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It goes on quite smooth and thin and is a good primer, though you'll likely need more than a single coat.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/561041/6209512.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/561041/6209512.page GMT
If you have any likelihood to do a lot of minis in the future, consider saving up for a modest spraygun/airbrush setup, because then you can use a spray primer like Vallejo's polyurethane primers. Honestly those things are fantastic - really great coat, you save on wastage and the price is good. The setup will help your basecoating too =)]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/561041/6209727.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/561041/6209727.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/561041/6209770.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/561041/6209770.page GMT
Basically the vallejo primers give a very durable coat, and the stuff is ready out of the bottle - and rather like model air, goes through an airbrush very very easily without clogging much. The best part of using an airbrush to do the priming however, is the accuracy with which you can do the work, resulting in a LOT less paint wastage. You can literally pour the extra left at the end back into the bottle from the airbrush's cup. It also brushes on very nicely too.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/561041/6209777.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/561041/6209777.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/561041/6209790.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/561041/6209790.page GMT did play nicely together, I would worry that adding too much regular paint would dilute the properties specific to the primer (the superior resilience, adhesion, and tooth). Since many of the people who use Vallejo PU primers spray it through an airbrush, simply spraying the next coat in color isn't much extra work, so I haven't even heard of anyone bothering to experiment.

That said, mixing the various PU primers together is neither terribly uncommon nor problematic. The grey is quite light, so I know a number of people who mix it with a bit of the black to get a medium grey to work from.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/561041/6210764.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/561041/6210764.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/561041/6211238.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/561041/6211238.page GMT