Do Color Shifters... Bleed?
I've been at this hobby for over four years, but I was today years old when I realized that Hot Wheels Color Shifters will bleed into white paint. This is a maroon Mustang Color Shifter that I ground out the wheel wells and did a little sanding on top. It seems wherever I sanded is where the color is coming from. So, if you sand your Color Shifter, it's probably best to prime it before you paint it. I think I'll spray it red instead.
Discussion
I've painted multiple color shifters and have not had any bleed issues, but I use a very aggressive white primer Base.
I am slowly moving to a acrylic water-based primer called AutoBorn Sealer
put it in some paint striper first then paint, that's what I do.
- You put plastic bodies in paint stripper? How does that work exactly without the plastic melting? — FeralPatrick
- No, only if its metal. Most of the color shifters have metal bodys — JBlotner42
- I don't think we are talking about the same thing. The majority of hot wheels color shifters have plastic bodies and metal bases. https://hotwheels.fandom.com/wiki/Color_Shifters — FeralPatrick
- JCM38 Nissan Skyline GT-R (R32) is metal body with plastic base — JBlotner42
- Thank you for pointing that out, but every one that I have seen or purchased so far have been plastic. Had the body been metal I would have stripped it to begin with. — FeralPatrick
I get bleed issues with a range of different plastic bodies. I've tried using an etch primer, silver basecoat, a black basecoat or a white base coat to try and act as a barrier. They look ok to start, then I put another colour over that and all of a sudden the original colour bleeds through again. Still haven't found an ideal solution. I've also tried a filler primer, to give a physical gap between the paint and still had options. I think if the plastic is coloured, it will always bleed through, but if the plastic is painted a colour it usually gets covered ok.
- Fascinating. This was the first time I ever had a plastic body color bleed into my paint. I also usually don't sand or grind the plastic so that may be why. — FeralPatrick
Had the same issue... Only certain paints though... 2X I think. I don't believe the Tamiya primer did... don't quote me on it though... I believe if you clearcoat it first it doesn't do it.