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Greetings Dakkaroos,

I saw GWS now makes a paint-on primer. My question is not specific to the GWS product.

I've never used brush-on primer (though I experimented with using Gesso as a primer). For those of you that have used it, how do you find it vs spray can priming? Is there a version you can run through an airbrush? What brands and types do you use?

Next time.... search for it! This is a common question!

People do use paint on primers with varying amounts of success. I have never used it with a brush, but I have run it through the airbrush and it seems to work just fine. The most popular of the bunch is Vallejo polyurethane surface primer. It's great stuff. If you are planning on using it through an air brush then you don't even have to thin it. Good luck!

Seconded on the Vallejo primers. I tried the white this week and it is superb.

I agree on the Vallejo Polyurethane primers. Note that the grey is insanely light, near white.

The stuff works perfectly.

Vallejo Polyurethane Primer is the way to go. As Aerethan said, the grey primer is very light grey. For a more neutral grey, get some black primer as well and mix your preferred shade of grey.

Cheers,


IK-Painter

Another vote for the Vallejo PU primer. I airbrush that. Brushpainting with GW's Imperial Primer (I bought the warhammer flavour paint set to try the paint and for my kid to paint with me) is also pretty satisfactory, so long as you've cleaned the mini first. Might take a couple of coats for good coverage, but it's OK.

Thanks for the tips, everyone.

I use the black vallejo primer for my space marine's black armor. It is not to shiny but still has a satin-y not flat black. I love it.

I've had great results with the new brush-on GW Imperial Primer. Gives off a matte finish if that's what you're looking for.