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GARDZ® Surface Sealer Spray  provides a clear, moisture-resistant foundation for porous surfaces before patching, priming, painting or wallpapering. The convenient trigger spray is practical for small project work by DIYers and professionals alike.

Smart Prime Primer-Sealer and Stain Blocker  is an interior/exterior primer that offers the performance of an oil-base primer in an advanced water-base formula. Developed for professional and commercial applications, Smart Prime combines dependable stain blocking power with fast-dry convenience, exceptional flow and leveling and outstanding adhesion to glossy surfaces. It resists rewetting to block water-soluble stains like an oil-base primer and seals oil-soluble stains so projects can be completed with just one primer.


CLEAR B-I-N® Sealer  CLEAR B-I-N®Sealer is the ultimate odor blocker for interior surfaces. The fast-drying, clear, de-waxed shellac formula permanently seals in odors while leaving the original surface appearance unchanged. It is ideal for eliminating the toughest odors from food, kitchen grease, mold and mildew, pet urine, fire and smoke damage, and cigarette and cigar smoke.



BULLS EYE 1-2-3 PLUS®  Advanced Technology Primer is a revolution in water-base technology. The perfect primer for all interior and exterior painting projects, Bulls Eye 1-2-3® PLUS combines the performance characteristics of an oil-base primer – dependable stain blocking, exceptional flow and leveling and deep penetration to seal the surface – with all the benefits of a water-base primer. It is a water-base primer that truly blocks water stains.

Bulls Eye Zero Primer  delivers “best in class” performance in an eco-friendly, LEED compliant, zero VOC formula that’s great for all interior and exterior surfaces. Offering legendary adhesion, it sticks to tough surfaces including chalky exterior siding and trim, high gloss enamels, old varnish, clean galvanized metal and hardboard.



B-I-N®  is the original pigmented shellac stain-killing primer-sealer. Great for knots, water stains, fire and smoke damage. Best interior new wood primer. Dries in minutes; recoat in 45 minutes. Seals in tough stains, pet, smoke and fire odors. Great under all topcoats.
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Bulls Eye 1-2-3®  is a whole house, universal interior/exterior, water-base stain-killing primer-sealer. Excellent adhesion to glossy surfaces, including tile and enameled trim. Low odor and easy-to-apply with great flow and leveling. Breathable, flexible acrylic formula resists blistering and peeling.
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Cover-Stain®  is an all-purpose oil-base stain-killing primer-sealer. Ideal for interior and exterior applications. Recoat in only one hour. Great for cedar bleed. May be used under any oil-base or water-base topcoat. Convenient 13-oz. aerosol spray is great for spot priming stains.
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High Hide Cover-Stain®  is a high-performance, all-surface oil-base primer-sealer that offers outstanding adhesion and stain killing power and dries to recoat in 2 hours. High Hide Cover Stain offers excellent flexibility and penetration making it ideal for exterior wood siding and trim. It seals in one coat offering excellent hold-out for enamels.
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Cover-Stain® Water-Base  is an advanced Formula Water-Base Primer-Sealer Stain Killer is the “next generation” interior/exterior water-base primer. It combines a unique resin system in an advanced water-base formula that delivers great adhesion, fast dry, easy sanding and the ability to block water-soluble stains.
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Drywall Primer  is designed for sealing new drywall surfaces. The fast-drying formula seals surfaces for painting in just one hour and won’t raise the nap on new drywall.
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Bulls Eye® WATER-BASE  is Zinsser’s Interior Primer-Sealer & Stain Killer. It dries super fast and has virtually no odor. It’s smooth easy flow properties offer great leveling and dry to a dead flat finish for excellent enamel holdout. Formulated for painters with high-hide, high adhesion and compatibility with all topcoats.
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Bulls Eye® Oil-Base  is a high-hiding all-purpose interior oil-base ‘workhorse’ primer. Developed for professional painters, it seals the surface and blocks tough stains from water, nicotine and graffiti. Ideal for use on walls, ceilings, doors, trim, windows, cabinetry and other interior surfaces. Ready to recoat in just two hours, it dries to a flat finish that sands easily.
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ODORLESS Oil-Base Stain Blocker  is a high-solids, low VOC specialty primer for interior use when the stain blocking performance of an oil is required, but odor is a concern. Developed specifically for “people-sensitive” areas in commercial and residential environments, the state-of-the-art sprayable formula has even less odor than most water-base primers.
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GARDZ® Problem Surface Sealer   is a unique water-base sealer for porous and potential problem surfaces. It is formulated to deeply penetrate and dry to a hard, moisture resistant film that seals and binds down porous, chalky and crumbling surfaces, paints and texture finishes. GARDZ is recommended for: damaged drywall, new drywall, spackling and joint compound skim coats, plaster, calcimine, uncoated wallpaper, wallcovering adhesive residue, texture paint, popcorn ceilings and builder's flat paint.
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Bulls Eye 1-2-3 DEEP TINT®  offers the same interior/exterior, all surface, all-purpose performance of Bulls Eye 1-2-3® AND allows the addition of more tint to reach color depths not possible with typical primers. This high-performance water-base primer-sealer/stain killer/bond coat is designed to accept up to 6 oz of colorant per gallon to tone the surface towards the finish color and increase the hiding power of the topcoat.


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PEEL STOP®  is a clear, binding primer,interior/exterior sealer. Strengthens peeling and chalky surface and promotes adhesion of old paint coatings. Low odor, easy-to-use sealer may be top-coated in 2 hours.
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H2OIL-BASE®  is a universal oil-base stain-killing and bonding primer-sealer that cleans up with detergent and water as well as paint thinner. High solids, low VOC formula is ideal for exterior priming. Recoat in 2 hours. May be used under any oil-base or water-base topcoat.
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Bulls Eye 1-2-3® Spray  is the all purpose, all surface primer-sealer spray. It effectively hides dark colors and blocks stains from water, smoke, nicotine, crayon, tannin, graffiti and other common stains. It seals porous surfaces like wood, drywall, cured plaster and brick for better top coat coverage and a more even finish. Plus, it's great for high pH surfaces like concrete, stucco and joint and textures compounds.
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COVERS UPTM Stain Sealing Ceiling Paint  is a low odor vertical aerosol that is a stain killer and ceiling touch-up paint in one. ZINSSER’s stain blocking primer technology is incorporated into this new generation product that offers a flat white finish which matches most new acoustical ceiling tiles and white ceiling paints
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