How to Prime Miniatures Correctly | Best Primers

In this video I demonstrate the best technique for spray priming miniatures for your favorite hobbies - whether it be Warhammer, Warhammer 40k, your favorite Kickstarter game, model railroads, etc. I also talk about the best primers to use and when to use them.
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[Khaine]

few extra things 1) shaking the can up and down does not mix as well as swirling. up and down just bounces the shaker up and down, swirling causes the shaker to start a vortex. it will mix much better, quicker. 2) dont reccomend putting the can in water "hot as it will go" it can explode especially with a full can. heat makes things expand remember. it just needs to be warm. 3) you can take the spray nozzle off the gw can and use it on other brands cans if you like it. 4) turn the can upside down after use and spray till only propellant comes out to clear the nozzle so it never clogs with paint drying.

[kdbug]

I've been painting for 5 years and learned something new from this short video. Thank you!!

[KurtKnspl]

This is indeed a helpful video for people who don´t know about primers and their reason/advantages.
Another pro is, after priming a mini, you can see the details better.
I also wanted to mention the prices, because for me GW and Army Painter are almost the same, but then I realized, GW has just the bigger discount at the shop where I am buying.

[niceguysi]

When I first started painting minis in the early 90s there was no YouTube to help. The only advice we had was info passed around a small circle of friends. We didn't know about primers or washes or varnishes. The only thing we "knew" was to paint the model white or black with enough paint until it started to stick. We used tubes of artists acrylic. Eventually you can paint the models. After a couple of months half the paint had chipped off!

[fatboyjones]

Thank you so much! Just got my first miniatures in the fallout board game and the water bottle trick helped me a lot. Really glad I watched this because I saw a video of someone painting them without primer so i didn’t know if it was necessary

[PiratePiccolo]

I'm new to this and just got the starter set and Gulliman ( Him and Dorn are just to badass from the books, so I caved lol) . This helped out a lot, thanks. Can't wait to get started.

[sybreedsTV]

great tips, played some Necrons in Codex edition 3. Back into the game with friends at 10th Edition. Excited to finish priming and painting my units! GLHF!!

[Inconvenient_NPC]

At last... a simple and straight to the point video on how to prime...

[MitchT]

Thanks for the quick and easy tutorial. Starting my first unit tonight and was unsure of application. Would not have thought to use a bottle. Probably would’ve just ruined some gloves otherwise.

[letsreallytalk]

Little late to the video but started painting models for my daughter of her favorite characters. These will be my first Resin models and I have been soaking in all I can to do the best possible paint job. This was very helpful, because I was really scared to use the spray primer out of fear of over spraying or it covering details. I do have an air brush as well…it’s my husband’s not mine and I have never used it before so need to get the basics down and use it on practice models first before feeling comfortable enough to use it on a project I really want to look good. So for now I will be using Citadel (Heard great things about their primer, it’s more beginner friendly and rather pay the more expensive cost, than go cheaper that is less forgiving on mistakes) So thanks for the tips

[blippedyblop]

In the UK, I would add Simoniz to the recommendations. Good value, and pretty decent quality.

[KingKong-ozcw]

This is really helpful but probably the main reason people like the rust-oleum paint well I know I do is it almost quarter the price to the army painter and citadel primers especially when you don’t have like an official miniature store that don’t sell them so you have to order them

[ShelfClutter]

I have an extra step of swapping out my good eyeglasses for my old ones. Getting paint blow back on my good glasses is never fun 😅
Thanks!

[SimicChameleon]

Now it makes sense of what primer to go after for.I did use home depot bulleyes prime and let says it chaulk up the miniature and it looks like damage after usage. I learn thin or not thick prime will work.

[cymraegddraig]

Always helpful :) I may have mentioned washing the minis in soapy water first too :)

[wkotton]

So I'm new too painting figures for my marvel and DC collections, they are lead figures.

Im taking an existing one and customizing it into another character

This has given me good information as I haven't used primer and Ive had the same issues when applying paint to the figure. It's either not smooth, has lumps, or I must add more for it too stick.

Thank you very much for this information.

[PeterKudinov]

It's very important to clean models in water with dishwash detergent (or something similar) to remove all thing layers of oils from molding process

[michaelmancini]

great vid and thank you. like when people do the double show case....one with primer one have rust oleum x2 that one was the best, or best cheapest....plus i get it free at work, so took 2 cans home...today going to be my see how this goes...

[gurtana]

Thanks for the tips, great video. What's the music in the background?

[ramirotapia]

Hello, great video. I have a question
I used a white primer, let it dry overnight. But if I scratch with slight force it comes out of the figure, is this normal?
My idea is to apply the primer, then paint with acrylics and finally add a coat of satin clear rust-olum.
Should the cover protect against scratches?