Whofan Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 (edited) Just a quick question that I'm sure someone here has a good idea on. I've picked up a couple of the retrofit R2 -Bananaas kits, which are simply R2D2 as a minion, and I'm wondering is there a preferred preparation for painting resin? Other than a wash in mildly soapy warm water, is there something else that would help primer/paint adherence? I intend to use halfords white primer on it and Tamiya white acrylic paint. Edited December 31, 2018 by Whofan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmwh548 Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 There's dedicated resin primer. Mr. Hobby used to make one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whofan Posted December 31, 2018 Author Share Posted December 31, 2018 (edited) Thanks, will have a look at the relevant websites. Edited December 31, 2018 by Whofan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noeyedears Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 i used the mr hobby resin primer, didnt seem to stick any better than anything else. just wash it well. i use mr surfacer, tamiya and halfords and they all stick about the same. (halfords tends to be "dustier" than the others though) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayprit Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 38 minutes ago, Whofan said: I intend to use halfords white primer on it and Tamiya white acrylic paint Perfect, wash and prime with Halfords...………...some prefer black primer, others grey, just a matter of preference...….I have been making resin kits for years and do exactly as you do without ever, any problems 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whofan Posted December 31, 2018 Author Share Posted December 31, 2018 (edited) 18 minutes ago, noeyedears said: i used the mr hobby resin primer, didnt seem to stick any better than anything else. just wash it well. i use mr surfacer, tamiya and halfords and they all stick about the same. (halfords tends to be "dustier" than the others though) Interesting about the Halfords. As I've got two of the little kits, I might try the halfords on one and something else on the other. Edited December 31, 2018 by Whofan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noeyedears Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 mr surfacer 1000/1200 seems to go on much smoother than halfords cans. mind you that could be that its much easier to thin mr surfacer to perfection. halfords primer polishes up nicely though, and sticks like____ to a blanket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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