Depends on the final color, really. I would try the mild 'standby' automotive primers first like Plastikote T-235 as close to the finish color as you can get

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Depends on the final color, really. I would try the mild 'standby' automotive primers first like Plastikote T-235 as close to the finish color as you can get

In Response To: ORANGE PLASTIC BLEED: Monogram '69 Judge--somebody here shot Tamiya Silver Leaf? Real Silver? said it worked *NM* ()

MCW makes a good acrylic acrylic sealer which is available in a rattle can.

In the day, Testor's metallic silver - which everyone had at leas one can of - will block most pigments. It's not a sandable surface and adhesion can be iffy when taping.

Alex Kustov has used Tamiya gray and white on many Ferrari builds - most pressings are in some shade of red.

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ORANGE PLASTIC BLEED: Monogram '69 Judge--somebody here shot Tamiya Silver Leaf? Real Silver? said it worked *NM*
- I've never done it myself but have seen silver, also aluminium mentioned as "sealers" over red & other shades of plastic. *NM*
- What color are you trying to paint it? *NM*
  - Splash Paints Verdoro Green Poly over their Dark Grey Surfacer *NM*
    - I'm thinking between the dark gray primer and Verdoro Green, it should work out *NM*
- The few times I did it, I used platinum gray Duplicolor with a quick blast of "sealer primer" on top of that. I try to avoid kits molded in red/orange/yellow and look for another issue in white or gray *NM*
- Depends on the final color, really. I would try the mild 'standby' automotive primers first like Plastikote T-235 as close to the finish color as you can get

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