Hi all,

Thanks for the inputs. OK, after going thru all your posts, here is what I'm gonna do: I'm gonna thin a household white matt paint(Sorry, but we don't get sprayable primers here in cans !) and spray it on my a/c after washing it using soap water. Hopefully, this should act as a primer coat for my acrylics...

Rgds,
BP.

I am currently using this as well, the advantage of this is it sticks to metal/plastic/resin equally. The down side is I find it to be too thick, and the smell is WOW! (This stuff can give you some rush and High without taking any drugs) #:-) #:-)

I personally would vote for Gunze Sanyo Mr. Surface 500 or 1000 for priming.

I prime all my kits before I paint them with Gunze Sangyo Mr. Surfacer 1000 (the one in the spray can) It works EXCELLENT and it can also hide any small imperfections you may have. .......Otto

for some reason, i find it better not to use primer when i do figures. less mess and i don't lose any detail. i have never had any peeling or cracking, or any problems not priming my figures. i don't use oils, just enamels and acrylics.

Chris Pig no.1

OK, one last question before I let this thread get over...

Do you recommend using an airbrush to spray the primer? I tried this yesterday on my Hellcat, and for 60% of the time I didn't have any problems. The remaining 40%, the AB just seemed to clog up and not send out any paint at all, even at 40 PSIs.

I then had to tip off the remaining paint, clean the AB and start again. I had to do this 2-3 times before I got a grey coat all over my A/C. Now, the problem is that since I am using a mix of 50-50 thinner/primer, I had to clean so much, and it became a real pain after the second try.

But looks like I'm doomed to do this b'cos I don't get spray primers here.. DAMN, DAMN, DAMN!

Also, one more Q - can i spray acrylics over enamels? I'd really prefer to use this than use enamels for AB'ing again !

Rgds,
BP.

I spray slightly thinned Model Master Gray Primer through the airbrush (it is enamel). I have never had any problems with it; in fact, I think the Primer sprays nicer than regular paint for some reason. Since you were thinning the primer, I can't see why you would be having so much difficulty. What kind of primer are you using?
As far as spraying acrylics over enamels, I would say it can be done. I seem to remember another thread about that very question, so if you do a little searching, you might find it.

Nic

I primed for the first time about a month ago and it is so much easier to fish when they are primed. I used like drywall primer (to me, paint is paint) at it worked fine, plus its cheap for a gallon, not a half an ounce