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[Akiosama]

Hello all,

I bought an Additives Triad the a little while back - I think it was late March - and I was surprised at the consistency of the Brush-on Primer that came in it. I used it right away, and it didn't form drops out of the bottle, but rather it oozed out of the dropper, acting more solid than liquid - it reminded me of squeezing toothpaste from a tube, with it coming out of the bottle in a snake-like fashion rather than drops.

Is this normal with the Brush-on Primer? It's just been difficult to measure water ratios with the primer acting like this, and with this being the first time I've used Reaper's Brush-on Primer, I'm not sure if the results I've had are typical for this product. It seems to cover metal ok, but on plastics - specifically the plastic used by Privateer Press - it doesn't cling to the miniature, rather it seems to bead like water on glass. (I'll be re-cleaning the pieces to ensure it's not some sort of release issue, but the PP minis seem to have a smooth, gloss-like finish on them that seems to repel the brush-on primer from sticking. I've had the same issue in the past with brush-on paints on my Gundam scale-models, if they're not spray primed first.)

Any advice would be helpful - I like being able to prime by brush. I don't always have the time to spray paint - I usually get the bug to paint at odd hours.

Thanks in advance!

My 2 yen,

Akiosama

[Serenity]

If you bought your brush-on primer from Reaper, the toothpaste effect is surprising. That's something that happens to dropper bottle paints that have been stored for a while. A fresh bottle should behave like a thick liquid. I've seen the "snakes" with many different bottles that I've had around for years and years. I've found if I add water/etc. to it, usually it works like it should. You can also squeeze it out to get down to the thinner paint if it's gotten too bad to use.

I've never used it with plastics, so no help there.

[Loim]

If you bought your primer from Reaper you might talk to them about it. However, opening up the squeeze bottle and adding a bit of water should take care of the problem for you. Some of my MSP that I've had for a few years thicken up a little. I just add some water and they seem to be good to go again.

[Inarah]

It should be about the same as the paints. You should not have to thin it.

Have you shaken it really well? Cleaned the nozzle with a pin?

If it is still coming out thick, carefully pull the nipple top off and go clean it. Use a toothpick to check the consistency of the remaining product. If what is in the bottle is thick, then call Reaper to return it for a new one.

[Akiosama]

I'll dropper some water into the bottle - I've been thinning it on my palette anyhow. I actually did send a message here, but I hadn't heard back.

It's not a huge deal - it's more of a case of not wanting to call something out that's acting like it should. This is primer, so I wasn't sure if it was supposed to be a bit thicker.

Thanks for the replies, everyone!

My 2 yen,

Akiosama

[Sergeant_Crunch]

I'd send an email to the customer service account, somebody will see it there while sending a PM on the board might not.