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Anyways my primer chalked when I primered a Rhino yet the Vindicator next to it, is just fine.

What made this happen? and could I just have him soak in degreaser to fix this?

What weather conditions were you priming in? Did you do the models at the same time? Have any pics?

By "chalked" do you mean in color or in texture ?

If you have gotten a bit of a texture, it could be two things :

1) It was too humid and that compromised your spray, or
2) You held the can too far and the primer lightly dried mid-air before it reached your model.

Seeing that the adjacent Vindicator was fine I'm inclined to think #2 is the case.

Try to use an ultrafine sand paper (Testors offers a pack of various grades for hobbies) to wear down the texture.

Now, if you're referring to a chalking color of the paint,
I have no idea what may be the cause or cure of that.

Whatever the case, I learned the hard way, never to prime too many models at a time. I once ruined 25 plastic troops at once with a bad primer coat.

Good luck !!

Myrthe wrote:
2) You held the can too far and the primer lightly dried mid-air before it reached your model.

I would bet this is what happened you primed two at the same time and one was up close and other wasn't

Thanks. I will only do one tank at a time.

And monday ill get some sand paper from the shop class.

Shadowbrand wrote:...ill get some sand paper from the shop class.

Whoa ... careful there. I was refering to sandpaper specifically designed for plastic models ... sometimes called "Sanding Film". Regular sand/emory paper designed for wood or metal will be way too rough.

Here, I Googled "Testors Sanding Films" :
http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=testors+sand+paper&cid=9078413394531757997&ei=-KHsS_iHL5S82AT5ocTcDw&sa=image&ved=0CBIQ8gIwAjgA#p

You can also buy 1500 grit sandpaper from auto shops. It's used to work out fine scratches in car paint, and be run with or without water as a medium.

Don't use sandpaper. Just strip it down and re prime.