Zero Paints primers

[Desertfish]

I’ve been reading up a little on Zero Paints, and while most people seem to agree that the quality of their basecoat colours is outstanding, I also read many horror stories about their primers. Most comments refer to the fact that large portions of both the basecoat and primer are ripped away when removing masking tape - even when Tamiya’s masking tape is being used. Apparently this seems to happen more often with the white primer, but some people claim they also experienced this problem with both the grey and black primers.

I was wondering if anyone had experienced similar issues and if so, what primer(s) would be recommended for use with Zero Paints basecoats. I tried to find the answer on Hiroboy’s website, and although they appear to have a good guide on applying basecoat paints, there is little to no information about the correct application of their primers.

[Matthew]

hi m8 have never had a problem with zero primer just let the paint fully dry before masking off but i have also red the same so i don't want to say to u won't have a problem i will copy what it says on the bottle( note stir until primer is mixed completely with thinners ensuring you are not just spraying thinners ) and also alclad primer works great with zero

[Matthew]

and have used grey and white just remember light coats and a light sand between coats have never had a problem and remember shake and stir

[Tomtom12]

Same here used zero primer even for my aircraft and then sprayed over with tamyia acrylics
Haven't had a problem yet, I leave my primer to dry for 24 hours.

[Desertfish]

Thanks for the info. Maybe those who had problems were either spraying their primer on too thick or not letting it dry long enough before applying their base colours. Will see how it goes.