Name: Viponds Paints
Address: 58 Barrie Road, Tullamarine, VIC, 3043, AU
Telephone: 03 9688 3800
Price range: $

Undercoat & Primer comparisons

Use the tabs below to find the right Viponds undercoats and primers for the substrates in your project.

DIY
Artists
Signage

Surface to be painted

Undercoat or primer to suit

Top coat to suit

Plasterboard

Multipurpose Primer Sealer Undercoat

Top coat - Low Sheen Interior / Low Sheen Exterior / Ecoshield / Acrylic Trim / Ceiling Paint / Acrylic Flat

Skirting Board

Multipurpose Primer Sealer Undercoat / High Cover Undercoat

Top coat - Acrylic Trim / Ecoshield / Feature Gloss Enamel / Quick Dry Enamel

Iron & Steel

Acrylic Metal Primer

Top coat - Gloss Acrylic / Low Sheen Exterior / Ecoshield

Zincalume & Galvanised Iron

Acrylic Metal Primer

Top coat - Ecoshield / Low Sheen Exterior / Gloss Acrylic

Colorbond®

Acrylic Metal Primer

Top coat - Ecoshield / Low Sheen Exterior / Gloss Acrylic

Marine plywood

Multipurpose Primer Sealer Undercoat

Top coat - Artist's Acrylic Gloss / Artist's Acrylic Matt / Low Sheen Exterior / Gloss Acrylic / Ecoshield

MDF

Acrylic Easy Sand Undercoat / Multipurpose Primer Sealer Undercoat

Top coat - Ecoshield / Low Sheen Exterior / Gloss Acrylic

High Tannin Timber

Pink Primer

Top coat - Quick Dry Enamel / Feature Gloss Enamel / Ecoshield / Low Sheen Exterior / Gloss Acrylic

Masonite

Multipurpose Primer Sealer Undercoat

Top coat - Ecoshield / Low Sheen Interior / Low Sheen Exterior

Laminex

Rapid Dry Undercoat

Top coat - Ecoshield / Quick Dry Enamel / Feature Gloss Enamel

Blueboard

Multipurpose Primer Sealer Undercoat

Top coat - Ecoshield / Low Sheen Interior / Low Sheen Exterior

Bricks & Cement

Multipurpose Primer Sealer Undercoat

Top coat - Ecoshield / Low Sheen Interior / Low Sheen Exterior

Previously Painted Enamel Paint

Perform adhesion test of previous coating and de-gloss

Top coat - Quick Dry Enamel / Feature Gloss Enamel / Ecoshield

Previously Painted Acrylic Paint

Perform adhesion test of previous coating and de-gloss

Top coat - Ecoshield / Low Sheen Exterior / Gloss Acrylic / Low Sheen Interior / Acrylic Trim

Tilt Slab#

Multipurpose Primer Sealer Undercoat

Top coat - Gloss Acrylic / Low Sheen Exterior / Ecoshield

# contact us for specific advice when painting a new tilt panel

Varnished Wood Stains^

Rapid Dry Undercoat / High Cover Undercoat

Top coat - Quick Dry Enamel / Feature Gloss Enamel / Ecoshield / Architectural Coatings

^ When re painting flooring substrate it is recommend to keep to the same type of paint system already applied
Surface to be painted

Undercoat or primer to suit

Top coat to suit

Brick & Concrete

Multipurpose Primer Sealer Undercoat

Top coat - Artist's Matt, Artist's Gloss, Gloss Acrylic, Low Sheen Exterior, Ecoshield

Marine Plywood

Multipurpose Primer Sealer Undercoat

Top coat - Artist's Matt, Artist's Gloss, Gloss Acrylic, Low Sheen Exterior, Ecoshield

MDF

Acrylic Easy Sand Undercoat / Multipurpose Primer Sealer Undercoat

Top coat - Artist's Matt, Artist's Gloss, Gloss Acrylic, Low Sheen Exterior, Ecoshield

Plasterboard

Multipurpose Primer Sealer Undercoat

Top coat - Artist's Matt, Artist's Gloss, Gloss Acrylic, Low Sheen Exterior, Ecoshield

Fluteboard / poly propylene

Fluteboard Primer

Top coat - Artist's Matt, Artist's Gloss, Gloss Acrylic, Low Sheen Exterior, Ecoshield

Timber

Multipurpose Primer Sealer Undercoat

Top coat - Artist's Matt, Artist's Gloss, Gloss Acrylic, Low Sheen Exterior, Ecoshield

Fibreglass

Use Tautflex as a primer and top coat

Cast Polyurethane

Use Tautflex as a primer and top coat

Previously painted surface

Perform Adhesion Test, apply Multipurpose Primer Sealer Undercoat

Top coat - Artist's Matt, Artist's Gloss, Gloss Acrylic, Low Sheen Exterior, Ecoshield
Surface to be painted

Undercoat or primer to suit

Top coat to suit

MDF

Acrylic Easy Sand Undercoat / Multipurpose Primer Sealer Undercoat

Feature Gloss Enamel / Quick Dry Enamel / Low Sheen Exterior / Low Sheen Interior / Ecoshield / Gloss Acrylic / Self Adhesive Prep Coat

Acrylic (sheet)

Use Ecoshield as a primer and top coat
or
Use Signcryl as a primer and top coat

PVC (flexible & rigid)

Use Tautflex as a primer and top coat

Polycarbonate (sheet)

Use Tautflex as a primer and top coat
or
Use Signcryl as a primer and top coat

Vinyl & Adhesive Vinyl

use Tautflex as a primer and top coat

Tilt Slab#

Multipurpose Primer Sealer Undercoat

Top coat - Gloss Acrylic / Low Sheen Exterior / Ecoshield

# contact us for specific advice when painting a new tilt panel

Plasterboard

Multipurpose Primer Sealer Undercoat

Top coat - Viponds Architectural Coatings including Low Sheen Interior / Low Sheen Exterior / Ecoshield / Acrylic Trim / Ceiling Paint / Acrylic Flat

Zincalume & Galvanised Iron

Acrylic Metal Primer

Top coat - Feature Gloss Enamel / Quick Dry Enamel / Low Sheen Exterior / Low Sheen Interior / Ecoshield / Gloss Acrylic /

Colorbond®

Acrylic Metal Primer

Top coat - Feature Gloss Enamel / Quick Dry Enamel / Low Sheen Exterior / Low Sheen Interior / Ecoshield / Gloss Acrylic /

Undercoat & Primer comparisons

DIY

Artists

Signage

Surface to be painted

Undercoat or primer to suit

Top coat to suit

Plasterboard

Skirting Board

Iron & Steel

Zincalume & Galvanised Iron

Colorbond®

Marine plywood

MDF

High Tannin Timber

Masonite

Laminex

Blueboard

Bricks & Cement

Previously Painted Enamel Paint

Previously Painted Acrylic Paint

Tilt Slab#

Varnished Wood Stains^

Surface to be painted

Undercoat or primer to suit

Top coat to suit

Brick & Concrete

Marine Plywood

MDF

Plasterboard

Fluteboard / poly propylene

Timber

Fibreglass

Cast Polyurethane

Previously painted surface

Surface to be painted

Undercoat or primer to suit

Top coat to suit

MDF

Acrylic (sheet)

PVC (flexible & rigid)

Polycarbonate (sheet)

Vinyl & Adhesive Vinyl

Tilt Slab#

Plasterboard

Zincalume & Galvanised Iron

Colorbond®

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