Spraying Tamiya PS Silver (R/C Content)

[generationx]

Hi all,

I’m just about to start another r/c build - the Tamiya TT-02 Porsche 911 RSR ‘73.

This requires silver paint. I’ve built >100 kits over the years but I don’t think I’ve ever painted silver. Do you think it will need a backing paint after the silver, such as white, to make it appear more opaque? This is of course painted from inside the shell.

Thanks folks!

[kuro]

My tamiya dual ridge uses the same ps12 paint and required a black backing coat.

[generationx]

That’s a great finish. Thanks for the reply, and advice.

[lufbramatt]

Definitely use a black backing coat as it will tend to stay a bit translucent using just the silver.

[sausage76]

When i paint a shell silver then i back with white first as it makes the silver a littler brighter.

Then back with black afterwards.

[Rude-boy]

i tend to think of the shell as a replaceable item that ends up getting bashed to hell so don't get over excited about the ultimate quality of the paint job. That said i have a friend who always sprays a final backing layer of matt black on their shells.

[Craikeybaby]

I've got a silver shell to paint, this will be a shelfer though, as it already has scruffy body for driving. Current plan is to do the silver and then see if it needs to be darker/lighter.