seeing the "new" primer and trying it out. Thanks for the info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Goschke Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 Tamiya Mica red looks likes almost like a Candy when you shoot it over Tamiya Gold or (as in this case) Silver Leaf. This also has Tamiya's Clear over it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbwelda Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 (edited) wow john that is one great looking paint job! one thing to remember with this mica paint, just like with metallics and pearls, is never sand directly on the color coat. it will dull the metallic/pearl particles and make them look like a poor cheap metallic. spray clear over the color and sand/polish on that. or if you have to sand the color plan on putting on another coat or two because you want the surface to have undisturbed metallic particles. Edited December 11, 2010 by jbwelda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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