What is a primer for? Before starting repair work, you need to prepare the base. So, the wall to work with wallpaper or tiles, you need to make more durable with the help of the soil composition, otherwise the coating can last much less than it should be.
The primer holds various materials, strengthens the base, ensures even application. She also fights with the accumulation of moisture under the coating, which reduces the risk of spots and dreams.
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How to choose a primer?
The primer is selected depending on the surface and its features, including moisture. There are two main types of primers. The primary coating uses a primer-bandage, and the usual primer improves the adhesion of materials
The primer-group is divided into several types.
Mineral -based primers are used for brick, concrete, plastered surfaces, and alkyd types of soils are suitable for wood, tiles, chipboard, glass and painted surfaces. There are also universal primers, but their properties for the worse differ from the properties of special soils. The choice of primer takes place taking into account the type of surface processed.
However, often as a universal primer, alkyd soil is used, applicable to almost any surface. It is characterized by rapid drying and lack of smell, which, of course, is very important when repairing a small area, in addition, it can be used both for primary priming and as a preparation of the base.
Advice.
It is important to remember that the primer should dry completely, only then you can apply any coating. It is also necessary to ensure that droplets do not occur on the surface that can get through the paint or wallpaper after drying.