Primer - Shade question.

I love to use Tamiya's Grey Primer.  So far, it's the best I've used.  I covers great, sands wonderfully, has greating bonding and doesn't obscure details.  The downside is that it's lacquer based and only comes in a spray can.  Being lacquer based is what gives the primer it's strong bonding but smells bad.  I usually decant the primer and use it in my airbrush for finer control.

Jesse

I only use Floquil Grey Primer.  It's a light grey in color & works well with most colors.  However for Yellow or Red top coats, I add a base coat of white.

Regards,  Rick 

Hi Mick,

A darker primer can slightly affect the color over it but since we use opaque paints I think you will hardly notice the difference at all. I think it is more prominent in automobile colors which are brighter.