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I have a big (not really more like HUGE) problem with priming. Every time I prime my models (I do this outside in my garage at about midday) they get this rough junk all over them and the model has these bumps all over from the primer (BUMPS not BUBBLES) and ruins my model can anyone tell me what does this and how to prevent it and get nice normal models.

Is it dust? ...are your models cleaned before you prime?

Are you priming on top of card-board or paper towel? I used card-board boxes for years until I finally understood that all of those obnoxious little 'hairs/fibers' stuck in my primed paint were from the box.

It sounds as if one of two things is going on, either you are spraying too close and putting too much on. Or you simply have crap primer. What type of primer are you using? I've found cheapo Walmart primer is the best (I usually use the gray but be aware your primer color will affect your finished shade) Once at a game store I did splurge for the expensive hobby primer from GW and it was the WORST stuff I've used. It left a very heavy coat with a pebbled/sandy texture like you may be having. Also if the nozzle on your spray can is getting plugged up it will cause big droplets to come out with the spray. You should always hold the can upside down after you are finished and spray until all of the paint is out and you are spraying clear propellant

Sounds like bad primer or humidity (though a more quality primer can somewhat counter not so ideal weather conditions.

I've not used colorplace yet as I love my Krylon primers too much. I've never got bad priming results from Krylon and I've primed while it was raining; i've primed when it was 95 with 95% humidity and I've primed when the actual air temp outside was below freezing.

I'd seriously ditch any hobby primer, hit up an auto store or a Walmart (or walmart equivalent) and get a regular auto/household primer.

I use a sandable auto primer from Advance Autoparts. Great stuff.

i would advise (I know this sounds insulting but it does help) read the instructions, make sure your spraying at the right range to far away and you get a powdery almost sandpaper effect to close and you will fill all the detail, hummidity and wind are always a problem as is dust!

personaly i usualt hold the base or sprue with a pair of pliars and spray just outside the doorway also if you get some reasonably heavy wire it is possible to hang stuff on the washing line for it to dry

Fateweaver wrote:Sounds like bad primer or humidity (though a more quality primer can somewhat counter not so ideal weather conditions.

I've not used colorplace yet as I love my Krylon primers too much. I've never got bad priming results from Krylon and I've primed while it was raining; i've primed when it was 95 with 95% humidity and I've primed when the actual air temp outside was below freezing.

I'd seriously ditch any hobby primer, hit up an auto store or a Walmart (or walmart equivalent) and get a regular auto/household primer.

Thanks much for your advice Fate I used Krylon and tested it while It was raining I have never gotten a more perfect coat in such humidity.

Yeah. Krylon I think could be sprayed in antarctica and still get near flawless results.

Clears are a little trickier though as clear coats are very picky on conditions. A bad priming can be repaired with little to no hassle; a fuzzy or cloudy clear coat is a nightmare to deal with.

I know people in my gaming group who insist on the store owner ordering them skull white or chaos black so they can prime/basecoat with it. They seem to think for $14/can it's got to be better than the REAL primer that Krylon makes that costs $4/can. I guess some mindsets are hard to change.

Fateweaver wrote:
I know people in my gaming group who insist on the store owner ordering them skull white or chaos black so they can prime/basecoat with it. They seem to think for $14/can it's got to be better than the REAL primer that Krylon makes that costs $4/can. I guess some mindsets are hard to change.

Ya cant fix stupid. I keep wondering when some shop owner with a devious brain and a laser printer- will go buy some 1$ a can walmart stuff, and put a Faux label on it and sell it for 14$. Thats a pretty good profit margin on the 'idiot tax'.

On that note- anyone wanna buy a case of Chaos Black? I'll go cheap at 7$ a can!!


But Fate covered my usual suggestions, I live in the desert and use the Colorplace from walmart for my white/grey/black, and go krylon for any tan/green/brown basecoats or when the weather isnt cooperative.

The Rust-o-leum and krylon camo flats are excellent colors. I know if I ever start IG and decide to go cadian 88th that's mostly OD green shade I'll get the Krylon camo OD green color.