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Preparation of your surfaces before you begin painting is essential. If you do not prime surfaces before you paint them they could absorb the paint, the paint could not adhere to the surface properly and you could ultimately ruin the surface.

By using a primer paint your surface will look great once painted and will continue looking great for a long while to come.

Read more about preparing surfaces for painting.

Primer Sealants Available from Medal Paints

We have three excellent primer paints to choose from:

Medal Dual Steel Primer – is a water-based sealer paint specifically designed to adhere to ferrous metal surfaces such as mild steel and galvanised iron. This primer paint also displays excellent rust inhibiting properties.

Medal Pink Wood Primer - is an oil-based sealer paint used primarily to protect all wood surfaces. It also displays much needed filling properties.

Medal Masonry Primer – is the most versatile primer sealant and is best suited to concrete and cement plastered surfaces. This primer paint is adhesive, sports hiding power and has alkali-resistant properties.

Medal Zinc Chromate Primer - is a solvent-based quick drying primer which is primarily used to protect mild steel surfaces against rust. This product has excellent adhesion and covering power properties.

Medal QD Red Oxide Primer – is a quick drying solvent-based primer which displays excellent adhesion and covering power properties.

Medal Monolac Wood Primer - is a nitro cellulose lacquer-based primer used for various industrial applications. This product contains high filling properties combined with excellent binding and adhesion to new and previously painted surfaces.

Universal Undercoat - a versatile product, which is primarily used as an intermediate coat between the primer and final coat of paint.

Medal Plaster Primer - a solvent-based alkali resistant primer and sealer, which has been specially developed to protect interior and exterior masonry surfaces.

Acrylic Filler Coat - an acrylic-based primer with excellent filling and covering power properties. This product is primarily used as a first coat before a finish coat of Acrylic PVA paint is applied to a cement-plastered surface

Looking for other paint products? Please browse the Medal Paint products on offer in order to find exactly what you’re looking for.

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