Water-based cement primer specially formulated to provide an excellent foundation for painting. Here present the all information about the water-based premier.

1. All About Water Based
Primers

2. INFORMATION
• The primer is that essential support we give paint that helps it to adhere
and last for long.
• A primer has many functions and despite the added costs, most
contractors would tell you that it is well worth it.
• So, if you are planning to paint your home, consider using a primer as an
undercoat, especially water based primers for interiors.
• No matter what the surface — metal, wood or cement — a primer is
recommended if you want a polished and professional job.
• There are many types of primers available in the market today.
• Primers today can broadly be divided into water-based and oil-based.
• Water-based primers are popular because they have certain advantages
over oil-based primers.

3. WHY DO YOU NEED THE PRIMER?
• There are many reasons we need a primer on our walls.
• A primer seals a surface, making it even, so that we can get a smooth application
of paint.
• For porous surfaces, primers become even more important.
• The surface ‘drinks’ up this first coat, so that the paint can then be applied without
any trouble.
• For surfaces like wood, with high permeability, a primer acts as sealing surface.
• It stops marks and tannins from staining the surface the paint.
• In short, a primer prepares a surface for the coating of a paint.
• As in case of make-up, primer is the undercoat you need to prepare the surface for
the paint to be applied on.
• The primer not only prepares the surface, it also ensures that the paint has a long
life.
• In general, the paint is less likely to peel or chip if it is applied over a primer
undercoat.

4. WHEN SHOULD YOU USE PRIMER?
• Primer should be applied before applying the paint.
• If you are planning to paint your home, use a primer like water based
primer for interiors on the unfinished surface, just after a basic cleaning
of the walls.
• The primer should ideally be put on a clean, grease-free surface.
• The walls can be lightly dusted and sanded before the paint is applied.
• If the primer makes the surface a little rough, it
can be sanded lightly.
• The paint is then applied to the smooth
surface. Paint should be applied within a week
of the primer coat.
• The primer coat also makes the painting easy
to execute.

5. WATER- BASED PRIMERS
• There are differs types of primers available today.
• In general an oil-based primmer is use with an oil-based paint and a water-based
primer is used with a water-based paint.
• Within water-based primers, there are again diffident varieties available in the
market today.
• There are many advantages of using water-based primers:
 Flexibility
 Quick drying
 Easy to clean
 Superior finish

6. FLEXIBILITY
• Oil-based primers are usually used only for oil-based paints, while water-based
primers have wider applications.
• It is also suitable for acrylic or latex-based paints.
• This means you can go with one water based primer for interiors for almost every
surface in the interior of the house.
• Oil-based primer will generally be used only for door, windows, or any wooden
and metal surfaces.
• Since the water-based primer will work with almost all other kind of paints, it will
be used for the larger surface areas of walls and ceilings.

7. QUICK DRYING
• This is just elementary physics. Water dries faster than oil.
• Hence, the water-based primer also dries very quickly.
• In the right environmental conditions (very humidity is low) it can dry in less than
an hour!
• This means that we can finish a painting job quickly. Where contracting is priced in
hours, this can save us both money and time.

8. EASY TO CLEAN
• One of the functions of a primer is to provide a clean surface on which paint can
be applied.
• A primer covers up stains that are difficult to remove.
• But what happens when we accidentally manage to dirty the primer coat?
• We have to clean the primer surface before we can continue with the paint.
• An oil-based primer has to be cleaned by turpentine.
• However, Warm soapy water is sufficient when it comes to cleaning a water-based
primer.

9. SUPERIOR FINISH
• Today water based primer for interiors also has a far superior finish.
• Water-based acrylic primers have a clear, glossy surface.
• Its better adhesion also improves the overall finish.

10. CONTACT US
http://powergraceindustries.com/
care@powergraceindustries.com
1800 121 0141
305, Dev Arc,
Opp. Iscon Temple,
S.G. Highway, Ahmedabad.
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based-primers.html