I’m getting a really ugly reaction when spraying Tamiya TS red over Mr Hobby aqueous white primer, anyone else run into this? Also, what’s the best way to strip the TS paint so I can start over?
I think you’re trying to spray lacquer over acrylic. The can says ‘TS SPS’.
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I have good luck stripping paint with Super Clean. Its available at Walmart in the automotive dept. Comes in a one gallon container for not much money. Just submerge the parts you want to strip in a bath of the Super Clean. It should come off in a day or so, with light brushing occasionally. Doesn’t hurt plastic and should work on the water based primer too. You can re-use the cleaner repeatedly.
Some people use oven cleaner instead. Just put the parts to be stripped in a sealable baggie and spray the oven cleaner in there with the parts and seal it up.
Hope this helps. Good luck!
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Agree with Peter - Super Clean is great for stripping paint and chrome off plastic!
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You have sprayed a lacquer paint over a water based acrylic that’s what’s causing the problem. Tamiya paints are sometimes reactive to other paints , even if they are base paint. For instance you cannot use a Tamiya acrylic thinner with a AK acrylic paint because it will curdle or go lumpy you need to use distilled water or a AK acrylic thinner, because Tamiya acrylic is a alcohol based paint. Sometimes a quick google search will give you an answer if you want to combine different brands of paints.
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Agree with others. I find this reference handy -
