Ratings & Reviews for Zinsser Cover Stain Interior/Exterior Multi-purpose Oil-based Wall and Ceiling Primer ( 1-gallon )

Primer, I barely know her

It worked great! I used on my ceiling and it gave a very even finish

It may be great! I haven't used it yet.

easy clean up

easy to work with

Worked at paint store while going to Ohio state.

It actually hardens the surfaces of drywall !

very thick and hard to apply with brush

this primer did its job by adhering to semi varnished wood and hiding stains. But the primer is very thick and developed little clumps on my brush while I was painting. The can says not to thin so I was hesitant to try. Next time I plan to use a roller brush to see if this helps.

Paint

I have not used it yet. Ray from paints knows everything. I trust it will be perfect.

The Z is part of the product.

It's the best oil primer available to me. It's got enough body to not drip off the brush.

It took 2 coats for a small project

Great primer.

Covered the stain great, to allow paint to take to the wood.

This stuff dries extremly quick in the roller pan

I am so excited about this. I have a older home that the previous owner used heavy shilac. I have done all the stuff about getting paint to stick but was a failure. this stuck and covered very quick

!!VENTILATION REQUIRED!!

I made the mistake of using this in a closed bathroom, and got wrecked. Please know this is a VERY STRONG AND ODOROUS stain blocker AND NEEDS TO BE WELL VENTILATED! It took me an hour to zero out from the dizziness. A++ Zinsser Cover Stain!

Very dependable

Cover Stain is a very dependable product. I have used it many times inside and outside, and it has never failed. I used it this time to prime laminate counter tops as it is also an excellent bonding primer and very sandable. For this home project, I sanded and cleaned the counter tops, applied two coats of Cover Stain, sanding lightly between each coat. I then applied two coats of Sherwin Williams Emerald (with urethane), followed by two coats of oil polyurethane.

Best primer I've used so far

I used this primer to refinish some cabinets and I tried painting over a cabinet that still had a gloss finish on it just to see how this primer would hold up. let it sit for 24 hours and to my surprise it held up very well. not very many oil based stains out there that can do that.

Chips

I used this oil based primer against my better judgement because some blogger recommended it. I have have great success with zinnser in the past to cover stains and block odors on floors and drywall. This time I used it as the primer on an oak table that I had spent hours sanding. I'm so so disappointed. The primer doesn't soak into the wood and adhere, it just sits on top; so it nicks every time a chair bangs into the legs of the table. I will have to resand and prime the table the way I used t...