Roadrunner Posted January 2, 2015 Posted January 2, 2015 I've read various comments re: the Boyd automotive paints produced by Testors. Are these generally considered desirable? The reason I ask is that I just ran across about a dozen cans for sale from someone I know, and they're all brand new.
Snake45 Posted January 2, 2015 Posted January 2, 2015 I've never used the cans, but the bottle colors are VERY thin and translucent. You MUST shoot them either over a white primer, or a primer close to the final color. I think some of the "Boyd" colors were picked up and added to the regular lines under different names. Testor did the same thing with some of the Ed Roth colors in the '60s.
Guest Posted January 2, 2015 Posted January 2, 2015 Back when I was using enamel paint, I liked the Boyd colors. I have a few models painted with it. One of my favorite colors was the Pacific Blue. I think I still have a couple or more cans of Boyds' paints. I don't think they were ever renamed. If they were, I haven't seen them.
Ramfins59 Posted January 2, 2015 Posted January 2, 2015 They were good paints and as Richard said above, they are very translucent. I once sprayed Boyd's Orange Pearl over flat black primer and it came out looking like Root Beer... not really a bad color, just not what I was expecting. I also agree that the Pacific Blue is a nice color. Just remember that they are enamels and you should give them at least a good week to fully dry and harden up.
StevenGuthmiller Posted January 2, 2015 Posted January 2, 2015 They were good paints and as Richard said above, they are very translucent. I once sprayed Boyd's Orange Pearl over flat black primer and it came out looking like Root Beer... not really a bad color, just not what I was expecting. I also agree that the Pacific Blue is a nice color. Just remember that they are enamels and you should give them at least a good week to fully dry and harden up. I stopped using enamels because of the cure time. It's more like 3 months before it's really cured! Steve
Roadrunner Posted January 2, 2015 Author Posted January 2, 2015 OK, thanks, fellas. I was real tempted to grab them up, but wanted to check here first.
Ramfins59 Posted January 2, 2015 Posted January 2, 2015 I stopped using enamels because of the cure time. It's more like 3 months before it's really cured! Steve I wholeheartedly agree Steve. I stopped using enamel paints on model bodies about 15 years ago. I only use some enamel brush paints on chassis, engine and interior parts.
StevenGuthmiller Posted January 2, 2015 Posted January 2, 2015 I wholeheartedly agree Steve. I stopped using enamel paints on model bodies about 15 years ago. I only use some enamel brush paints on chassis, engine and interior parts. I use mostly enamel with a few acrylics on other parts as well. just not on bodies. Steve
webestang Posted January 3, 2015 Posted January 3, 2015 I use nothing but Testers rattle cans......here is one shot with Boyd Grape Purple......
Roadrunner Posted January 4, 2015 Author Posted January 4, 2015 That is one nice purple there. I may still snatch the cans, I'm not sure.
unclescott58 Posted January 5, 2015 Posted January 5, 2015 For bodies, I only use lacquer paints now days. Quicker drying time. No orange peel. Scott
StevenGuthmiller Posted January 5, 2015 Posted January 5, 2015 For bodies, I only use lacquer paints now days. Quicker drying time. No orange peel. Scott Or runs, or sags, or covering of body details, etc. etc. Steve
Monty Posted January 5, 2015 Posted January 5, 2015 Kevin, the Boyds series of paints offered a nice range of colors, some of which were kind of unique. As has been pointed out, they are enamels, but if you get to the place where you can spring for an airbrush, you'll find that reducing these with lacquer thinner will help resolve the orange peel and drying time issues. There are also any number of articles about using food dehydrators to cure paint more quickly, and in one case I saw where a modeler had basically built a box with a 40-watt bulb & used that to speed up the drying process. Grab 'em & try 'em out!
Custom Mike Posted January 5, 2015 Posted January 5, 2015 Everyone's given you some good info on the Boyd's colors Kevin, if you can get 'em cheap, buy 'em up! I would suggest you spring for a dehydrator just for those paints though, they take much longer than normal Testors enamels to cure, 3-6 weeks depending on how many coats you lay down. Once cured though, they're gorgeous colors!
Drake69 Posted January 6, 2015 Posted January 6, 2015 Boyd's has some nice colors, but after I went to acryllic lacquer, I never looked back. I hope one day someone gets the color chips and reproduces the entire Boyd's line in lacquer. That would make me very happy.
Roadrunner Posted January 8, 2015 Author Posted January 8, 2015 Kevin, the Boyds series of paints offered a nice range of colors, some of which were kind of unique. As has been pointed out, they are enamels, but if you get to the place where you can spring for an airbrush, you'll find that reducing these with lacquer thinner will help resolve the orange peel and drying time issues. There are also any number of articles about using food dehydrators to cure paint more quickly, and in one case I saw where a modeler had basically built a box with a 40-watt bulb & used that to speed up the drying process. Grab 'em & try 'em out! Actually, I already have two Paasche, two Badger, and one Iwata, so I'm OK in that department. Everyone's given you some good info on the Boyd's colors Kevin, if you can get 'em cheap, buy 'em up! I would suggest you spring for a dehydrator just for those paints though, they take much longer than normal Testors enamels to cure, 3-6 weeks depending on how many coats you lay down. Once cured though, they're gorgeous colors! Yea, a lot of the WWI aircraft builders use them (actually a hot box) for quick drying oil paints. I've considered building a hot box of my own, as I dabble with the occasional WWI biplane myself, but just haven't gotten to it yet.
Roadrunner Posted January 8, 2015 Author Posted January 8, 2015 Boyd's has some nice colors, but after I went to acryllic lacquer, I never looked back. I hope one day someone gets the color chips and reproduces the entire Boyd's line in lacquer. That would make me very happy. I've considered some of the Tamiya synthetics, just haven't committed yet.
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