testors paint....

lilcricket · #1 10-30-2003, 10:32 PM

anyone had problems with testors spray paints? i used flat black as a primer on mine and the sapphire metal flake blue as the color coat, and it worked alright, but seems to take forever to completely dry....i'm still not sure if it's completely dry to tell the truth....it's been like 3 days...and it's obviously dry to touch, but it's very easy to scratch it...like it's not hardened or cured enough, anyone have any ideas? BC, i was thinking maybe you could help....

Bad Company · #2 10-30-2003, 10:42 PM

Well, I've never used an actual color, even a flat for the primer. How long did you wait until you applied the top color? I don't know if maybe something with using two different colors without letting the first completely dry will have anything to do with it.

Savior*insider · #3 10-30-2003, 10:50 PM

u might wanna clear coat it too.

lilcricket · #4 10-30-2003, 11:48 PM

that was actually my next question...will clear coat harden...and protect that junk?

dragon4450 · #5 10-31-2003, 02:19 AM

i have noticed with testors spray cans that the paint will keep a tacky feeling for awhile. and no the paint does not harden. i would sugest going to like walmart or the like and picking up some dupli-color clear paint. i will give it a nice hard shell but it can still be scrached like a real paint job on a car. dipli-color for tose that dont know is made by dupont. you know the guys that make just about every paint that body shops use.

lilcricket · #6 10-31-2003, 05:23 AM

ok cool cool, i'll pick some up tommorrow prolly and give 'er a nice clear coat finish, so it won't be so dang tacky....thanks alot

Bad Company · #7 10-31-2003, 06:09 AM

Oh yeah, I forgot that...nice catch guys. The clear coat should help out. I used Dupli Color Automotive sprays on my Zips before I started using Tamiya. If there was no more Tamiya, that would be my brand of choice.

viperkilla · #8 10-31-2003, 06:34 AM

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Originally posted by lilcricket
anyone had problems with testors spray paints? i used flat black as a primer on mine and the sapphire metal flake blue as the color coat, and it worked alright, but seems to take forever to completely dry....i'm still not sure if it's completely dry to tell the truth....it's been like 3 days...and it's obviously dry to touch, but it's very easy to scratch it...like it's not hardened or cured enough, anyone have any ideas? BC, i was thinking maybe you could help....

I have to agree with you there, testors does take some time to dry. But not 3 days. Maybe you are laying the coats on too thick.

badsupra1239 · #9 10-31-2003, 10:23 AM

i did not have any problems with it at all

dragon4450 · #10 10-31-2003, 12:40 PM

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Originally posted by Bad Company
Oh yeah, I forgot that...nice catch guys. The clear coat should help out. I used Dupli Color Automotive sprays on my Zips before I started using Tamiya. If there was no more Tamiya, that would be my brand of choice.

i sware they need to start paying you for all these ads

i like the tamiya paints also cos you get a better color choice.

neurokinetik · #11 10-31-2003, 12:48 PM

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Originally posted by lilcricket
anyone had problems with testors spray paints? i used flat black as a primer on mine and the sapphire metal flake blue as the color coat, and it worked alright, but seems to take forever to completely dry....i'm still not sure if it's completely dry to tell the truth....it's been like 3 days...and it's obviously dry to touch, but it's very easy to scratch it...like it's not hardened or cured enough, anyone have any ideas? BC, i was thinking maybe you could help....

My RSX paint felt "soft" even after a week. I think it's a characteristic of the enamel type paints. As someone else pointed out, The Testors paint tends to be thick. If you were airbrushing, you'd thin it before spraying it, ut if you are using a spray can, obviously that option is out the window. I think the method of placing the can in a glass of warm water before you spray is a good idea, and might help a bit here.

TypeZer0 · #12 10-31-2003, 01:18 PM

warming up the can should simply increase the pressure inside, very useful when teh can is running low

mbartell · #13 10-31-2003, 02:54 PM

Testors paint is a little soft. I always try to put it on really really thin- like mist a cloud over the bodyfrom 2 feet away. Keep doing this untill it gets a solid coat.
Painting is a lot of technique, kind of hard for me to explain. I've just been doing it for years.

before you put diffrent brands of spray paint n top of each other, make a test peice- like a spare spoiler, a chunk of packaging or whatever, and make sure the paints are compatable. Diffrent brands have diffrent chemicals in them, and some attack each other. You don't want to spend days (or months) preparing a custom body, and ruin it after 10 layers of paint by putting on the wrong clear.
Also, you don't want a primer that won't hold your paint, and will let the color coat peel straight off.