5 WAYS TO SAVE WITH A BONDING PRIMER

With most projects, the biggest part of the budget is labour. A premium bonding primer can reduce time and effort on the job and increase your profitability.


Why Use a Best-in Class Bonding Primer?

If you’ve got a tough surface to tackle but don’t have time to sand, strip or de-gloss, a specialty bonding primer with high adhesion is your go-to solution. INSL-X® STIX® Waterborne Bonding Primer is an acrylic primer-sealer engineered to bond to hard-to-coat surfaces, providing the ideal base for top coats. Its tenacious adhesion creates paint-ready substrates, saving you valuable time and money.



A contractor applying a bonding primer to a cabinet door with a brush
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Finish the Job Faster with a High Bond Primer

A contractor applying a bonding primer to a cabinet door with a brush
Eliminate the need for labour-intensive prep work by creating a paint-ready surface with STIX®. It is uniquely formulated as a single component acrylic—the resin is the backbone. When cured, it delivers an extremely durable film with a highly professional appearance and attributes.
Tile surface being primed with a paint roller
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Cover a Wider Range of Problem Areas

Tile surface being primed with a paint roller
Make lighter work of challenging surfaces, both interior, and exterior; this includes glass, fibreglass, PVC, laminate, plaster, drywall, wood, tile, galvanized metal and masonry. You can even cover areas where a low surface temperature might be problematic for conventional primers. (Note: Bonding primers are not recommended for use over peeling paint).
INSL-X® STIX® can on a job site with a brush and stir stick resting on it
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Save More with a Cost-efficient Acrylic Base

INSL-X® STIX® can on a job site with a brush and stir stick resting on it
A premium-quality bonding primer can be top coated with almost any type of coating: alkyd, acrylic, latex, urethane, epoxy, lacquer and even hot solvent-based coatings. It will level out imperfections and reduce costly top coat consumption.
The inside of a wooden bookshelf being rolled by a pro paint contractor
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Get High Adhesion in a Low VOC

The inside of a wooden bookshelf being rolled by a pro paint contractor
STIX® is eligible for LEED® v4 credit requirements and is considered a low-VOC bonding primer in most regions. For your customers in these regions, this is good news—they can be confident knowing that the highest quality industry standards will be met in a high-performance product.
Painting tools being washed in warm, soapy water
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Spend Less Time with Clean Up

Painting tools being washed in warm, soapy water
With acrylic-based bonding primers, no solvents are needed. Just wash your painting tools in warm, soapy water immediately after use.

For more details on INSL-X® STIX® Waterborne Bonding Primer, download the TDS.




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