I just picked up a bottle of Vallejo Metal Color paint, aluminum, for use on a Japanese Zero that I am currently working on. My intent is to put down a coat of aluminum over wing and stabilizer leading edges, along the wing roots, around the fuselage near panels and the cockpit, etc. This will lead to the salt technique to replicate paint chipping frequently found on Japanese aircraft.
This will be my first experience with Vallejo Metal Color. I've previously use Alclad II's line for metallic finishes, which I have always put down over a shiny black primer. My question is, do I need to put down a primer for the Vallejo as I would for the Alclad? The primer I have been using lately for non-NMF has been Stynylrez, but I have a bottle of Alclad glossy black primer as well.
Edit - forgot to mention that my Zero will be typical dark green over light gray with the yellow leading edge found on many Japanese wings.