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Actually all kits, plastic or resin,  should be washed with a mild detergent to get the mold release off of them, and then they should be primed.


I am finding alot of people are having trouble with Vallejo not sticking to plastic, and it is because they aren't using a primer, in fact pretty much any acrylic paint should have a primer under them as they don't stick to bare plastic that well. I have had Testors and Tamiya acrylics chip and peel just as easily as Vallejo does.


Enamels and Lacquers don't necessarily require a primer, as their carrier is usually hot enough to craze the plastic slightly as they go on, giving the paint something to "bite" into on the plastic. Acrylics don't have this ability which is why they are coming off of bare plastic fairly easily. As well a primer coat will give you an even surface for the color coats to go on, evening up surfaces that could have putty, or photo etch pieces on them. As well your paint job will come out looking better with a primer.


Just remember, not all primers are the same, even using a different color primer can significantly change the hue of the color you are putting over it.


A color coat over a grey primer will look much different if put over a white or black primer.


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