Which primer is better for white metal figures? I am new to white metal figures and have several of Hornet and the superbly detailed INFINITY SHAPE now distributed by Model Mecca. I have only used Surfacer 1000 and 1200 gray primer and have purchased their metal primer in aerosal.

What is the difference in the two? Could Surfacer 1000 and 12000 be used for resin and white metal?

What is the advantage of Surfacer Metal Primer?

I would prefer to use primer that goes on the surface very flat and shrinks tight when drying.

R

Floquil(through Testors) sells metal figure primer in white, grey, and black. Super fine pigment primer and inexpensive. The other primer worth its weight is Tamiya spray primer in white or grey. Surfacer 1000 is great to but is desigined to have a certain level of build-up(good for hiding fine sanding scratches on joints)...Everything else has gigantic pigment size by comparisson.

Personally I have always used Tamiya spray primers as they will not clog etch as small as 1/700 scale ship radars, rails, and mesh catwalks....They are Laquer based(like Mr Surfacer primers). I would imagine the 1200 is a finer pigment concentration based on the 500/1000 ratings, probably simillar to Tamiya but I have never tried it. The floquil ones are excellent too but are enamel based and do not cover quite as well. Under my desk now I have 2 cans of each of the Floquii, 3 tamiya grey, 2 tamiya white, and 2 MS1000, and use them for all different reasons/combinations. Ships eat up lots of primer

On the flip side, however, the Laquer primers do not stick as well to metals as the Floquil products although I have done many a PE/Pewter part on ships with no issues(they are not handled much after installation), and do not do as well on resin. So it may be worth a shot with a 'metal' specific primer as figures get handled a lot, but definately stay within hobby products and not auto store stuff.

Games Workshop / Citadel make very good primers (Black and White). The only drawback is their price.

Citadel Primers

I normally use the games workshop products and they work fine with me.