Vallejo Game Color White "Primer"?

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**nullBolt**

Hey, everyone, I bought this paint and I was wondering if it's actually a primer? I just wanted it for the slightly off-white colour it has.

I don't think it's actually a primer, though, I think that's the colour name. What do you guys think?

**jorny**

It is not a primer like the polyurethane stuff. It is more like a more opaque acrylic with more "grip".

**AllSeeingSkink**

jorny wrote:
It is not a primer like the polyurethane stuff. It is more like a more opaque acrylic with more "grip".

I don't think it's any different from any other acrylic paint. "White primer" is the name of the colour rather than a reference to the fact it's a primer. This is from another thread several years ago...

maxinstuff wrote:
So I bought myself some vallejo paints and was planning on brush priming my models with the "white primer" included in the game colour range.

I had a thought though - what if "white primer" is just the name of that colour and it isn't a primer at all. I promptly sent an email to the friendly guys over at Vallejo and they told me that the "white primer" is in fact the name of a colour, and it's properties are no different to any other paint in the game colour range.

I was surprised but not dissapointed at all - as they responded super fast and provided me with friendly and helpful service. Well done Vallejo.

The gentleman I spoke to (his name was Alex) also told me that primers are usually solvent based, but are still just colours, and there would not be any problem using ANY of the vallejo colours as a primer coat.

So - did people already know this or are some as surprised as me?
What experience do people here have with vallejo "white primer" as a primer coat? And if you do use it - did you know it was no different to any of the other colours in regards to it's properties?

If you want a brush on primer you're looking at things like gesso, vallejo's polyurethane surface primer, Gunze's Mr Surfacer (which can be bought in varying levels of grittiness, 1200 and 1500 make for good sandable primers and 500 makes for a good sandable filler), I've been told Humbrol's "Grey Primer" is a primer but I'm not sure if that's true (the owner of the local hobby store reckons it is, enamels tend to have more bite to begin with though). I've never tried it myself, not sure how well it hairy brushes on but Tamiya also make a liquid primer.