
Ratings & Reviews for Zinsser Peel Stop Triple Thick Interior/Exterior Multi-purpose Water-based Primer ( 1-quart )
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What Customers Are Saying
Most customers praise this product for bonding flaking paint and creating a stable base for topcoats, especially on deteriorated ceilings, trim, and old surfaces. However, many report it applies much thinner than the "triple thick" marketing suggests, requiring three to four coats for minimal coverage and comparing it to skim milk. Some experience chipping or poor adhesion despite careful application, while others note high cost relative to performance. A few find success with proper surface preparation and multiple coats. Overall, reviewers are divided between those who credit it for enabling successful repaints and those disappointed by thin consistency and coverage shortfalls.
Customer review summary generated by AI, including incentivized reviews.After reading the review from a professional that explained what the product did, I knew it was what I needed for my project. This primer worked great at hiding and adhering the flaking paint on my chimney!
Glue like primer
Great for smoothing out rough surfaces and helping to “repair” damaged materials.
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Nice
Would RecommendReally great for a peely bathroom ceiling. Thrilled by the result
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Peel Stop will know next year
Would RecommendIt seems to be working had some areas on deck that paint did not adhere properly and over a year some pain bubbled up. This appears to be working. Will know next summer Yes I would recommend!
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It helped me seal the ceiling before painting!
Awesome.
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This Product under your Paint makes it look better
Would RecommendI have now completed 3 wood painting projects on the siding of my house using this primer. The condition of the siding was bad to worse tounge and grove. Sanding was not going to work. Border line replacement was over the top expensive. I was told about Z-Peel Stop. Caulked the cracks and gaps. Painted on 2 thick layers of this product then painted and “Bam !” it looks so so Good. You won’t be disappointed.
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Coverage
Would Not RecommendI thougbt the primer would go on a little thicker.
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Very thick
Would RecommendThis is great for sealing down splitting and peeling siding.
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Talk about buyer’s remorse!
Would Not RecommendFirst, I’ve used this brand many times in the past and been well pleased. So when beginning work on a huge wrap-around porch on historical home, I didn’t hesitate buying this brand again. Something to prevent peeling as well as helping to fill uneven surfaces? No brainer, I thought. As the porch floor has a gray-blue floor, I opted to have some tinted gray. After spending days of scraping, sanding, and more scraping, started applying this primer. On opening the non-tinted primer, it appeared b...
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Does not work on peeling concrete
Would RecommendIt can put on wood that’s peeling and stops peeling
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Had some bubbling issues, otherwise a nice primer
Would RecommendWe used Peel Stop on our old 1950 garage that has clapboard siding. It was freshly painted by the previous homeowners 3 years ago and that paint had begun to peel badly all over. We scraped everything down and then applied Peel Stop to the entire exterior. For the most part it went well - it seemed like the areas where my husband painted it on really thick bubbled by the next morning. Areas where I painted it on much thinner seemed to do better. We scraped down those bubbles and recoated in a th...
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slightly better consistency than water
Would Not RecommendDon't waste your money. This is the worst primer that I have ever used.
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see above
Would RecommendIt worked good in stopping my porch paint from peeling
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Perfect for helping refinish a peeled surface
Would RecommendUsed this product on an exterior door that hadn't been finished correctly and the paint had bubbled in multiple spots. Sanded those spots back, hit it with this peel stop, then some filler to smooth out the surface before a light sand and then refinishing with paint.
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It’s like I didn’t prime at all
Would Not RecommendI noticed this didn’t seem to be covering very well as I applied it, so I made sure to paint it on generously. The next morning, it looks like the wall wasn’t even primed at all. Talk about a waste of money and time.
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Great Primer
Would RecommendThis primer is BOSS! Thick and really covers.
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Great Product
Would RecommendEasy to apply, fills in gaps
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Good Stuff.
Would RecommendOur walls had layers of wallpaper and layers of paint that hadn't been prepped correctly. This helped a ton.
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Prevented me from having to start over
Would RecommendI’m not a professional so I probably did something wrong to get to where I was but this stuff saved my project. I’m repainting wainscoting and had to replace all of the old caulking. It took me over a month just to remove and replace the caulk because there was so much of it. It was all finally done and I let it cure for a few days just to be sure, then I primed everything. Immediate cracks on every inch of the Premium Molding & Trim Acrylic Latex Siliconized Sealant. I was devastated. A layer o...
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