stona
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There's probably a simple answer but why use Halfords primer rather than a dedicated modelling primer. Is it better or cheaper?
MRP (lacquer) or Stynylrez (acrylic) are airbrush ready and work very well. Even if an airbrush isn't available there is Tamiya fine surface primer in aerosol which is very good.
I know many swear by Halfords but I just wondered.
Generally non- model branded plastic primers are cheaper, sometimes a LOT cheaper.
From your examples, you can get 473 ml of Stynylrez primer for about £28, compared with 400 ml of Hycote plastic primer for about £16. The Hycote is a fair bit cheaper (4p/ml compared to 6p/ml) and becomes a lot cheaper if you buy smaller amounts of the Stynylrez.
It's a point illustrated by comparison with MRP's primer. I can only find 50 ml bottles at £6.50 which would make it £52 for 400 ml. The MRP would have to do something pretty spectacular to justify that, and in my experience it doesn't.
I've never had any issue with either of the plastic primers I referenced (Halfords and Hycote). Whether they are better or worse than the branded items is going to be a matter of opinion, but they are at least as good as any I've used.