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Hey all, I'm painting up my first Infinity models and need to know what type of primer I should be using. I'm located in Canada if that makes a significant difference in which brand I should choose.

Thanks!

I use Rustoleum 2x Ultracover Flat White. Works well for how I paint because I think the white primer helps make the models brighter and forces me to have a neater paintjob because white stands out so much.

It depends, we talking airbrush or regular canned air primers, but yes Rustoleum works fine for canned air.

I just brush on Vallejo grey surface primer.

 -Loki- wrote:
I just brush on Vallejo grey surface primer.

Me too, works great.

Bob Ross' black Gesso. Comes in a large plastic bottle. You brush it on and let it sit for a couple hours.

I've primed at least a hundred models and used maybe a third of the bottle. (Of course, I prime only in black though.)

I don't think I could ever prime an Infinity model black. Details are hard enough to see when priming grey.

I buy cheap A$$ flat black from walmart.. it has never let me down!

I use fiat black then zenithal with grey primer & then flat white all the cheap stuff from Wal-Mart. Prepares them well for airbrushing.

Have you painted minis before?
Whereabouts in Canada are you? Humidity, and temperature are definitely a concern if you plan to spray prime.

 -Loki- wrote:
I don't think I could ever prime an Infinity model black. Details are hard enough to see when priming grey.

Yeah The only model I've painted for infinity so far I primed black. I had to give it a very light dry brush on it to bring details out

Red_Starrise wrote:I use fiat black

"Let there be black!" *model primes itself*