Don, your channel is the best. Straight up useful info without a lot of fluff. Question -- to get shiny black coat, can I add a bit of mecha gloss varnish to black primer? As an undercoat for metallics, for Necrons. Thank you.
Ah, there is gloss black primer, or you can paint metal varnish after the metallics. Metal varnish are awesome bro. However your idea is good. But I find it not too obvious ( the effect ) in mini painting. Cheers! ☺️
Hi Don! Sorry to comment on an older video, but this is the one that pertains to my question. Could you do a video with placing masking tape over the primer and then removing it? The reason is that (with the shortage of Tamiya fine gray primer) I've been experimenting with different primers and I'm having issues with the primer adhering to the surface. I've tried sanding and washing with soap and with isopropyl alcohol and the different primers are still pulling off the surface. I've tried your method of several thin layer and, it did work better, it still wasn't perfect.
Hello. I bought a premium series satin varnish. I applied it to the model. A week has passed. but it is erased with a cotton swab dipped in water. this is normal?
Zup Don, I prefer when you talk😅, but this video its quick, explicit, concise and very useful. Do you always use a “blower” to dry your parts(when painting gundams)? Thanks for the video bro 😎👍🏼
this is the only brand available to me at the moment can i use it for sla resin prints? what does the mecha name stand for? i was looking for vallejo surface primer but its not available to me. or its just the same thing?
I think painting in thin coats, then letting them dry in between coats create a stronger finish. However, I would highly advice light sanding or a the very least, clean up with soap and water. ;)
Hi Don, Sorry I have a question too. I always battle to spray grey or white primer over light colours, like yellow, pale green and white plastic. You mention in your book that you use black primer over red plastic and then either go over that with pure white or grey/white primer. Is it a good idea to also used black primer over the light coloured plastic then, prime over that with either grey or white before spraying the colour you want? or should I be doing something else?
The white and grey primer is hard to see over light colors. You will tend to flood or paint thickly. Pooling along the details is very common. I painted black over red plastic, coz red plastic will see through white and grey primer. Lastly, I always paint black first, coz I always do zenithal priming / undercoat. I suggest you custom mix grey black primer, so that you can easily see the coverage. Then paint grey or white primer over that. Thanks for buying the book! :D
Thanks for the advice. Your book is awesome! Exactly what I've been looking for and I have a small collection of Gunpla books. I'm about halfway through yours. It's easy to understand and clear. I can't wait to see what Volume 2 will be about. But I'll be first in line to buy a copy.
Hello my friend!!! Please allow me a question : instead of using vallejo flow improver in order to make your thinning sauce, can i use winsor & newtons flow improver ? yellow label line called galleria.
@@IcarusIcarus76 Here is a secret, don't tell Vallejo... When I ran out of glazing medium, I bought a bottle of Golden's last year. Vallejo supply is bad these days due to covid. :D
Awesome video :) Is the sand primer just as tricky as the white primer or does it behave more like the black? Love your work, youre a great inspiration!
Mecha Primers have a soft satin finish and are more scratch resistant. Mecha Primers have a stronger finish than the Surface primers after letting cure for 24 hours. I highly recommend the Mecha Black primer, before any other primer as base coat. :)
What settings is the hair dryer on and does it affect the paint or primer at all? Adhesion worse or the same as letting it air dry? Never tried using one but seems like a good idea. I plan on buying the set of mecha colors because of watching your videos.
Almost looks like the Mecha Grey Primer is a lighter grey than their regular grey primer, or is it just because it is on camera playing tricks with the colors?
Hi Don, great video as always! Can I mix mecha primer with a drop or two of mecha color? I can't find black primer locally, and the grey is too white as you said... So was wondering if it was possible to drop a bit of mecha black on grey primer.
Hi don i have a few questions If i priming with mecha It does have a satin finish right? If i does apply the Vallejo color with brush on top of it , will it get a good coverage? Cause the surface it different from the normal surfacer which it is matt. Or before i apply the paint , should i apply a matt varnish after i prime them? Thank for the answers
Hi, I love the mecha primers, and yea they are satin. Unless you spray a foot away and spray in a very thin misty coat. However, even if it is satin finish, painting model color on top is fine. No problem at all. Cheers! 😊🎨🎨🎨
As always great Videos Mate. I have a question. What do you think of Spray Can primers? I've been testing my plastinc spoons with Vallejo Hobby paint, I have a Black and a Gray cans,and TBH, except for the smell, they do work great and cover amazingly on a single coat. Tested For the first time my mecha colors over it with mixed results, but i think the priming worked really good. BTW I tried to use yellow model color on the airbrush and failed misserably XD. I need to learn the propper proportions if Ill ever try again to use them on the Airbrush.
I used to use spraycan primers way back. Industrial grade at that. They are fine, lays down nicely if sprayed well. Never apply in one single coat though, 2 thinner or more coats is always better. ☺️
@@DonSuratos Thanks Man. I'll do that. The new cans have two caps. One for broad spaying and one for fine lines. works amazingly well, as most vallejo products. I'll keep in mind that. Two fine layers. Cheers!
I am trying to use vallejo mecha grey primer, trying being the strong word. It runs on the part A LOT. I spray at 25 psi, 1:2:4 of flow improver, thinner, primer and it runs like crazy, I am using multiple coats trying to building the color little by little but it cover so little it take so much time and it takes me a lot to try cover a piece and I get it splashed all over it. Am I doing something wrong? I'm very light on the trigger but I think this is causing me to spend to much time on a part and overloading it with paint that never seems to stick. Should I pull the trigger more but move faster?
The White and Grey Primers are a bit tricky to use, I personally always use the black primer. But if you need grey, Mix it with 1 part black and 10 parts grey for easier priming. or thin less. Like 3 parts primer and 1 part thinning sauce. ☺️
Would it harm the primer to add some black or color to tint it a bit? All the gray primers I've tried are practically white so I struggle working on white models.
This primer for me was rubbish followed mixing instructions, even left it for 4 days to cure masked off some parts i was gonna hand paint. Every part that was masked. Had paint pulled up with the tape. The model had been sanded, washed with detergent and cleaned under freshwater used the air bush to blow out all the excess water and hand dried the pieces and left them for a few hours before painting. So many folk recommended these paints and was really disappointed with the results. I really hate wasting money but I don't think I'll ever use this bottle up. Looks like I'll have to go back to laquer based primer and have the wife on my back about the smell again lol. I will try one last thing with this paint adding future/ pledge as the thinner as another buider suggested he mentioned it adds more strength to it.
Oh man sorry! But I have zero problems with these primers. Except maybe the weak coverage of the lighter colors. However I must admit, that I NO longer endorse these primers, as using a spraycan is just so much easier. 😊🎨🎨🎨
Your thinking scauce for making IT could you Break IT die with Mark on a bottel for the amounts? Cause hear 2:1 Like what 2 Drops retarder 1 drop thinner or Vice versa XD i want use mecha Line more after all Love my laqers and Tamiya but easyer Clean up would BE nice and quick.
If there is anyway you could pretty please not speed up the videos in the future (or at least less) it would be so appreciated. I watch most of the videos at 0.25 speed to try and pick up on how much the trigger is moving / how much spray is coming out and even at that slow of speed I can barely make it out 😂 Thank you again for all these videos! This video is one I can easily share with anyone who says they’re having issues with Vallejo paint 😁 If the video wasn’t so fast it would be a 10/10. Hell, I think people would enjoy having slow mo on like you did on accident in the future for the sections where your spraying.
@@DonSuratos I would also like to see and hear as your spraying so that you can see technique . Also if you don’t mind can you put the needle size and psi you use . That would be the ultimate tip and I’m sure you’ll gain a lot more subscribers cause not a lot of people do that. I’m a fan either way , I shoot vallejo and have the thinning sauce always ready but sometimes I struggle with needle size and psi for different stages.
Sorry I just realized, I forgot to mention it. I highly recommend .3 or bigger nozzle for primers. 20 to 30psi pressure too. I am using a .5 at 25psi here.
@@joeyrivera7003 Thank you! Appreciate it man. Breaking down painting or mods into basics and making the videos informative is not easy. So appreciate the gesture a ton! :D
