Plastic Primer - Models Cheap Paint

Seedy seed on 19/03/2019 - 17:58

Hi not sure if gaming was the correct section?

Im hunting for some cheap plastic primer so i can paint some plastic figures (army men ect) for my nephew.

Went to supercheap hoping to buy some cheap stuff (i bought export clear for $2.09 a can) but the store guy said the primer would break off the model…

He said the only product they had to do the job was a $20 spray can so i was like lol no thanks mate.

Can i use the export primer? Or is there another sub $5 brand that will work. Not goin pro painting just wanted to give him something cool…

Gaming

Comments

  • myusername on 19/03/2019 - 18:04
    +1

    those aussie export paints from supacheap are real crap for what you want to do.

    try some of this brand https://www.tamiya.com/english/e-home.htm

  • Speckled Jim on 19/03/2019 - 18:25
    +1

    I've used Dulux Duplicolor to paint a styrene Tamiya model without issue.

    Try some of the cheap stuff on a sprue offcut if unsure.

  • Presence on 19/03/2019 - 19:11

    Export is atrocious quality. You'd want something much better for models.

    • Seedy seed on 19/03/2019 - 20:29

      Lol it worked ok on my gym bench i bought for $10, now its yellow. I figured cheap clear would be fine? Am i wrong?

  • entreri555 on 19/03/2019 - 20:26
    +1

    Try white knight squirts from bunnings.

    https://www.whiteknightpaints.com.au/products/craft-and-deco…

    I've used flat white and black before and they are OK.

    • Seedy seed on 19/03/2019 - 20:28

      Was hoping to be under $5 a can but im assuming a can goes a long way???

      • entreri555 on 19/03/2019 - 20:30

        Yeah I think so, I've used a can on at least a whole army of plastic Games Workshop miniatures, somewhere between 50-100 models.

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