Ratings & Reviews for Valspar Interior/Exterior Bonding Water-based Wall and Ceiling Primer ( 1-gallon )
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What Customers Are Saying
Customers overwhelmingly praise this primer for exceptional adhesion to challenging surfaces like glossy finishes, marble, PVC, and greasy walls without extensive prep work. Many report outstanding coverage, with one coat often blocking stains and dark colors, requiring minimal topcoat paint afterward. Reviewers consistently highlight quick drying time and ease of application, though some note the thick consistency requires extra spreading effort. A few mention stain-blocking limitations or application difficulty, but these represent a small minority. Overall, most customers consider it a reliable, high-performing solution for difficult substrates.
Customer review summary generated by AI, including incentivized reviews.Exactly what I needed
Would RecommendI used this primer on the cabinets and walls in a small bathroom. It went on easily, covered stains, and helped the new paint adhere better.
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Great Product
great product eliminates sanding!
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Didn't bond to new galvanized metal
Would Not RecommendAs others have recently reviewed, this BONDING primer does not adhere, im my case to new, prepared, galvanized metal. It actually lifted off when rolled on with a foam roller. Brushing it out made for bumpy coverage. Yes it was thick and quite opaque but bonding primer that scrapes off with a light touch of a finger nail? Maybe it didn't cure enough? 2 days, 2 weeks, 2 months, how long is enough to pamper this weak primer? Maybe these are bad batches of product? Of course oil primer is the stan...
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Great coverage
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Quality paint
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Good quality!
Would RecommendThis was a good product at a reasonable price.
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Great primer!
Would RecommendOne of the best primers I have ever used
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I have used many primers over the years and thought I'd give this one a try as most perform similarly. This primer, for lack of better words, sucks. I can't recommend a product that claims in its name bonding and stain blocking. It is well below par at both tasks and takes up to FOUR COATS to bond and cover even some of the most well prepped surfaces.
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Excellent coverage
Would RecommendExcellent coverage and adhesion. Quick drying. Excellent color selection. Highly recommend!
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Does NOT bond to glossy surfaces
Would Not RecommendVery very disappointed. Applied over a factory finished vanity and then finished with an SW cabinet topcoat (acrylic). Waited 48 hours and it scrapes off very easily all the way to the factory finish. Now I have to strip it all off and start again!
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Does NOT bond to glossy surfaces
Would Not RecommendUsed recently to recoat a bathroom vanity with a factory finish. Applied, let dry according to directions and then applied a cabinet waterborne top coat. Waited 48 hours and then checked and the paint scrapes off super easy all the way to the factory finish. Stay away!
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