According
toStanley's Sign & Screen
Supply, primers and paints have very
different jobs. Primers are designed to adhere
to the substrate and create a uniform surface
for the top coat. Primers penetrate and adhere
to raw surfaces, evening up porosity so that
the final paint film doesn't look blotchy.
Primers for wood, whether they are latex or
oil-based, contain specialized ingredients
that top coats don't necessarily have, or have
in lesser amounts. Stain-inhibiting tannin
blockers or preservatives that are found in
primers, for instance, are designed to soak
into raw wood but not into finished surfaces.
Primers for other surfaces have similarly specialized
ingredients. Paints, on the other hand, have
an entirely different job. They add color,
sheen and surface protection. As a result,
paints are likely to be made from different
resins and contain different additives than
primers.
Topcoat
has exceptional adhesion on previously painted or properly
prepared and
primed surfaces such as interior and exterior wood, drywall,
plaster, masonry, metal, well-bonded wallpaper, brick,
stucco, aluminum and cinder block.
Stanley's
Topcoat is
high gloss enamel paint for interior or exterior use
on metal, glass, wood, or masonite.
Stanley's
Primer an
exterior/interior, white oil-base primer sealer created
for use on wood, masonry, brick and plaster.
Primers
are designed to adhere to the substrate and create a
uniform surface for the top coat. Primers
penetrate and adhere to raw surfaces, evening up porosity
so that the final paint film doesn't look blotchy.
Edmonton,
AB 9017-111 Ave T5B0C3 ph 780-424-4141 fax 780-420-0682 toll free 1-888-424-SIGN