A better airbrush primer

[dull kelp]

I've been using stynylrez primer for going on 2 years now, and while I really like the finish and colors of it, as well as how it performs with a brush, it seems to clog my airbrush pretty regularly.

so as it stands, I'm looking for an acrylic primer in at least black, white, grey that performs a bit better through the airbrush.

Or, if that's not possible, some secret sauce to make stynylrez primer perform better through an airbrush.

For extra context, yes I've set my airbrush setting correctly and thinned correctly as well, it's just this primer that's been causing consistent clogging, not normal paints or other fluids.

I'm also not interested in enamel primers as I don't have the means to have spray and deal with toxic fumes at this time.

[winged mirage]

I use this and I’ve never had a clog. it may be partially due to using a high quality airbrush (HS infinity cult of paint, variable gauge needle) but some people have experienced issues with infinity so maybe it is indeed the primer being great

[dull kelp]

I generally use, like, a more budget oriented airbush but to my knowledge it's not a garbage one at least. I use a badger 105 patriot

[dull kelp]

how do you thin it?

[winged mirage]

I don’t

[winged mirage]

Yeah that’s a good brush

[dull kelp]

anybody got experience with molotow?

I hear good things about them

[knotty pecan]

Monument stuff is peak for acrylics primer imo.

But you need to let it cure for ~24h or it's very fragile

But, tbh, I've never had a clog with either Stylenrez or monument except for white and then I just blast it out usually

[dull kelp]

I'm going to blame a supposed recipe change

but I'll have to remember these recommendations

[thorn summit]

Molotow is great

Bit on the glossy side but that doesn’t bother me.

[dull kelp]

as a primer, idk if that matter all too much

would you pick molotow over vallejo, or monument primer?

[thorn summit]

Have not tried monument so couldn’t say.

I have tried AK and Vallejo and I prefer Molotow to both of those by a wide margin.

[dull kelp]

🤔 think is quite interesting, and good to know

[dull kelp]

do you bother thinning it, or is it ready to go?

[thorn summit]

Ready to go

I use like 40psi on my compressor when spraying it

[dull kelp]

where a particular line up from them you use as a primer?

is it the one4all?

[thorn summit]

Yeah the one4all refill or something like that.

This one

[dull kelp]

aight

I think when I order new primer I'll try it

[remote copper]

40 psi with One4All?
I'm using it at 20 only, with both my 0.5 and 0.35 airbrushes. It's so thin it doesn't take much to get a good spray.

Their gloss black is far better than any gloss black primer I tried.

[dull kelp]

lol, considering my air compressor is the weak link in my airbrush setup, I'll use what pressure I can get it to consistently give

[pallid bough]

Monument Pro Acryl.

I don't like Vallejo bc it's not sandable if you miss a mold line, and sticks to metal horrible.
My partner doesn't like Molotow because if you do a reductive paint like enamel wash, there isn't enough adherence.

If your stynlrez bottle is older or been sitting around, it may need strained to remove clots. But switching primers is easier.

[thorn summit]

Yeah, it works great, full blast, no control!

[half bone]

How does different pressure affect the way primer works with an airbrush? Are you just looking to avoid clogs? Or does it affect how it coats the model?

[slim wind]

Agree with what Jatbi said, I find I need to strain my Stynylrez if it gets old.