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Priming bare surfaces

Bare surfaces must be prepared with the appropriate primer. (See the Primer Selector below.)

Brush application of primer is preferable as this helps to work it into the surface

Read the manufacturer’s instructions (as with all materials) as they differ slightly and may require thinning to ensure they are properly absorbed into the surface.

When sanding paintwork, you may find that you go through to bare wood in places. This should be ‘spot primed’.

Primer Selector
Material Primer
Stone & concrete General purpose Stabilising solution

Render General purpose Stabilising solution PVA sealer Alkali resisting

Plaster General purpose Stabilising solution PVA sealer Alkali resisting

Distemper Stabilising solution PVA sealer Alkali resisting

Bitumen paint Aluminium sealer
Wood General purpose Wood primer Acrylic primer Aluminium primer PVA sealer
Oily wood Aluminium primer
Creosote Aluminium primer Aluminium sealer
Ferrous metal Zinc phosphate Quick dry metal primer
Non-ferrous metal Zinc phosphate

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