Krylon or Rust-Oleum for primer

[Greg Myers]

Yeah, I know I just got that great Badger 190 compressor and dug out a couple of old Badger 120-130 brushes, but hey, for a quick full cover primer, which do YOU prefer and why? 

[oldcarfan]

I always use Duplicolor for primers. They are much better than Krylon and Rustoleum and the price is about the same. They also offer filler and sandable primers and different colors which is handy.

 

[Snake45]

I LOVE the cheap Walmart primers, when I can find them. My local still has the flat black, but hasn't had white or gray for years. A few months ago I was able to order 6 cans of each off their website, but even that is hit or miss as far as what they have at any given time. 

[MrObsessive]

Plastikote Gray T-35. I've been using it for years, covers well and dries fast. No crazing issues like I've had in the past with Duplicolor, but I airbrush everything now so that's not as much an issue either.

Rustoleum's Red Oxide Primer I've had very good results right out of the can on chassis' where it's needed. I don't worry about crazing if it happens on that as it's just the floor pan and not the body.

[TomZ]

I use Rustoleum Ultracover 2X flat white primer a lot. Covers well, dries pretty thin. It tends to wrinkle if used under Tamiya spray lacquers, however, so I use Tamiya primer for Tamiya paints.

[Dave Van]

Dupli-color #1699 gray sealer......using for 25 years now....

[martinfan5]

Tamiya.

[martinfan5]

14 hours ago, Snake45 said:

I LOVE the cheap Walmart primers, when I can find them. My local still has the flat black, but hasn't had white or gray for years. A few months ago I was able to order 6 cans of each off their website, but even that is hit or miss as far as what they have at any given time. 

That is interesting, all the stores in my area havent had it stocked in a few years now either, just flat black,   I like to use that primer for times when I needed a grey in that lighter shade for like interiors and what have you, in my opinion it worked better as paint did it did as a primer, or I did use it when I did body work , it was great for that instead of wasting the good primer.

Edited January 27, 2019 by martinfan5

[Dodge Driver]

Tamiya, Duplicolor, Testors, PlastiKote.  I use these for the fine spray pattern and short dry time. All of these have a wide recoat time, so I never worry about lifting when using these products.

Walmart Homeshades gray works well, if you follow the recoat times as indicated in the directions.

[64Comet404]

Plastikote T-235 grey sandal primer is my go to primer when I need to use automotive primer. Otherwise, I stick with Tamiya primers.

[Greg Myers]

Thank you all for responding.

I have three cans to work with, Krylon, ACE, Rust-Oleum, I'll let you know of any really bad experience.

[Pat Minarick]

I use the cheap  primer that you can get at almost all the parts stores  Brite Touch  it's a very fine primer and goes on thin . I used to use plastikote but can't get anywhere around me anymore.  And I think this stuff goes on alot smoother and it work on vyinal figures to.

[Greg Myers]

Is there a "cure" time for these primers that one must wait to get the full protection?

[Pat Minarick]

2 minutes ago, Greg Myers said:

Is there a "cure" time for these primers that one must wait to get the full protection?

The Brite Touch dries very quickly.

[Greg Myers]

still wondering about "drying time" vs "cure time" ?

I recently primed with ACE primer waited till it was dry, aprox. 1 hour, then shot some paint and got the lacquer bleed through

[GeoGladden]

Why would rustoleum primer blister with Tamaya spray Laquer Ruined my truck body !!!!!!!! Help!!!!

[Plowboy]

The Rustoleum probably wasn't fully dry. I tried it once. It wouldn't dry completely to even get to the paint stage. So, I stripped it. I then learned that it had etched into the styrene. That stuff is garbage! 

[StevenGuthmiller]

On 1/26/2019 at 6:40 PM, Dave Van said:

Dupli-color #1699 gray sealer......using for 25 years now....

Good stuff!

Pretty much all I use, and you can spray ANYTHING over it.

It has the added benefit of making it possible to remove any kind of paint relatively easily.

 

 

 

Steve

[bobthehobbyguy]

Word of advice if you're going  to paint your lawn furniture then use Rustoleum because that's what it's for.

At minimum using Rustoleum you're going to deal with the hassle of stripping it or you're going to trash a body.

I have had great luck also with the Duplicolor primer sealer.

[Dave G.]

Clearly Tamiya colors over Rustoleum primer is a bad option because I've seen a few posts now speaking about how it back fired for various people. So the answer as to why or why not is simple, they aren't compatible. When I want solvent based primer I use Mr Primer Surfacer 1000, which is lacquer primer made for plastic models, resin etc. ( I didn't say Mr Surfacer, I said Mr Primer Surfacer, there is a difference according to their own web site). No guessing if it will work, Never an issue. The same would hold true for Tamiya primer.

Krylon primer used to be pretty decent except the coat was thicker than with model paints. But it's been so long since I've used it I can't recommend it because it could have changed in the last 20 years.

Edited December 14, 2022 by Dave G.

[slusher]

I use Tamiya and Rustolium paint sometimes but only Tamiya primer..

[espo]

Use primarily Tamiya primers and Mr. Surfacer products for the finest finish. When working with a Resin part or body I have found Dupli-color primer is much better paint adhesion.  

[Keef]

I use this exclusively and it gives a perfect finish to me. 

[Mark]

I don't understand some folks' obsession with cheap, off-brand primers.  With prices going up on everything, the difference in cost between a gamble and something you know will work isn't nearly as much as it used to be.  You've got probably twenty bucks or more in the kit to begin with, more money in supplies and possibly other parts, and then there's paint.  Not to mention hours of work in everything...why risk all of that to save a couple of bucks on primer?

Leave the Krylon for the household stuff.  As for Rust-Oleum, they've been killing off Testors via the death of a thousand cuts...why give them even a dime?

[bobthehobbyguy]

The other issue is using random clear coats over Tamiya and other hobby paints. Is it really worth the risk?