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For the downtown area of my HO layout I'm thinking of adding two DPM kits, "Pam's Pet Shop" and "The Walker Building". Both kits' walls are molded in an off-white color, so I'd like to paint them a reddish-brown, and the windows for both kits come molded in a reddish-orange. Well, the problem I've encountered using Polly Scale paints when painting over other colors is that the underlying color still manages to show through in spots, no matter how many coats I apply. <br /> <br />Here's an example: I bought the Walthers kit, "Jim's Repair Shop", and the foundation and steps come molded in reddish-orange, so I painted these in Polly Scale "Concrete". I applied a few coats but on the steps the underlying color can still be seen in spots. These have gotten three coats. The foundation looks fine and covered well with two coats. So I'm a little concerned that on the DPM kits the windows won't cover well and still show the reddish-orange color in spots. I don't want that! I'm not too concerned with the walls because my experience with painting walls is that they seem to cover well with about two coats. Plus weathering and filling in the mortar lines will take care of some imperfections. <br /> <br />So, is the problem I'm encountering because I need to spray a coat of primer on first before I paint or what? I haven't applied primer in the past. Thanks for any information you can provide! I'd really like to add these two buildings to my layout (although Pam's Pet Shop will be named something else! Maybe a tavern since my layout lacks one of those right now).
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