Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you: No adverts like this in the forums anymore. Times and dates in your local timezone. Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance. Email notifications for threads you want to watch closely. Being a part of the oldest wargaming community on the net. If you are already a member then feel free to login now.

Your questions are actually answered in the thread that you linked.

In a nutshell. Fusion paint isn't primer. It's a base coat color available in gloss and a satin finish - neither of these finishes are ideal for primers. I personally haven't seen any color of the Fusion line available as a true flat paint that has a decent tooth to it.

I'm currently using Krylon Primer to prime the bare metal or plastic, then Krylon Fusion Sunbeam Yellow for my base coat. I then need to let these dry AT LEAST over night and then seal with Testors Dull Coat. If you don't dry at least over night the Dull coat and craze and crackle as it dries at a different rate than the spray paint it's laid on top of.

Yep you have those terms correct.

I tried to get a primer paint that I could use also as the base coat, and the Fusion paint is not that. It's great paint, but the Fusion sprays that I have been able to find is not primer due to it's gloss or semi gloss finish.

The funny thing is that GW used to sell colored primers. They sold Ultramarines blue, Blood Angels Red, Bleached Bone, etc. They were handy. I would still have advised a this base coat of your acrylic colors over the sprays, but it was convenient.

If your after colored primers almost any quality flat spray paint would work well. The key word being quality. Krylon's flat's are proven consistent and are highly recommended by many modelers.

Good luck!