Primer and cheap paint
 

You guys that use paint from Michael's or AC Moore like apple barrel Craft paint, What kind of primer are you using. I understand that thinning is key with these paints. Just looking for good adhesion. Looking for more of a selection of colors than the basic createx colors.

I use the cheap paints as well. Rustoleum Painters touch primer is all I use. Some of the apple barrel paints your better off thinning with water instead of an airbrush medium. I use distilled water, but have used tap water in the past with no adhesion problems. I think the adhesion problems arise when paint is thinned too much..

excellent! thank you very much!

If you happen to come across this color (Plaid/Folk Art "Metallic Peridot"), it might be worth the $2.00 for you to try. It's a great color to spray over olive-topped schemes.

You really need to fine-tune the thinning to get this metallic through the gun without making it too watery, but it really looks nice.

This is a great color although I've had adhesion issues with it in past from thinning it too much. Almost the consistency of spackle in a cold basement.

I'll be honest guys, I tried craft paints and i must say , they don't shoot like createx. between the consistency of the thinning to clogging the tip .5mm or .35mm, I use 95% Createx. Purchase on Amazon realively inexpensive. Found Hobby lobby has an array of Createx colors. Use coupons 40%. I do have a few favorite Folkart colors I still use, but you need to pay attention to the nuances for a clean shoot. One thing, I picked up a Iwata Neo @ Hobby Lobby $42.00 w/coupon. Gravity feed. 2 cups. 3.5mm tip. Great gun. My blends look sweet. Reccommend this gun w/o breaking bank.

I switched to Polytranspar and Life Tone paints myself. They are lacquer-based taxidermy paints. I like their subtlety.
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I paint with delta cream coats. Thin with water and pledge future shine. The future shine is an acrylic product. I also take a take a piece of womens stockings and slip it on the inside of the paint cap to work as a screen, helping keep out anything that would clog up my gun. I use thinned down BIN primer.

2 things I've found to cause adhesion problems is body oils from my hands on plugs and not sanding my primer coat before I put any top colors on it. I wear tight fitting nytril gloves to help my dexterity in handling the plugs this keeps body oils like from rubbing sweaty eyebrows or itching my hair line off the plugs. These cause more problems than you thing with adhesion. as fine a spray as createx an other air gun paints are well it doesn't take a lot to upset the mix so to speak. Tight lines an hope this helps. Ron