Scale Model Tips - 36 Spray Can Primers Tested - Tamiya - Mr. Surfacer - Citadel - Rust-Oleum & More
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- čas přidán 9. 04. 2021
- Here I test 36 different spray can primers for scale modeling. Included in this test are non scale model brands like Dupli-Color, Krylon and Rust-Oleum.
I test them on several different surfaces to compare their performance.
There's a few here that I feel are the top choice and a surprise or two.
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Probably the most extensive comparison ever done in the history of modeling. 😆
Yes best tests ever, has to be done!
We don’t deserve Barbatos Rex!!! D’:
This guy is great! He’s how I figured out about Dspiae products. And I love those now.
I am always impressed with how much work that you put into these videos. Thank you again for your hard work.
It's like an encyclopedia on primers! You explain everything you talk about and show it too. The hard work turned out a winner! Thank you for a good job!
Thanks for the kind words friend. Thanks for watching. I do try my best. Many more test to come for sure 👍
You're a legend man! Thank you for spending the time and money to do this. Very informative!
Thanks for putting in the time to bring this. The vallejo stood out for me
So glad to see this test video. It answers a lot of my questions! Thank you!
Wow. That is an insane amount of work you put into that test. Thank you!
Thanks so much for the review, Appreciate you taking all the time you put into it
I concur with all the comments below thank you for your hard work and time. Your channel has saved me so much time and money on all aspects on modelling. your a star👏👏👏
Great video. Your time and effort really paid off. Very thorough reviews of primer. Much appreciated!
Wow! Excellent comprehensive video. The hobby community owes a great debt of gratitude to you for testing all of these different products on a variety of materials and surfaces. 🙏🏻
this is the best primer guide on the internet, it is very detailed, i went for the mr hobby ones, and this video helped me understand primers better thanks so much man!!!!
I've been following your channel for the last week. and you're reviews are top notch, you should have over a million subscribers
The dedication you have to your craft is impressive. Thanks for all you do. Very informative. You deserve a million subscribers.
Wow just watched this 2 year old primer test you did. Loved it. Thank for all the work you put it to it. Very valuable testing. I use primer on many of my models.
Man, you obviously ut a lot of time, effort and money into these tests. Thank you so much for them, they are great helps to my painting skills!
Thorough review, great job and thank you for the smell part .
Very nice test, quite comprehensive. For general plastic modeling work, the various Mr. Surfacers are great. For my big models that go in the water, I like Duplicolor primer, but the Rustoleum sander/fillers are very good as well. Thanks for taking the time to compare all of these!
Wow respect for taking so much time to review all this primer 😄👍🏼. The Vallejo Hobby Paint did really surprise me, i will try it
Thank you for a great video and great teaching skills + heart in hand for all your viewers
Thanks for your time on this test!
well done sir! thank you for this in depth comparison. many questions answered
I'm a younger modeler and been watching you since you had like 1k subs. Just wanted to say thanks for everything you do it's super helpful and informative for someone like myself!
Thanks so much buddy.
Man, that's some hard work you did. Multiple brands, multiple sufaces, precise, detailed. Was looking for a comparison between primers brand, you did it. Nothing more to say than good job. Thanks !
You're welcome buddy
Excellent review! Thank you so much.
Thanks for all the work, this is very informative!
I’m new to model building and I bought Mr. Surfacer 1000 because it was all they had at the store at the time, glad to see I made a pretty good purchase
Thank you for doing everything you do on this channel. It was a long video, but I enjoyed it, had it playing while I doing some painting. I'll have to try that Testors primer and the Mr. Surfacer. Ive used the Army Painter stuff in the past and had decent results with it ..but I'm always looking to improve my arsenal.
I wouldve snagged the $105 compressor, but I recently bought the one from Amazon that you linked. At the time, it was the best for the money.
Love this channel and it's content, keep up the amazing work!
Looking forward to watching this tonight!
This is an amazing video. Incredible work. Thank you so much.
Thanks Jack, a lot of work went into it
Excellent review. I appreciate the time and effort.
Best scale model yt site by far especially for those of us getting back into the hobby after many years away
Thanks friend, that means a lot to me. Thanks for watching 👍
another helpful video from the best airbrush and surface reviewer. THANKS!
Thanks buddy 👍
Thanks for dong this Barbatos Rex - Mr Surfacer is easy to get here , and is certainly my go to now. Tamiya is a close second.
Absolutely awesome! Definitely ditching rustoleum and going to the Mr. Surfaces especially the black. Just wow! I cant believe you did this many! Just watched the whole thing.
Impressive and informative. Thanks putting it together.
Good deal for you man, I know you will do them up right. Happy New Year to you.
Mr Surfacer 500 and 1000 are my absolute favorite primers, I use it for every single model I do. they are just great.
They're the best 👍
Such a huge effort.. THANK you for doing this.. We all benefit
Thanks for watching buddy, much appreciated 👍
appreciate the efforts, i now have a new go to primer w mr surface 1500. amazing thanks
Glad I could help, thanks for watching
Dude, I really appreciate the work you've put into this vid. Most of the hobby spray primers aren't available where I'm from, so I wasn't sure which auto brand to use for gunpla. I might be able to snatch one of the krylon colormaster or Rust-Oleum painter's touch.
Everything u need know and then some about primers. Good job and thanks.
I really appreciate your videos Rex, you go above and beyond when you test product. I ended up buying the Mad Works airbrush after checking your video. Keep on keeping on!
Thank you my friend, many more vids to come 👍
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Holy hell thats a lot of primer! Lots to choose from for all kinds of applications and scenarios.
Unbelievably great review!!
I'm sort of new to the hobby. Been an artist my whole life but I stick to 3d prints these days. Resin & plastics.... I'm a hand painter and that was my reputation. Watching your videos I am now fluent with my airbrush and the education of do's & don'ts. I am having fun and holy shit sticks like half the time now it takes me for anything. I would cheesy like , want to simply say thank you! If it wasn't for your approach & the way you "hands on" show how to do it all ........ I may have very well quit and just hand painted everything. Videos like this, where we all know you have to be losing $$ doing is seriously appreciated. Thanks!
out here on the west coast I use a primer that I buy at my local hardware store called Touch Tone. It comes in light and dark gray, black and red. I spray all my paints over it and never have had a problem.
Wow we don't have that here on the east coast. Plus you get red and black which is a bonus 👍
Man Rex what an amazing video.
You changed my mind about the Primer I was going to get. Thank you!
I'm here to help 👍
This was very informative!
Superb and thorough! Thank you for doing this!
Thanks my friend and thanks for watching 👌
excellent video my friend really indepth video on testing primers really helpful thanks for sharing
You're welcome buddy
Wow! I appreciate your efforts in all your videos especially this one. I have to get some of that mr surfacer primer especially the black.
Mr Surfacer is the best 👍
Awesome test! If you ever do another one or if you still have these test pieces....a durability and adhesion test would be awesome! Testing the adhesion of primer to surface as well as the top coat to the primer (which you'd have to use the same top coat for them all). Scratch test where they use something like a sharp screw in a block and drag it over the primers to compare which scratch easier, using a real string tape and seeing if it pulls the primer off, ect.
I'm going to get a couple of those that you liked....it really helped me narrow down! Thanks!
You have the best videos on you tube that covers are hobby,you should be proud of your work.
Thank you BREX!!!! LOT OF WORK
It certainly was... 😉
Great vid, thanks for sharing! 👍👌
Somehow you always seem to do a review on products I am using right now and trying to decide on... Again you answer my questions for me, and I am sure, a lot of others... Cheers 👍🇦🇺
Thank you for this timely introduction to your YT channel. Good old Mr Google bought your video up on my search. I had been looking for a substitute primer as my last 80g aerosol of Tamiya was just about done. While out and about trying to find a replacement I happened upon the Rust-oleum 2X Primer white 340g for much less than a replacement Tamiya can. This Bob Ross happy accident happened a couple of weeks ago and I've been procrastinating about trying the new primer. No more thanks to your timely appearance via Tube-of-You. Now I will go and explore some more of your fine tales. Best regards from Canada.
As a recent returner to the modelling scene this was just the information I needed, Thank you for such a comprehensive test and sharing it.
Been using the Krylon ultra flat primer for a few years now. That stuff works extremely well.
Hello Barbatos Rex - thank you for sharing these reviews - I also use these a bit so this was super helpful! I susbscribed!
my favorite combo is Rust-Oleum 2-N-1 Fill and Sand Primer then prim over with Krylon automotive 2 in 1 primer for mixed material's like resin and plastic . strangely enough it does help with weak points on some thin model attachments
Loved the tamiya fine primer! I used to use a spray can primer for cars and it tends to become too thick (fills imperfections well but i don't need to all the time). After using tamiya fine primer my end results became much better.
Granted i can't fill imperfections anymore. Will just have to get a different solution for that now since i don't need it all the time.
Tamiya sells small bottles of liquid primer specifically for fixing things, fyi
Great job, mate. You sold me on the Mr Surface.
One of the best primers out there.
I was sold Lead Belcher as a primer.. it is a basecoat to go over primers. That is the reason it is so smooth.
Gee a lot work mate, cheers
Awesome test! This is a major asset to the hobby. We owe you big time :-) By the way, for model trains or dioramas the Mr. Surfacer 500 is great for a base coat for "concrete"
I use it for brick, concrete walls, sidewalk, etc for my diorama models.
Dude! Perfect timing...I'm getting back into the hobby ( all kinds of kits AND gaming minis ) and I was wondering how these primers stacked up. I've been using dupli color filler primer for larger kits ( 1/48 war planes ) with fair success. Awesome channel!
Thanks for watching buddy 👍
Really enjoy your tests, Thanks
Thanks for watching. Is there a type of paint you'd like to see tested?
@@barbatosrex9473 still going through your play lists found many gems so far.
You absolute LEGEND.
I have always used Tamiya. Tried the army painter,good stuff and is available through Amazon.Gonna try the Vallejo after seeing this.
Take care of yourself and stay safe.🍻🌲
You too buddy 👍
Excellent video. I find that so long as a plastic surface is free of cosmetic defects, the best primer is none at all. Just a spray of adhesion promotor, and then topcoats. I've had great luck with Duplicolor adhesion promoter in the aerosol can. Bulldog (harder to find unless you go to an auto body supplier) works great, too, but ONLY if you spray with your own spray equipment. Their aerosol cans are no good, spitting and sputtering globs of the stuff.
Overall, for a higher-build primer, I like Rust-Oleum grey. Never noticed any significant difference between the "automotive" one and the regular. It's always advisable to stick with the same brand of paint products for all coats, but I've never had a problem going over it with Krylon or Duplicolor top coats.
Rudy Tooty Version compressor with Patriot 105-1 airbrush is only around $170-$219 if it is in stock. A pretty good deal. SpayGunner has the Patriot 105 single nozzle airbrush for $79. They are currently,as of Dec. 2022, out of stock on the Patriot 105 kit with the 2 extra needles. Going for &98. I decided to get the Badger 2020 Sotar with the added .5 and .7 needles for $125.00. I bought one of the single action airbrushes you tested for doing primer coats and the like. I just wanted a second little better airbrush. I bought a different compressor on Amazon that came with an dual action airbrush but I don't know the quality.
AwSoME tutorial many thanks for posting 🖖👽
Great info sir.
I've been using the 2 in 1 on my prints its pretty good primer I hit it with 800 grit wet sandpaper with a lil dawn dish soap makes it glass smooth
You never fail to inform and teach Rex. Thanks again for all the work you put in.
glad to see this test video i was looking for a great primer
Thanks, I'm sure you'll find one from this batch. I use spray primers every day so for myself and you fellow hobbyist I put this test together. Thanks for watching
@@barbatosrex9473 i found my fav primer its mr.finishing surfacer 1500 black...
Excellent test comparison. Returning to modeling after about 45 years and seen it is a whole new ball game. My biggest concern with automotive and general purpose primers is the solids size. My fear is these would have a tendency to fill the small door and window trim lines.
thanks for the test... helps a lot cheers from mexico
Good evening front the US, thanks for watching
Great test
Thanks buddy 👍
I have been sitting on my models because I needed to test the rust-oleum spray cans now I don't thank you for your efforts in aiding all of us.
I have received very good results with the Brite Touch line of primers on plastic models. But I have noticed that they need to be well-shaken and at a warm temperature. The finish is smooth and sucks down nice into detail. I've only noticed Rex's results when the can isn't shaken thoroughly. Plus, the price is great. I've begun decanting it into my airbrush for finer control.
The work deserves a subscribe. Well done….
Thank you my friend
Duplicolor plastic adhesion promoter, which is clear, work’s well also.
Thanks for the video. The only one I don't think I saw you hit was TTC (Tactical... Combat Miniatures?) They have a line of color primers as well. You did several I'd never heard of before because I'm from tabletop gaming. The Model Master for example. Usually I hear Tamiya for the 'model' aspect of the hobby.
Wow, thanks for the extensive testing! I think the Testors primer is good for unifying the base color when using different modeling materials like brass, plastic, and resin, but it probably falls way short in the smoothing ability that you have with Mr. Surfacer. I can get Mr. Surfacer in bottles for airbrushing, but my local store doesn't carry the spray cans. So my preferred spray can primer is Tamiya fine in grey or white. Usually white for brighter paints and grey for darker paints. I use Vallejo paints, but have never seen the primer. I would like to try it, now that I've seen your test.
Vallejo primer is awesome either in can or in airbrush. It is my favorite primer :D
I’m gonna pick up some Mr Hobby!
I didn't realize the self etching primer was only for metal. I used it on a plastic model car prior to knowing that, luckily without any issues at all. I just didn't like how heavy/thick it sprayed, like all Rustoleum cans.. but the paint came out great.
Great video; very informative. Will you do a test of acrylic, airbrush primers?
You didn’t try it but duplicolor adhesion promoter. It changed my modeling life. Work in automotive and it’s for vinyl body panels mostly (stuff paint doesn’t generally like to bond to), and it’s a blast to use on models. It’s clear so it’s kinda weird to work with.
Incredible job putting all this together. A great tip for anyone that uses an FDM 3D printer, the primer at 44:30 is fantastic for filling and sanding away your layer lines! Was glad to see this stuff in the video and it really is an awesome primer, especially for 3D printing models. 2-3 coats with sanding in-between will give you a very smooth finish! You should look into a 3D printer for some model printing Rex (as if you don't have enough kits to paint haha)
What's a 3D printer you recommend..
@@barbatosrex9473 I'd suggest something Resin based if you are looking for the highest quality. I'd highly suggest the Elegoo Mars, available on amazon and fairly affordable for the quality. Here's a great video from another channel I follow :) czcams.com/video/Gh7EcEmWa08/video.html
Although if you are going larger scale, an FDM printer may be a better bet. A Creality Ender is a favorite for a lot of people.
@@barbatosrex9473 elegoos are cheap and great printers! Go for a Mars 2 pro (2k) or Mars 3 (4k) but small print size, or Saturn series (bigger print) like S or 2 (both real 4k). If you have space (and money) enough, definitely for Jupiter but... It's huge, really HUGE (expensive, maintenance costs and replacing components are very very expensive)
@@ScottDodsonVideo there is better than just a Mars (not monochrome-lcd!!!) and Creality for the same prices range. Definitely i would NOT recommend those printers! Both neither amazon (official sellers website are WAY CHEAPER than amazon!)
you know, you should use the spray on long strikes, pressing it before you are on top of the surface of the kit, not pressing just above it, dont know if im clear
Appreciate your thorough testing processes, your videos have been really helpful for getting me started in this hobby.
Just curious, have you done any work with "adhesion promoter" products? I've read some people use them before or instead of primer, was curious what you thought.
I have a spray can of DupliColor adhesion promoter but I've yet to test it. I am curious myself on how it works
You should try ,or review the BEHR spray paints. Paint and primer in one, I use them a lot and they are great!
Excellent primers and clear coat too.
Thanks for the videos, very informative, Im pretty new to this stuff and just wanted to ask are the Rust-Oleum 2x primers enamel or acrylic ? What kinda colors am i supposed to use with them ? im very confused. Thanks
Very nice and informative video, could you do one on top coats?
You deserve a nobel peace prize tbh
So I’m late to the review but an awesome review nonetheless. I watch a lot of your stuff since I got back into building scale model cars. What primer would you recommend for a plastic car that I’ll be painting with automotive paint and a pearl coat? Thank you for your knowledge, videos, and time. 🤙