Just got some Mr. Surfacer 500 and mr. surfacer 1000 primer. Question, the primer seems at the right consistancy already, but if I need to thin it some more what do I use, dont know whats its made of, Cant read Japanese. thanks.
Jeff, Gunze advise that you can wipe it off with alcohol, so I guess Tamiya thinner would work fine. It certainly does for all other Gunze paints.
Let me know how it goes as I’m interested to see what this stuff is like.
Karl
Um, I apply mine with a brush, and it’s kind of a cross between a primer and a filler.
If you have any small scratches etc on your model, Mr Surfacer will fill them in.
I rinse my brushes off in Cellulose Thinners, Humbrol brand.
Don’t remember why exactly, but I think my Surfacer reacted badly with acrylic thinners etc.
You can thin it with Gunze Mr Color Thinner (not the acrylic one) or cellulose thinner if you wish to apply it by airbrush.
What is cellulose thinner?? I am looking to shoot the primer through my AB too
Jeff, try this site:
www.modeldesignconstruction.com
They have a desciption of each product, along with a few hints.
Have you tried a Google on it by the way? I did and found this thread:
/www.j-aircraft.com/faq/gunze_mr.htm
Hope it helps.
Karl
Over here in the UK we call Laquer paint Cellulose paint, so I would guess you need laquer thinner. You can usually find the stuff in Auto shops in big quantities at cheap prices.
Humbrol make Cellulose thinners, and is perfect for Mr Surfacer.
This stuff eats plastic like crazy, so be careful.
Cellulose thinners is also helpful for making plastic into a molten goo, which I use sometimes to fill extremely large voids on kits, and to secure nose weights etc.
ok I really like the Mr surfacer 1000 primer… but I get these cobbweb, spiderweb looking stringers all over the place… what am I doing to cause this.?
Jeff.
Firstly, I’ve used Mr. Surfacer successfully through my AB and definitely thin it with lacquer thinner. I found that the 1000 worked well, but I’ve had trouble getting the 500 to work right.
Second, the cobwebs are a common problem with Mr. Surfacer. I’ve found that the usual cause is not enough thinner. Add more lacquer thinner and try again.
Third, be careful how thick you put it on. Several light coats is the way to go.
Good luck
Murray
Yeah I just primed my Engines and things Merlin I just got with it. I did nearly 30% thinner and dropped the pressure, got beautiful coverage from that. Really did well. I was down about 6-7 psi on it.