Strawberry, Since the introduction of acrylic white primer in huge 2 litre spray cans in auto paint shops, white has not been a problem for me. It needs a few mist coats to start off, but the layers dry and build up fairly quickly until they're completely opaque. It's best to work outside if possible. Build up to a final wet coat, leave to dry for an hour or two, then lightly wet sand with 800 grade paper using water with a little liquid soap as a cutter. If you haven't been too heavy, the details should still be plain. This worked really well on the old Monogram 1/48 IF-4J in black plastic, because the raised black details then appeared through the paint like magic. A quick polish after that, and you'll end up with a dense white that's smooth as porcelain. You can also spray into a plastic bag (once you have the direction of the fumes and the propellant sorted out) and put the captured paint into your airbrush for fine detail painting, or patching. One big benefit is that even after 8 years, the white is still white. Not cream or yellow. Chek
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