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Post by bbrunell on Mar 13, 2013 21:15:35 GMT -5
I noticed something last week when I was stripping a cab to use on a GP38 project and then again this week on a different engine - Atlas uses bright silver as a primer on a lot of engines painted from the factory. The cab I was stripping was factory painted in the usual UP theme. The other engine was painted in Reading Pullman Green. I'm going to try the silver primer on a GP7 I will be painting in the Reading yellow/green theme. There must be some reasoning behind it. I've never thought to use silver to enhance the color of lighter/yellow paint.
I wanted to pass this along and also find out if anyone else has had better coverage/enhanced results from a silver primer.
-bill
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Post by c415rock on Mar 14, 2013 1:33:40 GMT -5
Hi Bill,
I use a white primer on almost all of my models. I find it makes the colors more vibrant and it takes less paint to cover the lighter color.
Erik
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Post by bbrunell on Mar 14, 2013 5:56:57 GMT -5
Interesting Vince. It does make sense. I believe the UP shell I was stripping had the silver on both sides though....
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Post by santafemikie on Mar 14, 2013 22:07:18 GMT -5
Hi Bob,
It may have silver on both sides. The couple of times I've used silver as a primer it didn't end pretty. I had a hard time keeping the final colors from wanting to peel off. I guess the colors wouldn't penetrate the surface of the silver and stick as they nornally would with white. I use Scalecoat II and SC II thinner. To me, using the silver should work well. It covers quickly and needs only a thin coat. I haven't had much luck though.
Cheers, Mike
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Post by brgp302300 on Mar 16, 2013 11:37:16 GMT -5
I found that P2K locos are silver on the inside of the body shells............my GP30`s were like that before they were repainted to look like they do now.......however I did repaint the insides black to prevent any light from leaking out.
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Post by bbrunell on Mar 24, 2013 8:04:26 GMT -5
I just gave the silver undercoat a try - bad idea. Silver seems to be slippery and doesn't offer the good bite/adhesion needed. This was probably made worse by the fact that the silver I used was enamel and used acrylic on top. I tried to mask with blue tape and pulled the finish off. Epic fail...
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