I'm going to start on a Subaru Impreza WRC car and paint the thing with Tamiya's Mica Blue from a spray can. This color looks somewhat metallic so I'm wondering if it requires a silver or gold undercoat? Normally I would apply an undercoat but have never used the Tamiya sprays before and am not familiar with their coverage properties.
Thanks
Martin
could test spray on some scrap
It doesn't *require* an undercoat, but using an undercoat will change the appearance of the paint a bit. As another posted indicated, test it with and without an undercoat on some scrap and see which you like best.
Well, DUH!!! Why didn't I think of doing this (oh yeah, because I'm too lazy)!
;^)
Thanks
Martin
When I did my Impreza, I used the Tamiya spray directly on the metallic blue plastic the kit was molded in, and it made a very nice deep blue color with just one coat.
Dave
krachenvogel@_spamtrap_gmail.com (David Graf) wrote in :
I did the same car and paint, and I agree. No undercoat necessary.
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