SuperStockAndy Posted March 22, 2012 Posted March 22, 2012 I REALLY love the Model Master lacquer sprays....there's something about the way it sprays that's so epic It seems like it comes out heavy, but still light, if that makes sense.
brad4321 Posted March 22, 2012 Posted March 22, 2012 From a rattle can, I've seen nothing come close to Tamiya. And when airbrushing, Tamica acrylics are very easy to use. For brush painting which I rarely do, I've been using Vallero and they are pretty great.
Dr. Cranky Posted March 22, 2012 Posted March 22, 2012 For weathered/rusty subjects I love Vallejo Model Air. For the shiny/glossy builds: Testors (Donn's method) and also House of Kolor with DuPont Acrylic Clear on top.
rmvw guy Posted March 22, 2012 Posted March 22, 2012 I've always used Testors enamels in the 1/4 oz. bottles in my airbrush. I had a bad day with their 1144 gold and after stripping model went with Dupli-Color automotive paint. Now I'm loveing Dupli-Color. It really polishes nice and does'nt take forever to dry. I can probably paint 3 to 4 models per can so, that justifies the cost in my mind. It's on sale this week at Auto Works.
mademan Posted March 22, 2012 Posted March 22, 2012 House of Kolor paint, DUpont Premier chroma-clear
Raul_Perez Posted March 22, 2012 Posted March 22, 2012 I only use Testors spray lacquer. Quick. Easy. Done. I have an airbrush, but don't have the time to clean it after each use, which affects performance...
The70judgeman Posted March 22, 2012 Posted March 22, 2012 Switched from Testor's enamals, after some good and bad paint jobs, to their laquers. They lay on pretty smooth and dry quick. Also use Dupli-color Perfect Match for factory colors. For gloss...I use One Coat laquer. I'd like to try House of Kolor, but they are expensive and I'm still working on airbrushing. Need to get much, much better before I invest in those paints.
charlie8575 Posted March 22, 2012 Posted March 22, 2012 I like automotive lacquers, like MCW and Dupli-Color/Plasti-Kote. I've used Testors lacquers and have been pleased. I like Tamiya's flat white for whitewalls and their semi-gloss and transparent colors for appropriate applications. Unlike a lot of people, I don't mind, and actually like using Testors and Model Master enamels. I also LOVE Humbrol paint. Some of the best paint I've ever used, regardless of type. Brushes beautifully, dries quickly, and looks good. Model Master Acryl is also a nice paint. Charlie Larkin
tabsscale1 Posted March 22, 2012 Posted March 22, 2012 Mostly I use HOK paints but do like the testors lacquers and one coat paints. I have bought Tamiya paints in the can and through every one of them away. I get better results with Testors enamels. Usually use Duplicolor primers on every thing. I also use Duplcolor's touch up cans when I want a certian color and usually use one of their metallic paints as a base for some of the HOK candies.
59 Impala Posted March 22, 2012 Posted March 22, 2012 99% of my paint I use is Testors 1/4 oz. enamels with an airbrush. I thin the paint with automotive enamel reducer and it dries to the touch in about 10-15 minutes. Dan
Jdurg Posted March 23, 2012 Posted March 23, 2012 For painting the bodies of cars, I like to use Dupli-Color and Rust-o-leum automotive sprays. I have yet to have any bad reactions with styrene (probably because I'm super anal retentive about using primer), and I love how thin the coats go on, how quickly they dry, and how well they cover. Generally speaking, in about a day or so after spraying the bodies I'm able to lightly wet sand and polish them. Once the clear coats go on, the bodies just look super thick and wet, yet all the detail is still there. I love them. For everything else, I've really grown VERY fond of the Testors Acryl paints. The clean up is super easy, the paints all seem to go on quite smoothly and free of brush strokes, I haven't run into a paint that doesn't cover well, and they dry super quick. All of that adds up to great finishes and coverage. I pretty much exclusively use their clear coats when I'm painting blacks or, anything really, and need different depths of gloss. Still, I tend to use a lot of Testors Model Master paints and it seems like each bottle is a crapshoot with regards to quality. Their metallic paints like brass, steel, aluminum, and silver chrome trim all cover INCREDIBLY well, don't leave brush strokes, and dry in a good amount of time. The semi-gloss black paint bottle I have works well and gets great coverage, but the black metal bottle I've bought never dries. I've stirred it up, shaken it up, mixed it up extensively, but when applying the paint to a part even a week later the paint is still somewhat tacky. Not sure if it's a bad bottle or just a bad color, but I will never use it again. Currently, I'm painting the inside of the '88 Vette kit I'm putting together and using the Model Master Interior Flat Tan color. It's incredibly frustrating because the paint goes on soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo thick and dries so incredibly quickly. Thankfully, the bulk of the interior is going to be covered with flocking so the many brush strokes won't appear through the flocking. I'm going to be letting this dry for a few weeks before I put the flat Acryl coat over it in order to bind the flocking to the interior. But for things like the seats and the interior panels that aren't covered with flocking I'm going to have to spend some time to VERY lightly sand it, apply a semi-gloss clear over it, and just hope it turns out well. This paint would be great if it didn't dry so quickly and end up so thick. I'm thinking that maybe I need to pick up some thinner and mix that into the bottle in order to thin this down a bit for the final couple of coats.
Romell R Posted March 23, 2012 Posted March 23, 2012 Ive been using HOK (house of Kolor) paints for over 15 years I use them on my 1:1 builds as well as my models,these are true candies and once you learn to mix them correctly theres nothing you cant do.
Tom Setzer Posted March 23, 2012 Posted March 23, 2012 Testors Enamels thinned with cheap Lacquer thinner. All of the Vallejo Inks and Acrylics. Testors Metalizers, Alcad. Plasticote Primers.
robertw Posted March 23, 2012 Posted March 23, 2012 Tamiya lacquers, whether I spray right from the can (when I'm feeling lazy) or use it through the air brush. Tamiya for those times that I'm using acrylics. robw
ZTony8 Posted March 23, 2012 Posted March 23, 2012 I most often use Tamiya rattlecan lacquers.I have used Testors non one coat One Coat Lacquers and I like them ALMOST as much as Tamiya.They spray on a bit thicker but polish out as nicely as the Tamiya paints and come in colors that Tamiya doesn't offer.I do prefer the Testors "One Coat" clear over the Tamiya clear simply because it's not as risky to put over decals and not as prone to cracking the color coat if sprayed on at the incorrect time. Some day I'll get brave and try Duplicolor on a styrene kit.
Roncla Posted March 23, 2012 Posted March 23, 2012 Zero paints. Ridiculously easy to apply and he ships to the colonies
Tonioseven Posted March 24, 2012 Posted March 24, 2012 Fingernail polish first then Scalefinishes second.
Big Daddy Posted March 24, 2012 Posted March 24, 2012 Fingernail polish first then Scalefinishes second. what do you thin fingernail polish with? never tryied it but i might give it a go
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