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Hi, strange question, as am new to this, the book says to paint the metal cannon and the wooden carriage with primer, I have wood primer & metal primer, what are they asking for? is it OK to use just 1 type of primer? Regards Eric 
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Joined: 30/03/2011 Posts: 1,344 Points: 4,079 Location: Bryanston, Johannesburg. RSA
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Hi Eric and welcome to the forum. I am not sure if this will answer your question but I used a sanding sealer on the wooden parts and a auto primer on the metal parts. I do believe you need to go with the effect of what your are looking for. There are a number of builds on this forum that build a historically and 100 percent scale model and others like me who give and take liberties for the sake of effect or personal preference. I wanted a natural colour and so I used two types of varnish and the natural wood on various areas. The choice remains yours. Hope this helps. Rgds, Hans
"It's okay to make mistakes. mistakes are our teachers - they help us to to learn, even if it is painfully"
Current Build:
Endeavour Cross section,D51
Completed: HMS Victory
Under the bench: Endeavour x 2,Sovereign of the Seas, Akagi and The Black Pearl!HMS Victory Cross Section
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Joined: 25/04/2013 Posts: 71 Points: 216 Location: Benoni, South Africa
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We have been told that priming the wood is a excellent idea, especially to keep the look of the paint in place. My question is, where does one purchase a small tin of wood primer? Didn't know there was such a thing...  Current Build:
HMS SOTS
HMS Victory
HMS Surprise
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Joined: 23/04/2013 Posts: 287 Points: 859 Location: Hartbeespoort, NW, South Africa
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I bought a 'small', i.e. 500ml, tin of wood primer at Builers Wharehouse (Plascon). Not sure if you can get anything smaller. Enjoy the build Kobus
Current Build
HMS Sovereign of the Seas - First Build
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Chemspec and their agents are another option. Rgds, Hans
"It's okay to make mistakes. mistakes are our teachers - they help us to to learn, even if it is painfully"
Current Build:
Endeavour Cross section,D51
Completed: HMS Victory
Under the bench: Endeavour x 2,Sovereign of the Seas, Akagi and The Black Pearl!HMS Victory Cross Section
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Hi I use Tamiya primer avialable in handy cans, I have used it on wood with no problem. here is a photo Kind regards Mike MWG attached the following image(s): MWG BUILD DIARIES: HMS VICTORY, SOVEREIGN OF THE SEAS, SAN FRANCISCO II, HMS HOOD, HMS ENDEAVOUR LONGBOAT, HMS VICTORY X-SECTION, 007 DB5, NISSAN GTR, CUTTY SARK, RB7, AKAGI, BARK HMS ENDEAVOUR, HUMMER H1, MITSUBISHI ZERO.
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Hi Eric, As Hans, I also use Sanding Sealer for the timber components. This is available in aerosol cans and tins. The smallest tin that I've found is 500ml, but this will keep for a long time. For the metal parts, I use aerosol metal primer. One point though, make sure you wash the metal parts in soapy water to remove all the mould release agent. Otherwise the paint may peel off. Just a thought, always test the paints on some off-cut material to test compatibility!!! Hope this helps Kind regards, Garth "Measure twice, cut once!!!"
Finished!!! HMS Victory,
Current build: Black Pearl.
On hold: Bismarck, Golden Hind, Flying Scotsman, Victory Cross Section, SOTS, Tiger 1.
Wish list: USS Constitution.
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edson01 wrote:Hi, strange question, as am new to this, the book says to paint the metal cannon and the wooden carriage with primer, I have wood primer & metal primer, what are they asking for? is it OK to use just 1 type of primer? Regards Eric Metal primer has finer pigment than wood primer to have better grip. Some primers has an oily basis which can interfere with the adherence of the Acrylic paint. Read the label on the container to be sure of its cartelistic proprties. "Rather try and fail than had failed to try".Sovereign of the Seas Model Space forum: Marcel's build
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I bought a 'small', i.e. 500ml, tin of wood primer at Builers Wharehouse (Plascon). Not sure if you can get anything smaller.???
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