Repainting a jumbo head advice?

[jmc]

Hi,

I was planning on repainting a badly worn Mazinger head. So, I stripped the head down and am ready to paint. Should I prime it first or would testor acryl paints hold without it?

Any advice would greatly be appreciated.

[mrclean08]

It's always best to prime any surface before painting so it allows the paint to adhere, and allows paint durability. Plus depending on the plastic color underneath, it could affect how the paint color shade looks or the underlying plastic color can "bleed" through the lighter painted areas. It's best to get a uniform application of primer to ensure color application is even and consistent with how it should look.

[joweone]

If it was just worn and needed repainting not a repair I probably would have just cleaned it well and painted over it.Old paint is a base coat primer in the color you need,offers adhesion ,and a map of what goes where.

[jmc]

Jun 18, 2014 9:25:47 GMT -5 joweone said:

If it was just worn and needed repainting not a repair I probably would have just cleaned it well and painted over it.Old paint is a base coat primer in the color you need,offers adhesion ,and a map of what goes where.

The head has some good scratches that I'm buffing out. so I'm down to the base blue. I'm guessing some krylon fusion as a base?

[joweone]

i used fusion many years ago on a black and gold gaining i did and it he'd up great for the body and all. I'd imagine a light misting may help but testers is used on raw plastic for model kits all day long

[jacoblb]

Since the Jumbo heads are often made of vinyl a common practice even the Mego customizers use is a vinyl paint for priming. Automotive stores carry them. I primed a Great Mazinga head using the vinyl paint and the acrylic paint you can find in any hobby store like Michael's.
www.autozone.com/autozone/accessories/Fluids-and-Chemicals/Paint-Vinyl-and-Fabric/_/N-25h9

[jmc]

Jun 19, 2014 14:29:41 GMT -5 jacoblb said:

Since the Jumbo heads are often made of vinyl a common practice even the Mego customizers use is a vinyl paint for priming. Automotive stores carry them. I primed a Great Mazinga head using the vinyl paint and the acrylic paint you can find in any hobby store like Michael's.
www.autozone.com/autozone/accessories/Fluids-and-Chemicals/Paint-Vinyl-and-Fabric/_/N-25h9

Thanks I'll pick some up this weekend.