![]() It is the #1 stain blocking primer on the market and dries very quickly. Cleans up with rubbing alcohol, and comes in a spray (linked below). That link is for the quart and the image below is for the gallon. What is the best stain blocking primer? The ultimate nuclear-option, the very best stain blocking primer is BIN, a shellac-based primer with white pigment.I don’t get ‘call-backs’ for stains that I left behind. After this primer dries, if any of the tough stains come through, I hit them with a spot of the PrimeLock shown above. This is Ben Moore’s best water-based primer and it’s what I use as a primer when the walls or ceiling have some staining issues. When you don’t want to mess with oil-based blockers, go with Aqua Lock Plus.It’s messy, you’ll need gloves, but why throw away brush after brush? Just a pro tip for you. ![]() To apply, I like to pour off some into a quart can, and cut the handle of an older brush that I will leave in the can for next time. Because PrimeLock is an oil-based primer, have some mineral spirits (paint thinner) handy for clean up, as well as disposable rags. These stains can take a long time to bleed up into the topcoats which makes us unprofessional. I have never had any tree sap, or tannin or any water stain or tree knot stain bleed through this top-notch primer. Benjamin Moore’s best blocker: (interior) Prime Lock Plus indoors and Block Out for the exterior- see exterior primers, jump below.If you want the shortlist here at the top, This is oversimplified but true, you do need stain blocking primers. Primers without stain-blocking components merely make different surfaces with un-alike porosity all the same: they do not block tannins and resins. These stains will bleed through all paints if not stopped with a stain blocking primer.Ĭan I use any primer? Not for stains or for wood “knots”. If you had a water leak and you are painting walls or ceilings with stains, you need to block the stain with a primer that contains stain-blockers. What is the best stain-blocking primer? This depends on your problem. Others that I use, such as latex primers shellac primers, and some exterior primers are all shown below with what they do for you. On a daily basis, my choice to make sure I have sealed off the stain is Prime Lock from Ben Moore. Primers come in various levels of firepower and when you have stains, you need a stain-blocking primer with a lot of power. Stain blocking primers are very important. P.src = '///js/pinit.If you put just any average primer on stained wood, on walls with water stains, or on wood with ‘knots’…and then paint it… the stains will bleed through every of paint and you will have to start over-square one. Var f = d.getElementsByTagName('SCRIPT'), p = d.createElement('SCRIPT') ![]() })(window, document, 'script', 'dataLayer', 'GTM-NZN9Z2') Į.src = d.location.protocol + '///4957/i.js' ĭ.getElementsByTagName("head").appendChild(e) Var f = d.getElementsByTagName(s), j = d.createElement(s), dl = l != 'dataLayer' ? '&l=' + l : '' On-screen and printer color representations may vary from actual paint Benjamin Moore & Co. Other manufacturers use tints that add VOCs to their paints, but Benjamin Moore's waterborne tinting technology ensures that our paints retain their low - or zero-VOC properties. The paint industry is filled with definitions of what "green paint" is. In contrast, solid stains will completely mask the wood grain, while allowing the wood texture to show through, and the greater its protection will be over time. ![]() As the opacity moves towards solid, less grain shows through the finish. Translucent, Semi-Transparent, and Semi-Solid Stains are designed to protect without completely obscuring the natural color and texture of wood. Stain opacity levels range from clear to solid, with the amount of pigment in a stain determining its opacity.
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