Well F**K me!

[Helm]

Did you know that Tamiya paint acts as paint stripper on Citadel paint ?



No?

Neither did I


Go on, ask me how I just &@%!ing found out!


Yup that's right
I swear to Gods this damn figure of Lee and Traveler is cursed. I've never had so many problems with one damn model in my life!

 

[Pepperpot]

Well, Tamiya paints are alcohol based paints. Some people use isopropyl-alcohol to strip Vallejo paints from their mini. I guess it just makes sense. that it also reacts with citadel paints.
It is just sad that you found that out in a bad experience.

 

[Helm]

That would explain it then, I hadn't realised that damn it heh

 

[theBaron]

If you're wedded to using both brands on the same model, would it help to seal the Citadel coats before applying the Tamiya paint, for example, with DullCote?

Prost!
Brad

 

[Helm]

Cheers Brad
Nope I'm not fanatical about it so I'll use another colour. It was more a desk plant/heads up warning kinda post

Ta
Steve

 

[gordy]

Yikes, thanks for the heads up!

 

[Uruk-Hai]

Well I often prime with Citadel Primer and airbrush Tamiya upon that. No problem whatsover. I have used Tamiya with their own primer and with Isopropylalcohol.

Cheers
Janne Nilsson

 

[Pepperpot]

Citadel primer is not that touchy when it comes to isopropylalcohol, with an airbrush the Tamiyapaints might dry pretty quickly before any harm is done. Try isopropylalcohol with a brush on vallejopaints and you'll get some funny effects.