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product_id: 52266867
title: "The Army Painter, Colour Primer Matt White, 400 ml Acrylic Spray Paint | Spray Paint Basecoat for Miniature Model Undercoat Priming, Plastic Wargames, DnD & Warhammer"
brand: "the army painter"
price: "₨765"
currency: SCR
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reviews_count: 13
category: "The Army Painter"
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# fast-drying matte finish 400ml rich acrylic spray excellent coverage on metal/plastic/resin The Army Painter, Colour Primer Matt White, 400 ml Acrylic Spray Paint | Spray Paint Basecoat for Miniature Model Undercoat Priming, Plastic Wargames, DnD & Warhammer

**Brand:** the army painter
**Price:** ₨765
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🎯 Prime like a pro, paint like a legend!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** The Army Painter, Colour Primer Matt White, 400 ml Acrylic Spray Paint | Spray Paint Basecoat for Miniature Model Undercoat Priming, Plastic Wargames, DnD & Warhammer by the army painter
- **How much does it cost?** ₨765 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.sc](https://www.desertcart.sc/products/52266867-the-army-painter-colour-primer-matt-white-400-ml-acrylic)

## Best For

- the army painter enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted the army painter brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Quick-Dry Power:** Get your models ready to paint in minutes, not hours—maximize your creative flow.
- • **Matte White Mastery:** Achieve a smooth, non-reflective surface that makes colors pop brilliantly.
- • **Pro-Level Precision:** Fine mist nozzle ensures even coverage with minimal spatter for detailed miniatures.
- • **One Spray, Perfect Base:** Save time with a primer that doubles as a base coat—no extra steps needed.
- • **Versatile Surface Champion:** Engineered for flawless adhesion on metal, plastic, and resin miniatures.

## Overview

The Army Painter Matt White Colour Primer is a 400ml acrylic spray designed for miniature painting on metal, plastic, and resin. It delivers a fast-drying, matte white finish with excellent coverage, combining primer and base color in one step to save time. Trusted by wargamers and hobbyists, it ensures smooth, durable coats that enhance paint vibrancy and detail precision.

## Description

Product Description Colour Primers Our Colour Primer spray is the perfect time-saving product that allows you to prime and give a base colour to your model simultaneously, saving you a lot of time. Our unique formula is specially designed to be used for miniature painting and can be used on metal and plastic as well as resin. The superb pigment quality makes the Colour Primers easily cover the first time. The colours are matt and dry quickly, making your freshly sprayed miniatures or models ready for painting almost right away. Shake Our Colour Primers are richly pigmented with superb, heavy pigments. This means that it is especially important to give our sprays a thorough shake prior to use. Make sure to shake the can for a full minute in a clockwise/counterclockwise semicircular motion. This motion is important to preserve the glass agitators contained in the can. Give the can a quick ex­tra shake now and again during use. Distance Be mindful of your distance when spraying your models. Colour Primers must be used at a distance of 15-20 cm, whereas varnishes must be used at a distance of at least 30cm. It is a good idea to line up your models, meaning you have more control of your spray distance! Randomly placed models might result in some models being sprayed too close while others from too far. Motion While spraying, make sure you move the can from side to side in a flowing motion. Start spraying to the side of the model, and move the spray across the model, ending the spray burst when you’ve passed the model. This wat you avoid overspraying your models in the highly pigmented Colour Primer. Don’t spray with short bursts but try to use even sweeps with the spray. Always make sure to do a test on an old model or sprue first. Clean Since Colour Prim­ers are a combination of tra­ditional primer and highly pigmented quality acrylic paint the spray is very different to use than other primers. Amongst this, it is sensitive to block­ing because of the thick paint jam­ming the nozzle. It is very important to clean the nozzle after each ended spray session, hold­ing the can upside down and spraying until only gas comes out. NB: Production Date Indicated on Bottom of Can The Manufacturer Date on the bottom, indicates the date that the product was produced. This is not the Expiration Date. The Army Painter Colour Primers will last 5+ Years (from the indicated Manufacturer Date) before expiring. Get more time for gaming The more you can let the spray do the hard work the faster your army will be finished. Nothing in the hobby is as rewarding as fielding an entire painted army, making your games so much more vivid and immersive. Soon you will conquer the battlefield, diving into battle with your army, resplendent in all its painted glory. Don’t let your imagination hold back your creativity. So what are you waiting for? Ready… set… spray! Also available: Speedpaint

Review: Excellent Primer for Miniature Painting - The Army Painter Matt White Colour Primer is a superb choice for preparing miniatures before painting, especially for tabletop games like Warhammer, DnD, and other wargames. The 400ml can provides a smooth, even coat that adheres well to plastic, resin, and metal models, ensuring paint application is consistent and vibrant. The spray dries to a true matte white finish, which is perfect for bright color schemes or as a base for layering and washes. It also helps reduce the number of paint coats needed, saving both time and effort. The nozzle delivers a fine mist with minimal spatter, allowing for clean coverage on even the smallest details of a miniature. Drying time is quick, and the primer is durable enough to stand up to handling during gameplay and painting sessions. As with all spray paints, it’s best used in a well-ventilated area and with smooth, sweeping passes to avoid overcoating. If you want a reliable, high-quality primer that enhances your miniature painting results, this one is highly recommended.
Review: Excellent spray paint. Quality service. - Edit: Replacement can arrived so quickly and it works perfectly. Thank you Army Painter (and thank you desertcart - for the incredibly quick delivery). Actual Product Review: The finish from this paint is beautifully smooth and clean and I have found it to be durable. Application is easy and you get excellent coverage. I have used Army Painter spray paint on a whole swarm of models now and none of them have had any problems with chipping or peeling from handling, tabletop use or transport. Aside from the defective can, which appears to have been just 'one of those things' as opposed to any indication of brand quality, I been very pleased with Army Painter spray paint and recommend it. Note: Do watch or read the tutorials as it is slightly different to your typical spray paint - particularly if you regularly use other brands of spray paint (you have to be closer to the model than you would usually be) and do perform the cleaning at the end of spraying to maintain longevity of your can. Original review: The can I received just a few hours ago was defective. No pressure. Paint just dribbling out. Totally unusable. The first tin of Army Painter Spray I bought was great. Still going strong and I was really happy with it. This is the second I have bought, and it doesn't work at all. I will be happy to improve this review if the returns policy works effectively and the next can works as intended. 'Army Painter' was recommended to me as a reliable brand so I am hoping this was just a bad tin and I got unlucky. Third times the charm!

## Features

- Causes serious eye irritation.
- Causes skin irritation.
- Contains gas under pressure; may explode if heated.
- Extremely flammable aerosol.
- May cause drowsiness or dizziness.
- Pressurised container: May burst if heated.
- Repeated exposure may cause skin dryness or cracking.
- Warning:Not suitable for children under 12 years. For use under adult supervision
- Warning:Only for domestic use
- Warning:To be used under the direct supervision of an adult
- UNIQUE COLOUR AND PERFECT MATCH This super fine pigment undercoat primer is perfect for any job requiring a matt white surface. This primer is the perfect first step in The Army Painter's special method: Spray, Paint, Dip, Done. All our primer colours are made to match our range of paints with the same name. If you happen to overflow, simply clean up using Matt White paint from our range of acrylic paints.
- SAVE TIME AND MONEY All the primers from The Army Painter are an ingenious combination of traditional primers with highly pigmented colour sprays to save you time and money. No need for two different sprays, all you need is one Colour Primer.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B005WH3Z12 |
| Age Range Description | Adult |
| Best Sellers Rank | 630 in Toys & Games ( See Top 100 in Toys & Games ) 1 in Model Building Surface Primers |
| Brand | The Army Painter |
| Brand Name | The Army Painter |
| Colour | White |
| Colour Code | #FFFFFF |
| Container Type | Tin |
| Country of Origin | Italy |
| Coverage | excellent |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 6,895 Reviews |
| Dry Time In Hours | 24 |
| Finish Type | Matte |
| Finish type | Matte |
| Full Cure Time | 2 Hours |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 05713799300217 |
| Included Components | Wedding spray, instructions for use |
| Indoor Outdoor Usage | Indoor |
| Is Waterproof | False |
| Item Form | Aerosol |
| Item Volume | 400 Millilitres |
| Item Weight | 408 g |
| Item volume | 400 Millilitres |
| Manufacturer | The Army Painter |
| Model Name | Base Primer Matt White |
| Model Number | CP3002 |
| Paint Type | Acrylic |
| Part Number | CP3002 |
| Size | 400 ml (Pack of 1) |
| Special Features | Fast-Drying |
| Special feature | Fast-Drying |
| Specific Uses For Product | Crafts/model making |
| Surface Recommendation | Metals, Plastics, Resins |
| UPC | 700761048012 700761223716 700761114571 |
| Unit Count | 400 millilitre |
| Water Resistance Level | Not Water Resistant |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** The Army Painter
- **Colour:** White
- **Finish type:** Matte
- **Item volume:** 400 Millilitres
- **Paint type:** Acrylic
- **Size:** 400 ml (Pack of 1)
- **Special feature:** Fast-Drying
- **Specific uses for product:** Crafts/model making
- **Surface recommendation:** Metals, Plastics, Resins
- **Unit count:** 400 millilitre

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## Available Options

This product comes in different **Color** options.

## Questions & Answers

**Q: Can i use primer on aircraft modles and other acrylic paints ?**
A: Wash model first make sure dry then spray with primer. Primer is acrylic based so can use paints over it.

**Q: How many 28mm miniatures can I prime with one tin?**
A: A fair few!

**Q: Is it waterproof?**
A: I don't know, not having tested it. I've been using it for painting 3D resin printed models. Where not painted with a final acrylic coat, I've always applied a clear plasticoat spray. It's a primer, not a final finish, so best guess would be no.

**Q: Can this be used as a base coat for white models?**
A: Indeed it can. This is a primer and colour in one spray.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent Primer for Miniature Painting
*by P***L on 12 October 2025*

The Army Painter Matt White Colour Primer is a superb choice for preparing miniatures before painting, especially for tabletop games like Warhammer, DnD, and other wargames. The 400ml can provides a smooth, even coat that adheres well to plastic, resin, and metal models, ensuring paint application is consistent and vibrant. The spray dries to a true matte white finish, which is perfect for bright color schemes or as a base for layering and washes. It also helps reduce the number of paint coats needed, saving both time and effort. The nozzle delivers a fine mist with minimal spatter, allowing for clean coverage on even the smallest details of a miniature. Drying time is quick, and the primer is durable enough to stand up to handling during gameplay and painting sessions. As with all spray paints, it’s best used in a well-ventilated area and with smooth, sweeping passes to avoid overcoating. If you want a reliable, high-quality primer that enhances your miniature painting results, this one is highly recommended.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent spray paint. Quality service.
*by G***N on 14 November 2020*

Edit: Replacement can arrived so quickly and it works perfectly. Thank you Army Painter (and thank you Amazon - for the incredibly quick delivery). Actual Product Review: The finish from this paint is beautifully smooth and clean and I have found it to be durable. Application is easy and you get excellent coverage. I have used Army Painter spray paint on a whole swarm of models now and none of them have had any problems with chipping or peeling from handling, tabletop use or transport. Aside from the defective can, which appears to have been just 'one of those things' as opposed to any indication of brand quality, I been very pleased with Army Painter spray paint and recommend it. Note: Do watch or read the tutorials as it is slightly different to your typical spray paint - particularly if you regularly use other brands of spray paint (you have to be closer to the model than you would usually be) and do perform the cleaning at the end of spraying to maintain longevity of your can. Original review: The can I received just a few hours ago was defective. No pressure. Paint just dribbling out. Totally unusable. The first tin of Army Painter Spray I bought was great. Still going strong and I was really happy with it. This is the second I have bought, and it doesn't work at all. I will be happy to improve this review if the returns policy works effectively and the next can works as intended. 'Army Painter' was recommended to me as a reliable brand so I am hoping this was just a bad tin and I got unlucky. Third times the charm!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good, but might need a different method compared to other AP sprays
*by E***N on 23 December 2025*

For the most part, excellent. I swear by AP’s other spray primers, they get a lovely gloss finish with a good colour, and it’s quite smooth without much hassle. Only really caveat is that I find the white primer comes out a little chalky? That might be user error, I may need to practice with some sprues, but you might need to get closer than the recommended distance to avoid that (and shake it like hell). The other colours are excellent, though.

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*Last updated: 2026-07-25*