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Hi,
That was a quick reply :)
No, I'm not.
What should I prime with?
I never primed before brushing with no problems both Enamel and Acrylics?
But that was all Humbrol though.
- Roland
It doesn't look like we addressed your question about priming.
Not only is it a good idea to prime the piece, but I recommend cleaning the parts before you even begin to assemble it. Washing the sprues removes mold release compounds, which can impede good paint adherence.
I use an old glass baking dish, big enough to hold a sprue, so, around 10" long or so. I use warm water with a couple of drops of a de-greaser added. Many guys use dishwashing liquid, which usually has de-greasing agents. I switched a couple of years ago to an automotive de-greaser, Super Clean. It leaves the plastic literally squeaky-clean. I soak the sprues in the water and use an old toothbrush to scrub them gently. I let them air-dry on pieces of paper toweling.
Then I prime the parts. Priming helps ensure good adhesion for your finish coats of paint. There are as many suggestions for primer to use as there are modelers. I used to use automotive primer exclusively, but I recently switched to Tamiya's rattle-can surface primer. I found that it has a finer surface than the automotive primers I used, but provides a good "tooth" for the top coats of paint. I still use the automotive primers from some things, like my toy soldiers, but for all of my models--aircraft, ships, resin figures--I now use Tamiya. I know of some guys who use Mr Surfacer as a primer, which makes sense, but I haven't tried that yet myself.
After priming, some guys will do another surface cleaning, again, to provide as clean a surface free of dust and dirt as possible, to remove anything that might interfere with paint adhesion. I personally don't do that, though I will use a piece of an old T-shirt to wipe away dust as necessary.
I hope that helps, and I'm sure the rest of the group will have better advice for you.
Best regards,
Brad