How to Prime Gunpla with a Rattle Can

Hey Everyone!
With the beautiful summer weather, I figured now would be a great time to show how you can prime your kits with a rattle can. If you're looking to start customizing your kit, a rattle can primer is a great way to prepare your kits for a custom paint job. Whether you decide to paint by hand, rattle can, or even airbrush later, getting a good primer layer is important. Let me know what you thought in the comments below!
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[@TheBlackCobra81]

I had a really bad experience when I was young and starting to get into model building and never wanted to go back to spray paint can ever again and bought a airbrush but this made me wanna give it another go. Thank you for making this video it inspired me

[@Slasherx28]

Hey man! Thanks for the tutorial!!!! Really love all your videos. It’s helped me so much deal with anxiety and depression. It’s nice to listen to your videos on these topics while I am hobbying. Thanks for the impact in my life!

[@PlamoTherapist]

Hey, thank you so much for watching and commenting! I hope to continue to share the joys of this hobby to more people. 😁 Keep building and if you have any questions, don't be afraid to reach out!

[@natalebabbo-gunplaanddioramas]

Another excellent tutorial. I’m very happy you also stress the importance of ventilation and respiratory protection! It’s very, very important! Another very good point is the can shaking. I fully agree that there’s no “enough “ when it comes to rattle can shaking. When I built the 1/144 scale vintage Geara Doga, I used a rattle can to paint the backpack. I did not shake enough this old can and the piece was covered by the color in a weird way, scaly and cracked. I thought about stripping the paint and redo-it but when I saw the visual effect I liked it and left in place. It looks like the backpack is made of concrete! 😂 It may be look not too realistic but this mishap looked good to my eyes and I decided to leve it as is. You can appreciate the effect on one of the shorts on my channel. However, it was a good lesson learned and will never unshake a rattle can again! Ciao!

[@spaceyrat]

Great level of detail and explanation here. Chu-chu's demi-trainer is such a solid and fun kit for it too. I haven't gotten to this level but I have topcoated a few kits and hope to grow my confidence.

[@MJRLHobbyStuff]

Love it

[@sixnine2818]

Awesome!!!!!

[@nhutminh9290]

Just wanna say the way you shake it will damaged the mixing ball inside in long term and not efficient, try to shake by rotating your wrist while shake it on and up slowly, don't put too much unneccesary strength .

[@bad-people6510]

After finishing up with a rattle can turn it upside down and spray until it runs clear. It keeps the nozzle from clogging up.

[@mattr.1804]

Thanks for this one! I spray in my garage since I’m a little worried about larger airborne particulates kicked up by even small amounts of wind. I use an n95 but I definitely have to be careful with how much I’m spraying at a time due to fumes. Should I just stop worrying so much and spray outside? lol

[@PlamoTherapist]

Hey, great question! If the amount of dust is really bad, your garage may be the better option. This is especially true if you live in very dry climates. If you decide to stay in the garage, my only recommendation is a mask upgrade. Hope this helps and best of luck!

[@TheBlackCobra81]

First!!!🎉

[@Anjure_Danjure5092]

I just shake the can untill I get a couple little good dents on the bottom. That normaly means the resistance has dissipated

[@nousagi7437]

Question, I see different shades of gray as primer, how much does the color of the primer affect the results after I paint? I'll eventually paint and assemble the Kotobukiya Metal Gear Ray kit

[@PlamoTherapist]

Hey there! Great question! If you're just talking about shades of grays, the difference is pretty negligible in terms of final color. However, if you're talking about the difference between gray, white, and black, these are going to be much more prominent. Whites will give you a more vibrant color than gray, and black will darken the paints making them less vibrant than grey. The more layers of paint you add, the less the primer affects the final color.
A lot of people also like gray as it highlights any imperfections that may need correcting before paint goes down, but feel free to use whatever color primer you need to get your desired effect! I hope this answers your question and wish you the best of luck on the Metal Gear kit! 😁 Thanks again for watching and commenting!

[@kvncnh]

Nice hat ;)

[@PlamoTherapist]

Thank you! I had to jump on it when it was available 😁

[@DK_hobby]

Question! I recently start using airbrush, but primer seems to come off during "masking" phase. not all of them but "some" part comes off with masking tape...
- I warm washed the pieces, dried them.
- Using Badger Primer
- put masking tape of cutting mat few time on/off to lose the 'stickiness'
- waited about 24 hr before painting/masking
Is sanding required before putting primer...?
Thank you!

[@PlamoTherapist]

Hey there! Great question! I am not familiar with Badger Primer but suspect that is the likely culprit if it's a water-based primer. Sanding would definitely help, but I can't say it will eliminate it completely.
Another cause can be HOW you spray your primer down. If you are spraying at too high of a PSI, it could be drying out before reaching your pieces. Try thinning your paint a bit more and setting it to a lower PSI and see if that makes any difference.
I hope this helps and wish you the best of luck. Thank you so much for watching and commenting.

[@DK_hobby]

thank you so much for quick reply!! ill try stuff!
@@PlamoTherapist

[@PlamoTherapist]

Start with the PSI change and some sanding. Hopefully you can save some money instead of having to go buy new primer. But if you still have issues, then switching primer is always an option down the road. Let me know how it goes!

[@DK_hobby]

whic do u recommend?@@PlamoTherapist

[@DK_hobby]

which primer do you use on gunplas these days?? @@PlamoTherapist

[@divineraccoon1276]

How mant coats should i typically apply?

[@PlamoTherapist]

Hey there! Great question! You want as few coats as possible as to minimize surface detail loss. Generally you can get away with 1-2 coats but if the can is running low, you might need another pass. What you're aiming to do is eliminate the color bleed through. If you have done that, your pieces are ready to go. 😁 I hope this answers your question and wish you the best of luck. Thank you so much for watching and commenting!

[@divineraccoon1276]

@@PlamoTherapist indeed it did! Thank you for the quick response!

[@PlamoTherapist]

Absolutely! Let me know how it goes! 😁

[@steve00alt70]

Ive yet to see someone using a rattle can to produce professional grade quality. Graffiti artists may be more qualified.