[BAracer]

So I want to paint the front half of one white kit 'black', and a second white kit 'white'. The simplest thing for me to do is to pop round to my local Halfords and buy some spray cans. So what do I need...


Primer...'plastic' primer rather than one for 'bare metal'?

Primer...grey to suit both finish colours, or white to suit the lightest?

Top coats...anyone got a favourite 'black', anyone got a favourite 'white'?

Cheers!

[tatter06]

From limited personal experience  the white plastic primer and the Toyota super white (I think that's what it's called) gives the whitest white. I used this on a few resprays of old scaley minis that were originally yellow and red and you couldn't tell which was which afterwards which I think is a good sign.

   

[woodcote]

Yep, Halfords spray cans are great. Must be plastic primer - white under white, grey under darker colours - although red looks best with a red primer.

Lots of light coats. George Turner's 'Hints & Tips' are perfect for me: http://www.georgeturnermodels.com/hints-and-tips/

I've used 'Gloss Black' and 'Suzuki Superior White', plus 'Volkswagen Pastel White' which gives a classic 50s/60s off-white.

[Anthony B]

The white I have most often used is Aplliance White.

[autoavia]

Appliance White is probably the brightest White but Suzuki Superior White is pretty good as well.