Priming in an apartment (or without a spray primer)

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**deltaKshatriya**

Argive wrote:@ OP what is stopping you from say taking a shoebox, put some minis inside, take the box outside of the building and use a spray can on the pavement/car park/generally outside?

Obviously wear mask and gloves. You put the box lid down and use the bottom as your spray table, once primed, give it 15-20 minutes before placing the minis back into the box and taking it back upstairs?

Alternatively brush on primer is your next bet bud. Spray cans are just so much more time efficient it would be a shame not to utilise the tool.

The below describes my situation spot on.

Weazel wrote:Well, the OP said he/she lives in a highrise, which would suggest he lives in a downtown area of probably a decent sized city. Which might suggest that going outside is literally going out to the street. Which is very likely crowded. Meaning that spray painting outside is just not feasible. Take a back alley and start shaking your rattle can and I'm sure the police will be interested very quickly. You know, vandalism and all that.

It's kinda daft that people just assume that you can walk outside anywhere in the world and start spraying at will.

Anyway, I'd probably pack my minis in a box/bag and try to travel somewhere reasonably closeby where priming is possible. Whether there is a suitable location near OP's accommodation, I do not know, but you don't have to prime right next to your apartment building.

To clarify, I live in New York. And this is very much spot on. This is essentially my situation. Thank you for posting this. I actually am considering that whenever I go to visit my parents, I’ll just take my minis and a spray can with me, I can definitely spray prime outside there. In the meantime I can just use brush primer looks like. Maybe I’ll invest in an airbrush kit eventually. I’ve heard it makes painting easier in general,

Thanks everyone for your help!

**MannyMcCoconut**

Hi OP, I'm in a similar situation as well. I've moved entirely away from the rattle cans and have been using an airbrush, vallejo surface primer, a mask, and a simple spray booth. The vallejo has no odor that I've noticed and with the spray booth and mask, I've had no issues.