Vallejo - Surface Primer Color | Black Acrylic Primer 200 ml (6.76 fl.oz.) | Matte Finish and Fast Drying | Perfect for Airbrushing and Great Adhesion to Figurines and Scale Models

This is my go to primer. I use it for just about all my mini painting and fishing lure painting. It sprays really well through an airbrush if you thin it a bit. I do about 1:2 with Vallejo thinner. 1 part thinner to 2 parts primer. It sticks really well to most surfaces, though we are mostly using factory plastic minies or resin 3D prints. Fishing lures are factory plastic blanks, PLA 3D prints, or wood like balsa. The coverage is smooth and consistent. For colors I generally just use all brands of acrylics from cheap craft store stuff to expensive stuff and they all work really well with this primer.

Nice find! This Vallejo Surface Primer is a heavy-hitter in the model and figurine world. It’s the "gold standard" because the acrylic-polyurethane formula acts more like a high-tech "skin" than a heavy paint, specifically designed to shrink-wrap around 16K resin prints without burying microscopic details. This has been perfect for prepping my vases and figurines, provided you are using the correct delivery system. ​In my experience, the biggest mistake people make is trying to push this through a fine-detail needle. Because of the thicker polyurethane texture, I've learned you have to use a 0.5mm nozzle to get the flow right. I’ve been pairing it with a high-precision, large-bore nozzle—like the Blackhawk style—which specializes in moving these heavier "industrial" primers. Using this setup in my Vevor airbrush is the key to unlocking what this product can actually do. It allows the formula to atomize properly, laying down flat and smooth without the stuttering or "pebbly" dry-tip that ruins lesser primers. ​The high surface tension resists dripping and pulls the coat tight as it cures, drying down to a beautiful satin-matte finish that actually makes the fine details pop more than they did on raw resin. You only need two or three light, misty passes to get full opaque coverage. Because it goes on microns-thin, you don't have to worry about it "mudding up" deep carvings. Most importantly, it creates a slightly rubbery "tooth" on the surface that ensures your final art colors actually bond to the resin, giving you a professional, durable base that feels as high-end as the piece you're creating.

This product is actually insane. I am not normally someone to write glowing reviews, but this has been the best purchase I have made as a painter. I've tried rattlecans from basic primer, to game worshop, to army painter and never had as clean of an experience as with this. Put a couple drop in an airbrush and you will come out with a beautiful and even matte black as a canvas to work with. What makes this product crazier is even though it is made for the airbrush work perfectly well when applied with a brush, it is almost like magic how well it comes out and it actually saves you on paint! I have a large brush I generally use for priming when I am working and can't use an airbrush. With Vallejo Surface Primer you can put one drop of black on a wet pallet and is that will be enough to get through an entire miniature, what is really crazy about it is how thin it comes out, it never mucks up details or crevices even when I feel like I got too much on a brush. It feels like it is somehow noob-proof primer. I cannot recommend it enough. If every paint I purchased came out as cleanly and smoothly as this primer I would never have trouble painting again. Try it, you will not regret it.

This primer works great. Top coat adhesion was was impressive. I am using this on older plastic models. And final paint scheme is much better now. Would defently recommend.

Good coverage, could use some thinning still if you are running air. Clean good after running the airbrush it clogs big time without a full strip clean.

This primer works fantastic in the drybrush right out of the bottle, it very easily sprays on a nice coat that's not too thick or thin and dries fast (but not too fast). The primer seems to have a decent amount of "tooth" to it and paint sticks to it pretty good. It forms an extremely durable layer that is very difficult to stretch or tear once fully cured. My only issue is that I repeatedly noticed that after I had primed a piece and let it dry to the touch, I would set it down to cure and then the next morning I would find a few places here and there where the primer had flaked off. I'm always careful to make sure that the pieces are clean and dry before priming so I'm not too sure what the issue could be. Regardless, it's easily touched up again.

I've discovered the fun pastime of airbrushing the various figurines and statues I 3D print to use up old filament, and until now was using a spray can of primer to prep the prints for painting. I saw this and had to try it. I've got a small booth I airbrush my prints in for ventilation, so the thought of being able to primer prints in a controlled booth instead of going outside and hoping that the wind wouldn't mess with the primering process was a major factor. As expected, I'm able to airbrush this cleanly onto 3D prints in my booth. This is my second Vallejo product and I'm just as pleased with it as the first (which was matte varnish). This primer flows nicely, and I don't add any thinner or reducer to the primer. Having said that, I run my compressor at higher pressure for primer and sealants. For airbrushing acrylic paints, I run a working pressure of 15-35 PSI, depending on how much volume I'm pushing through the airbrush. For this primer and sealants, I run a working air pressure of 40 PSI. That is, when I activate the airbrush, my compressor's regulator reads 40 PSI. At a full tank and switched off, my compressor's regulator reads almost 50 PSI. Aside from a little tip drying which is easily cleared with a brush soaked in airbrush cleaner, I have zero flow issues with this primer. It does atomize a bit roughly, but I still get thorough, consistent coverage on my prints. I've since used up my spray can of primer and won't be getting another one. But when I use up this bottle of primer, I'll definitely be back for more!

After using Vallejo’s Gray primer for awhile, I saw a very good price on this black primer and decided to grab one. I’ve learned that, depending on the color of primer you use, you can really influence what happens with the base coat you eventually use over it. I wanted some black primer because I heard it really works well to add definition to metallic colors like steel, aluminum, chrome, etc. But I’ve discovered that I prefer it to the Gray version as it seems to be more forgiving of mistakes you might make while spraying, like letting your hand stop moving while airbrushing and you accumulate too much product in one area. And the final finish is nice and flat and smooth. I’ve tried several different settings on my compressor to find the best one for me, and I do thin it as well as add flow improver to the primer. I shoot it at around 30PSI and usually stay about 6-8 inches from the target. Seems to work well for me. You may have different results and may have to experiment to get the best results. Love this stuff and all of Vallejo’s products!

Il primer in questione -Nero- fa parte della linea di base della Vallejo differenziandosi per alcuni, piccoli, aspetti. Difatti, le principali alternative offerte da Vallejo -per la linea aerografo- sono i Mecha e il Nero Glossy (Nero lucido). -Il primer MECHA è progettato per essere resistente ai graffi e all'usura -chiaramente in relazione al modellismo. In generale, le recensioni dei Primer Mecha sono molto positive e alcuni li prefereriscono per l'alta capacità di aderenza al modello. -Il primer Nero GLOSSY (nero brillante) è principalmente utilizzato per dare un fondo, appunto, lucido sul quale utilizzare una vernice metallizzata. Personalmente ho trovato questa procedura ottima con il cromo,l'argento, l'oro e il bronzo (sempre vallejo, ma varie linee), tenendo conto, però, che chiaramente il risultato sarà più scuro. - Il primer Nero di Base -ovvero, il prodotto in questione- è ottimo per tutti gli altri utilizzi nel modellismo statico. Mentre qualcuno tende a preferire comunque la linea mecha, devo dire che non ho avuto alcuna difficoltà nell'utilizzare questo prodotto sui miei modelli e la tenuta è ottima. Per tutte e tre le linee in questione, bisogna tener conto che questo primer NON è un riempitivo e che, come è ovvio, tende a lasciare parecchi residui nell'aerografo. Cosa normale, dato che stiamo parlando di un primer, quindi più denso, viscoso e "aderente" di una vernice normale. Può essere diluito con il thinner vallejo, ma in minima parte, per evitare di danneggiare le proprietà del prodotto. Assolutametne consigliato.

sprays like a dream.

A great paint,good in airbrush of by hand.

Love the product. It's good for resin surface those who are looking for primer to paint resin model, this is the go to product 👍🏽

Cumple su función a la perfección, recomendable.