Are Tamiya Spray paints any good.

[J3cubfan]

I am getting ready to spray my SS and thought that I would TS-16, which I believe this the yellow. Are these paints any good?

[Bibbo]

I find that Tamiya spray paints are the best. Their fine primer is a must!! and their paints are good. Especialy if you don't have too much experience at painting.

[loopjuice]

When I tried to but their paint, one shop said they didn't stock cos it flaked and coverage was poor and the cans hold too little...

I used to use Pactra and the effect was superb, great coverage and a decent volume in the can.

I have sprayed up a Top Force and needed 2 cans to complete. However the paint is first class and goes on superbly. Could do with larger cans...otheriwse excellent paint.

For me originality is important and it has to be the right colour. []

[J3cubfan]

quote:Originally posted by loopjuice

When I tried to but their paint, one shop said they didn't stock cos it flaked and coverage was poor and the cans hold too little...

I used to use Pactra and the effect was superb, great coverage and a decent volume in the can.

I have sprayed up a Top Force and needed 2 cans to complete. However the paint is first class and goes on superbly. Could do with larger cans...otheriwse excellent paint.

For me originality is important and it has to be the right colour. []

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I'll check to see if Pactra is avail. Thanks for the info...

[snollan]

I find that with tamiya paint -the can is smaller but you get more paint out of the can. I will never use other paints again.

[Bibbo]

The only reason Tamiya paint would flake off is because you use the wrong type on your type of body. You have to use TS for polly bodies and P type cans for lexan.

It actually tells you in the instructions which to use. Stick to it.

[]I know this is obvious to most but some people ignore the basics and wonder why they get problems[]

[DJTheo]

Yes, pls don't mix them, I guess since you want a TS can, you want paint for hard bodies, Top Force is lexan, there you use as said P colours, both are excellent.

I usually ignore and don't visit again shops which talk bad about other companies except if I know them for a long time and trust them, usually the bad experiences they mention are a poor excuse that they don't stock what you want and want to sell you what they have available [xx(][]

[Shodog]

I really like the TS paints. They flow smoothly and give good results. The only reason paint should flake is bad surface prep. I used Tamniy paints for my Hilux, Mountaineer, Midnight pumpkin, and my Super Champ. what ever you do, don't use Testor, that stuff is Junk with a capital J.