Wanting to get the perfect finish but not sure whether you can sand Zinsser 123 primer or not. Then you have come to the right place as I will be putting Zinsser Bulls Eye 123 to the test, including giving it a good sand. So let’s get this test started, it’s fairly basic as far…
Looking to paint some MDF and wondering whether Zinsser 123 will work well as a primer on MDF. Well luckily for you I was wondering the exact same thing and decided to do some tests and try it out. So keep reading to see my test painting MDF with Bulls Eye 123. Testing Zinsser Bulls…
We all know that Zinsser Bulls Eye 123 is a great primer and stain covering paint, but how well does this water-based paint cover knots? Will it make a knot disappear forever or will the resin from the wood soon begin to bleed through your paint? Well, there is only one way to find out,…
Zinsser primers are exceptional paints, so good in fact that you may wonder if you even need to paint over them at all. There is no easy answer to that and my go-to response would be the classic “it depends”.So let’s have a look at all of the different circumstances and see if you do…
I remember watching my dad repainting the skirting and doors in our house when I was a child. He would always sand back to pretty much bare wood before applying an undercoat and then a topcoat. I will admit that it left a really nice finish, but it seems like a lot of work and…
Zinsser Cover Stain is Zinsser’s oil-based primer and sealer. It is suitable for a huge range of surfaces. But, you are here because you want to know whether it can be used on top of varnish? Well, there is only one way to know for sure, and that’s to test it. So I grabbed a…
Zinsser BIN is a shellac based primer and sealer. it is suitable for use on many, many surfaces. But you are here because you want to know whether it will work on top of varnish, arent you? Well, there is only one way to properly know, test it! Can You Use Zinsser BIN Over Varnish…
Zinsser Bulls Eye is a water-based primer and sealer. It is rated for use on a wide range of surfaces. But you are here because you want to know if you can use Bulls Eye over varnish. Well, let’s find out. I grabbed some pine, varnished it and then painted it with Zinsser Bulls Eye…
Zinsser’s Cover Stain is an interior and exterior primer and sealer. It is an Oil/solvent-based paint that dries quickly and has great hiding power, providing outstanding stain killing and undercoating performance. That’s all well and good, but you are here because you want to know whether you can use Zinsser Cover Stain on Aluminium. There…
Zinsser BIN is a Shellac based interior and spot exterior primer and sealer. It is known for its exceptional coverage and stain blocking ability. it can also be used on a wide range of surfaces including wallpaper, wood, ceramics, varnish and more. But what about aluminium? Can you use Zinsser BIN on Aluminium? Well, there’s…
Zinsser Bulls Eye 123 is a water-based primer from Zinsser. it is recommended for a whole heap of surfaces including plaster, brick, fibreglass, concrete, wallpaper and many more. But will it work on Aluminium? Well, as it happens, I have a tin of Zinsser 123 up at the workshop, along with an aluminium finger plate….
Zinsser primers are known for their quality, and more and more people are recommending them to new users. But this brings with it its own problem, which one do you use? It can be really confusing, especially to new users, after all, they all claim to do nearly the same thing. So where are there…
Zinsser B-I-N® primer is the ultimate shellac-based primer, sealer and stain killer. It is perfect for use on interior surfaces and spot priming of exterior surfaces. But how exactly do you apply Zinsser BIN? After all, it is a shellac-based paint and it is very rare that you will have used a shellac-based paint before….
Zinsser AllCoat is a fantastic exterior paint. It can be used on pretty much any surface which explains the name AllCoat. Zinsser AllCoat is an ultimate performance, mould resistant paint that offers supreme protection to all exterior surfaces: wood, metal, masonry, plastic, concrete and cladding. It forms a vapour-permeable, low maintenance, water-shedding coating that is…
Here at The Bloke Cave, we are in love with Zinsser AllCoat, this is a really high-quality paint with tons of different applications. But when using AllCoat do you need to use a primer? Well, let’s find out. Do you need primer with Zinsser AllCoat? No. Zinsser AllCoat is a self-priming paint so you don’t…
Zinsser AllCoat is a paint that’s quickly gaining popularity due to its quality and ability to be used on tons of different surfaces. But can you use Zinsser AllCoat on concrete? Let’s find out, I have a tin of AllCoat and some concrete so let’s get some testing done. Can you use Zinsser AllCoat on…