jim1215
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Please advise best grey primer....used krylon for years ....I dont know seems to be giving me a chalky finish...how about army painter is it worth a try....thanks in advance jimj
Grey primer
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theBaron
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I use a couple. Tamiya's Fine Surface Primer is probably my favorite. I use both the gray, which is a medium gray, and the lighter gray. It is very finely-grained, so it doesn't obscure finely sculpted detail, but it provides a good tooth for color coats.
I also use Rustoleum's primer, which covers well, but is a little coarser than Tamiya's primer. That may be because a painter might wind up sanding that coat, I don't know. It covers well, too.
And I use Walmart's house brand of automotive primer. Performs as well as the Rustoleum primer. I'll buy one or the other, depending on the price at our local stores. I did get a couple of bad cans, though-the nozzles and apertures at the top of the can got clogged about halfway through use. Even though I tried cleaning them, they just clogged, and I wound up losing half a can's worth of paint. That hasn't happened in a while, though.
As far as Army Painter is concerned, I haven't tried their primers, but I do use their matte black enamel as a primer on my Maschinen Krieger kits. The black enamel serves as a base for my weathering technique, which consists of using acrylics over the enamel base, and then scuffing the color coats with a green scouring pad to reveal the black underneath. That enamel is rock-hard, also covers well, and doesn't obscure fine detail.
Hope that helps!
Prost!
Brad
I also use Rustoleum's primer, which covers well, but is a little coarser than Tamiya's primer. That may be because a painter might wind up sanding that coat, I don't know. It covers well, too.
And I use Walmart's house brand of automotive primer. Performs as well as the Rustoleum primer. I'll buy one or the other, depending on the price at our local stores. I did get a couple of bad cans, though-the nozzles and apertures at the top of the can got clogged about halfway through use. Even though I tried cleaning them, they just clogged, and I wound up losing half a can's worth of paint. That hasn't happened in a while, though.
As far as Army Painter is concerned, I haven't tried their primers, but I do use their matte black enamel as a primer on my Maschinen Krieger kits. The black enamel serves as a base for my weathering technique, which consists of using acrylics over the enamel base, and then scuffing the color coats with a green scouring pad to reveal the black underneath. That enamel is rock-hard, also covers well, and doesn't obscure fine detail.
Hope that helps!
Prost!
Brad
John Bowery
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Like Brad I use the white Tamiya spray primer. One can last me a long time. I am a slower painter.
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John
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John
Paul Kernan
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Jim:
I'm with Brad. I use Rustoleum Painter's Touch, generally grey but sometimes black if I want a darker look. I do have a single can of Krylon sand a friend got for me, that I use exclusively for flesh. Really like the finish but seems to be rarer than hen's teeth now.
I'm with Brad. I use Rustoleum Painter's Touch, generally grey but sometimes black if I want a darker look. I do have a single can of Krylon sand a friend got for me, that I use exclusively for flesh. Really like the finish but seems to be rarer than hen's teeth now.
