AK Interactive 3Gen Primer

[MikeC]

Thought I'd give this a try, and invested in a bottle of the grey variety: tried it, and it was good.

 

So I bought a bottle each of the white and black varieties and tried the white. What a contrast! It dried covered in what I can only describe as tiny specks of grit. Further testing revealed they are in the paint, not external contamination.

 

So firstly, has anyone tried this primer and had a similar issue?

 

Secondly, given that

(a) I shook the bottle as directed for at least as long and vigorously as I did the grey (which worked fine, remember), and 

(b) the white and black were purchased from a different dealer to the one I bought the grey from,

what do we think has happened?

 

I'm guessing that either I just got unlucky and got a bottle containing paint from a defective batch; or the bottle I bought had sat on the dealer's shelf and exceeded its shelf life; or the white needs even more mixing than I gave it; or something else.

 

Any other ideas?  TIA.

 

Edited Friday at 02:22 PM by MikeC

[Dave Williams]

I don’t think I’ve tried their primer, but I’ve had issues with their paints sometimes having a rough texture.  It seems sensitive it having the exact right mixture of thinner/flow improver, and I still can’t get it to spray in real tight lines without clogging the nozzle.  The only acrylic primer I’ve found worth a darn is Badger Stynlyrez, which I’ve been using for years.  It’s super, but a pain to clean out of the airbrush after spraying because it dries so quick and is impervious to most thinners/cleaners.  Recently I swapped to Kaleido primers by Gaahleri, and they are the bomb!  Absolutely no thinner needed, goes down super smooth, and is pretty rugged.  Their cleaner gets my airbrush clean too.

[AK-Interactive]

Should you have experienced any issues with the Premier, please do not hesitate to contact our Customer Service team (customerservice@ak-interactive.com) providing a brief description of the issue along with a few photos.

 

Our team will be happy to look into the matter and ensure it is addressed as quickly and efficiently as possible 😉

[MikeC]

7 hours ago, AK-Interactive said:

 

Should you have experienced any issues with the Premier, please do not hesitate to contact our Customer Service team (customerservice@ak-interactive.com) providing a brief description of the issue along with a few photos.

 

Our team will be happy to look into the matter and ensure it is addressed as quickly and efficiently as possible 😉

 I'll do that. Many thanks.