Wal-Mart Flat Black

[FLAWLESSVW]

I can't really justify spending more to get another brand of Flat Black...

With the WalMart primer and Flat Black over it... the stuff is as good as any other FB paint tried so far, and miles better than Testors FB. (I have found that it finishes MUCH better with the primer under it - almost gets a slight satin finish... very nice IMO)

At under a dollar a can it's really hard to beat, and easily accessible of course.

I've not tried other colors from WM so can't speak to those. I'm still stuck on Dupli-Color for my main go-to for now (but teetering on the airbrush world sooner than later).

Just looking at a couple spoons I painted with FB and figured it deserved a fresh post

I've read that the white primer is good too. I've only used the grey but will have to grab a can of white to try as well.

-Anthony

[chunkypeanutbutter]

All that Walmart paint is pretty nice. ColorPlace is way better than Krylon in my experience. At least they don't have those dumb adjustable nozzles...

[Guest]

I use their flt and gloss blacks and whites, and gray primer. All work fine.

[o-man]

I love the flat black. I normally use their grey primer and flat white for most of my builds.

[Petetrucker07]

Does walmart offer the red oxide primer. Im not sure if they do or dont, or if mine is just out

[FLAWLESSVW]

OK I'll pick up a gloss black and white and see how I fare with them too.

No sense spending $8 vs $.8!

[kilrathy10]

I'm all over Walmart Flat Black....I use it as a primer.....Like you say, the price is excellent.....I use everything with a trigger attachment.....You can really paint a lot more without your hand cramping up......

Now, Home Depot's Flat Black...."Quick Color", also is only a dollar, and is a PERFECT match for Testors 1149 Flat Black.....It's the same "flatness" as the Testors paint, too......It's not as good a primer as the Walmart brand, but It's great for frames and mudflaps and anything else you might have to touch up after application....

Love the stuff......I bought a case of it, last month.....I, also, buy Walmart's brand a half a dozen at a time, as well, so that's not saying much, but you get the picture.....

Now, Walmart USED to offer red oxide, but they discontinued it for some reason.....I'd stay away from their gloss paints, though....They tend to orange peel....At least down here in the Houston area with our humidity, it's doesn't do very well.....But that flat black and the gray primer is awesome.....I only use the flat black as a primer, because, even if the paint moves away from the corners and groves, it only leaves a natural "shadow" effect.....Meaning I don't have to use a black wash....I even use it as a primer for white paint jobs....It's awesome....

I enjoy experimenting on a budget.....

Edited September 8, 2014 by kilrathy10

[martinfan5]

Its great for a $1 paint, I wouldnt pay more than that for it TBH

[Truck parts]

Thanks for the tip !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[chunkypeanutbutter]

I've seen red oxide here in Maine's Wal-Marts.

Regional thing?

[Goodwrench3]

Hey guys --

I see you referring the the Wal-Mart "ColorPlace" spray paint (flat black) as a primer.

How is this paint to use as a color coat -- i.e. with no primer under it, but directly on plastic ? I'm thinking for the semi truck frame, suspension, axles ??

Sounds like the Home Depot "Quick Color" is a winner for this too ?

I'm getting ready to spray the frame and suspension on my Freightliner DD kit and saw this post. I was going to maybe shoot it with something like the Tamiya TS-29 semi-gloss black spray lacquer until I saw this post.

Another guy over on Hank's Truck Forum also mentioned the Wal-Mart spray paint -- but he shoots it with the flat black first, and then sets the frame right side up and lays down a wet coat of the gloss black (without moving the frame or turning it over). Sounds neat as it gives some variation in the tones.

Thanks !

[o-man]

I've used the flat white as primer so I would think you could spray the flat black straight on the plastic too

[Jantrix]

In my experience using those products years ago, my biggest issue was clogs. Sometimes I'd have to throw away half a can because of clogs that were south of the nozzle.

[Old Buckaroo]

Goodwrench3 - This is the paint I refered to over at Hanks, I have never had any problems with any can and use them until they are empty. (there is no humidity where I live) The flat white as mentioned is also a good primer.

[Goodwrench3]

Thank you Buckaroo !

If you need to touch up with brush paint after spraying with this, are you just using something like Testors flat black ? Curious if you can then see the difference or if it's close enough were the touch up doesn't stand out.

Thanks again! Great forum here for us guys that need a little extra help as we come up to speed.

[Petetrucker07]

Thank you Buckaroo !

If you need to touch up with brush paint after spraying with this, are you just using something like Testors flat black ? Curious if you can then see the difference or if it's close enough were the touch up doesn't stand out.

Thanks again! Great forum here for us guys that need a little extra help as we come up to speed.

I've done up work using Model Master flat black and I can't tell a difference.

But I've been told I'm blind in one eye and can't see out the other.

[FLAWLESSVW]

Goodwrench3, I've used WalMart Flat Black as a direct color coat without primer on frame and engine parts and it's the best flat black I've found to date. I've not had any problems with it whatsoever, lays flat and looks very natural. Beats Testors FB imo too, and the price is right.

I also built my own "ON AIR" sign from scratch (I work in an office and coworkers can't seem to get in the habit of looking to see if I'm on the phone before taking to me... I wanted to buy an ON AIR sign but they're like $200, so I made one). I sprayed the INSIDE of a sheet of clear plexiglass red while I had the lettering stuck down as templates, then removed letters and sprayed white and it looks great. I should post that project somewhere here off-topic but yeah the WM paint also performed great on plexiglass too.

[kilrathy10]

Hey guys --

I see you referring the the Wal-Mart "ColorPlace" spray paint (flat black) as a primer.

How is this paint to use as a color coat -- i.e. with no primer under it, but directly on plastic ? I'm thinking for the semi truck frame, suspension, axles ??

Sounds like the Home Depot "Quick Color" is a winner for this too ?

I'm getting ready to spray the frame and suspension on my Freightliner DD kit and saw this post. I was going to maybe shoot it with something like the Tamiya TS-29 semi-gloss black spray lacquer until I saw this post.

Another guy over on Hank's Truck Forum also mentioned the Wal-Mart spray paint -- but he shoots it with the flat black first, and then sets the frame right side up and lays down a wet coat of the gloss black (without moving the frame or turning it over). Sounds neat as it gives some variation in the tones.

Thanks !

Hey, Jeff....I have to say that the Walmart version is an awesome paint for primer....And I think that it's "cheapness", is the reason why it doesn't affect the plastic at all....More expensive paints have more solvents in them, and this stuff must have less....So in turn, it doesn't affect plastic as much....I've had NO problems with the stuff.....

And like I said....The Home Depot Quick Color is a "perfect" match for Testors 1149 Flat Black...It really is....

And BOTH can be sprayed DIRECTLY onto the plastic....No problems, at all.....

Edited March 22, 2015 by kilrathy10

[Goodwrench3]

Awesome guys -- thanks for all the info.

I'll try it on this rig I'm working on now

[bobthehobbyguy]

Love the flat black and white. The only issue with the colorplace gloss colors is they are enamel and dry slower than the flat paints.

[MsDano85gt]

I use their flt and gloss blacks and whites, and gray primer. All work fine.

ditto there green and dark red is also nice got a can of dark blue , but have not sprayed it out on any projects or junkers/ glue bombs yet

[DaveM]

It looks like our Wally-World doesn't carry the grey primer any more. All they have in flats now is the black and white. I will be trying the white as a primer under Tamiya white and a couple of two tones with Tamiya white. I will probably try the black under a couple of dark paint jobs, like a black '63 Chevy. I hope to prime some models Tomorrow and Tuesday, as the weather looks good. (FINALLY!!!)

Hopefully, I will be able to post some progress shots.

[Goodwrench3]

It looks like our Wally-World doesn't carry the grey primer any more. All they have in flats now is the black and white. I will be trying the white as a primer under Tamiya white and a couple of two tones with Tamiya white. I will probably try the black under a couple of dark paint jobs, like a black '63 Chevy. I hope to prime some models Tomorrow and Tuesday, as the weather looks good. (FINALLY!!!)

Hopefully, I will be able to post some progress shots.

Was the Wally-world primer the same brand as the flat black (ColorPlace blue can) ??

[DaveM]

I shouldn't have called it primer... It was just the flat grey paint. 96 cent, just the same as the black and white flats. But, I used it as a primer all of the time. I also tried the white this week, and it seems to work just the same. I let it gas out for a couple of days before painting over it. (Usually)