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**Shrike78**

I'm desperately trying to get a clean coat of red paint on my white rhino, and I am finding it extreeemly difficult.

How do you get a clean coat of dark red on a basecoat of skull white?

**Miguelsan**

I usually go with a light undercoat of orange before starting with the red. Another option would be foundation paint I guess.

M.

**J.Black**

I always mix a little black into my reds before i start painting, especially over large surfaces.

**Reaper6**

Miguelsan hit it dead-on. Foundation Mechrite Red is just the ticket.

**Shrike78**

Okay... how about if I don't have any foundation paint, and I want to get this thing done before the weekend?

**OnTheEdge**

I usually use an airbrush for this but try several thin coats of red.

//Edge

**Ancalagon The Black**

There's two really easy ways of painting a clean red finish without using foundation paints:

1: White undercoat, then mix in a little white with your red for a thin light Pink coat. Then the red paint will stick to the pink colour easier than on pure white.

2. White undercoat, then a thin layer of Bleached Bone. Red covers bleached bone perfectly in just one thin coat, but apply as many thin coats as you want.

**Shrike78**

Thanks ancalagon.... your avatar is still scary

**Ancalagon The Black**

I wish everyone would stop bashing my dreamgirl :(

**Shrike78**

Cigar smoking, steroid using, half-naked green female who could bite your face off?.... What's not to love

**Slipstream**

For red I'd ,as someone mentioned,use orange or a yellow.
But make sure that you get an even coat otherwise you'll
get streaks in the red.White is damn hard to work with
as an undercoat!

**Shrike78**

... so, does that mean that orange is easier to get an even coat with?