Wilko Paints

Thread originally started by David Marks and tidied up after going off topic - Colin

For my latest build, I was looking for a very light shade of Green and also Grey. Up to now I had always used Halfords rattle cans, but whilst in my local Wilko store I found both the Green and Grey in the shades that I wanted with the added bonus that these are satin finish straight from the can, where Halfords are gloss and normally need toning down a little. So I decide to also buy Wilko primer and also Satin Black to be used on the hull. So far I have only painted the hull and am very pleased with the results obtained. I sprayed a test piece before painting the model and all was well so I also evaluated the Wilko paint for compatibility with Halfords, Humbrol and Tamiya rattler can paints and no evidence of any problems e.g crazing etc. I always give my hulls a protective coat of PlastiKote clear satin lacquer and again no problems. I find the Plastikote product also to be very good and has a long (10 year) shelf life.

Edited By Colin Bishop on 01/10/2022 15:57:46

Interesting to hear of the general compatibility David but I have still been caught out on occasion and generally prefer to stick to the paints of one manufacturer to be on the safe side. Even then you need to be careful. For example, Halfords Clear Lacquer clearly has a very different solvent to their Matt and Satin lacquers and can cause bubbling on substrates that accept the latter.

Colin

Edited By Colin Bishop on 01/10/2022 15:56:33