What kind of primer for wood stand?

[danskim]

I was just wondering what kind of primer is typically used for the inside of wooden stands.

Is it just the regular Latex water-based primer from HD or Lowes?
Or should I be looking for something else?

 

[maeistero]

gripper primer made by glidden will be the best you can do from home depot. it's better than the behr for our situations by far.

// long time paint manager there

 

[danskim]

Cool thanks maeistero!

 

[danskim]

So it is the latex not oil, right?

 

[Bax]

Kilz is very good as well.

 

[Aqua Keepers]

I'm useing Kilz2 also.

 

[Mykayel]

I plan on at least 2 coats of kilz2 for the inside of my stand, the outside will be stained and sealed.

 

[BeanAnimal]

What kind of finish coat are you going to be using?

 

[danskim]

Hmm... I didn't plan for a finish coat. Do I need one?
I thought primer would be enough to waterproof the inside of the stand.
Please let me know if that is not the case.

 

[hllywd]

Primer's not going to "waterproof" anything. Personally if your going to prime it I'd say an oil based primer then a gloss exterior latex top coat for durability.

If I were doing it this way I'd skip the primer and go with a couple coats of the gloss exterior and call it wonderful. That will offer great protection.

If it has to be "waterproof" you'll need some kind of epoxy or pool paint or similar, in other words not really practical...

Tim

 

[J. Montgomery]

I coated the inside of my canopy with Kilz Primer/Sealant. I really like the way it looks.

 

[erics3000]

I used the glidden primer and then I painted it with a few coats of interior latex semi gloss.

 

[krowleey]

i used an oil based satin gloss, your not going to get anything "water proof" but the oil based paint gives the best protection using these kinds of paints.

 

[BeanAnimal]

A gloss finish will also be much easier to maintain. It is easy to wipe down and will not grow "stuff" as easily.

I prefer oil based paints. The problem is that the eco weenies have crippled oil based products with low VOC regulations so it is hard to find quality oil coatings.

The whole crap about latex being better is a marketing phenomenon to get people to start using water based products and feel comfortable doing so.

Don't get me wrong, water based products have their place also. Just don't believe the hype everytime you read how much better the new water based products are compared to oil based. You will be told that oil based products are gone becuase they are inferioir to water. The reality is that the laws have made them inferior, but that does not make the water based any better.

 

[Aqua Keepers]

Dang BeanAnimal, why did'nt you tell me that oil based paints were such a PITA to get off your skin. Anyway, I already had two coats of Kilz2 on the stand fram and I just got done with a coat of Rustolium oil based high gloss paint. I must admit it looks great and should reflect light well. It does look like it'll be much easier to maintain,and wipe down. Do you think I'll need a second coat?

 

[hllywd]

That's what paint thinner's for Pito...

 

[Aqua Keepers]

Yeah, thats what I ended up useing.

 

[danskim]

Go for a second coat!

 

[BeanAnimal]

One coat should be fine. Yes, paint thinner (mineral spirits) is a good thing to have on hand when working with oil based coatings.

 

[danskim]

Haha I guess I got too excited.