GW Primer Replacement

I love Games Workshop's products as much as the next guy but the prices on a few of their items are a bit high. Case in point - primer. At $10 a can I think we can do better.

I have read tons of people saying the have had luck using auto primer, Krylon from Wal-Mart, and a host of others. I decided to try out one of these alternatives. The one I chose to test was QUICK COLOR from Home Depot. At $1 a can I figured I didn't have much to lose.

So far I have had very good luck with the black QUICK COLOR paint. I have used it on Chaos Space Marine guns and backpacks as well as all of my scenery. It has a nice matte finish and paint takes to it very nicely. The white is another story.

I primed a fantasy Orc for my wife to paint with the white and it was not up to par with the GW primer. It had a bit of a glossy sheen to it and paint just did not stick as well. I think it would be best for priming terrain instead of miniatures.

Final verdict -

Black QUICK COLOR - Pass
White QUICK COLOR - Fail