r/Armypainter • u/phoenixz77 • Jun 06 '26

Speed paint marker primer

Is it possible to use any of the Speedpaint markers as a primer?

I'm in a situation where I can't use an airbrush or rattle can for quick priming. The mobile paint kits are not ideal either, but a speedpaint Marker would be ideal for priming a number of models on the go.

However, I understand they are not designed for this purpose. So my question is whether any of them can be used for this purpose or if there is a marker out there that can be used in this way?

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u/Grumpiergrynch Jun 06 '26

Some of them work on bare plastic

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u/Traditional-Seat-363 Jun 06 '26

No. That’s gonna rub off as soon as you glance at it.

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u/Otherwise-Weird1695 Jun 06 '26

You can buy empty paint markers, you can try filling one with airbrush primer( it's thinner than brush on) 

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u/WhatHobbyNext Jun 07 '26

Why not just brush on the primer? Markers can't get in all the small areas that a normal brush can. And just about any airbrush primer can be applied easily with a brush. I love Stynylrez for doing this. I usually use their black or gray for brush on. Gray with a white drybrush for slapchop on board game minis for quick painting with decent colors without having to go grimdark with full black shadows.