Krylon primer has been extremely hard to find, lately. Yesterday I went to a store that was my last source of the stuff- none! They now are producing a line of paint that is supposed to be self-priming. I am wondering if that has caused them to drop their primer.
I loved their primer. It could be used directly over plastic, yet was compatible with any paint, including hot lacquers! I will now be trying to find a replacement. I may try Dupli-color prime. But most cans of Duplicolor are now acrylic, and I worry about compatibility.
I first heard the recommendation for Krylon primer two decades ago on the newsgroup rec.models.scale. I tried it and was sold!
Don try the ACE Premium Enamel primer. I love this stuff plus I use the other colors in the line as well. They spray wonderful. I like krylon too, sorry to here its getting hard to find. As far as hot laquers go the enamel wouldnt be very good though.
I just checked Amazon and they list all sorts of Krylon primers. I’ve never used it so I don’t know if any of these are what you’re looking for but if so maybe you can stock up before it’s all gone.
Thanks- I have an Amazon account and by a lot of stuff from them- never thought of paint. I guess it would be a ground shipment, but I can wait a few days for a multiple can order.
In my opinion, Krylon is garbage. My go-to primer is Rustoleum brand. More user friendly and is sandable wet or dry.
Krylon has been banished on my bench forever after a paint session with their black semi-gloss on an F-14 Black Bunny kit a couple years ago. That kit ended up with orange peel surface and in the bin it went. LOL!!
Have you tried Plastikote primers yet? It’s marketed to the automotive paint section and is a couple dollars more per 12oz can than Krylon and Rustoleum. I buy mine at a local auto parts store.
I’ve been using the Sandable Primer line on styrene, ABS, brass (PE) and resin with success. It sprays out in light coats and can be top coated with lacquer, enamel or acrylic.
I’ve gotten into using auto primers (white to show true colors and errors in prepped plastic). But I’m wondering if they go on thin enough right out of the rattle can. Does anyone have a rec on a primer that goes on smooth and thin from the can or an AB? (Compatible with acrylics and enamels)
Also, I read articles where experts mention using oils to add weathering. I assume they mean oil paints, but what kind and why? The only oils I know of come out of tubes, are used to paint stout naked ladies and take 100 years (literally) to dry completely.
I have not tried plasticote yet- will give it a try. I did try a Rustoleum primer recently. Used it on bare plastic and oils from plastic leached up into primer and result was not good.
I find almost any primer too rough to apply gloss over, so have to sand it. I even sand primer when applying flats.
I did find Krylon sandable primer- heavy on solids- did tend to obscure panel lines, but I consider those overblown on most kits anyway. I like to fill/smooth the panel lines and rescribe them or use some other treatment on panel lines. I would like to find a less heavy bodied primer for secondary uses- some of the new kits with higher quality molding do have some exquisite surface decal that thick primers could smother.
Some types of primers will fill in detail like the “all-in-one” primers you can buy at a home repair store. The automotive primers are seperated by specifics of feature and function of the product.
As far as I understand it, Plastikote Primers are acrylic lacquer.
Spot filler/primer, is probably not what you are looking for because its purpose is to fill in light scratches as you spray on layers. In our case it will fill in the details, not what we want.
Sandable primer, sprays on super light coats if you follow the instructions on the can.
It’s possible it’s from the plastic parts not cleaned/soaked in detergent thoroughly. I use Rustoleum by spraying in 2 or 3 light coats. Never had issues whatsoever with oils from plastic leaching underneath.
Gee, I have tried that stuff twice, and had very bad luck with it. I tried it first over the Krylon primer to continue some seam filling, and it didn’t seem to play well with the Krylon. Then, I tried it directly over plastic on an old AMT scifi kit, and it seemed to react with the plastic.
I’ve tried spray can primers a couple of time, and hated all of them. They, especially the Krylon, we always too grainy for me. I also don’t like having no control over the paint flow. If you do have to use a spray for whateve reason I’d recommend the Tamiya. I use the airbrushable kind myself, but the aerosol is just as good.