Vallejo Surface Primer for airbrush questions

[Airborne01]

The opposite to most. I could not get on with stynylrez so bought some black vallejo primer to try.
After a few experiments I settled on thinning it 50/50 with vallejo thinners.
I build it up in very thin coats that are pretty much dry before I go over again.
Also, and as mentioned, I wipe my models down with meths prior to priming.

Worth mentioning it does not adhere to PE at all and will come off if nudged, as others have suggested.

I tend to agree with this - however I find very few primers are satisfactory with PE unless the item receives a good degreasing and scuffing with a fine abrasive. I actually detest what appears to be stainless steel PE; I haven't found a chemical that blackens it - am I not chemist enough for this hobby?

[Isitme]

Still have a large bottle of dark green, some brown, not impressed by any means hence still have it, think it's time to bin it. Now use one made by Badger and the new AK 3 gen .

John, mix it together and then use it as a primer for the groundwork before adding the groundwork, thats what I did with all mine.

[yak face]

Jakko , perhaps an aerosol acrylic car spray primer would do the job better , shame you dont have Halfords in Holland , their acrylic primer is fantastic .

[Guest]

I don’t go up to Holland much, but here in Zeeland we don’t have Halfords anymore, no :tongue-out: One of the reasons my friend had for wanting to buy an airbrush was to not have to use aerosol cans to prime his figures, though. I’m happy with those myself for this kind of purpose, but as I said above, the only easily available brand of aerosol car primer around here (as far as I can tell) changed from very good to crap ages ago.