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"I'll throw in on the +primer side.  The graining problems you ran into (if I'm thinking of the right figure) could be related to humidity/storage issues with a spray-on primer.  I live in Vancouver, which is usually too humid for rattle-cans to behave themselves, so I use Liquitex gesso as a primer.  It's outstanding in terms of coverage and, more importantly, not messing with the detail or surface of the mini. \n  \nAs Enchantra mentioned, scrubbing the mini in warm soapy water before priming/painting is a damn fine idea.  I've been able to get away without it on a few Reaper figs, but GW plastics in particular need to be stripped of mould-release compound and won't tolerate skin oils on the bare plastic. \n  \nThis might depend very strongly on the humidity here on the Wet Coast.  YMMV. \n"
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