Safecoat Transitional Primer

Safecoat Transitional Primer is a premium quality, waterbased, flat finish universal primer specifically formulated to solve difficult application problems without the use of toxic and malodorous chemicals. Because it has an extremely tight and efficient polymer network, it is, when properly applied, particularly well suited for transitioning from existing oil based painted surfaces to waterbased coatings. It is, when properly applied, useful as a stain blocker for many of the knot holes, water soluble stains and oils, tannins and terpenes in wood which can “bleed through” to the surface upon the application of traditional waterbased primers.

Like all Safecoat paints, it is the least toxic product of its type, and contains no naphtha or other aromatic solvents, and no formaldehyde, ethylene glycol, ammonia, acetone, heavy metals, crystalline silica or other carcinogenic or hazardous materials. Safecoat Transitional Primer is naturally low in odor, and unlike other paints contains no masking agents or fragrances to hide the smells of toxic chemicals.

AFM Safecoat Transitional Primer is a premium quality, water-based primer specifically formulated to solve certain application problems without the use of toxic chemicals. Use over oil-based paints and stains in order to transition to water-based top coats.

This primer is designed for applications, indoors or outdoors, over previously painted walls, ceilings, wood and wood trim, fully cured plaster (below 10 pH), stucco, and masonry. For new sheetrock, use AFM's New Wallboard Primecoat HPV. For raw wood surfaces, use AFM's Ecolacq Sandable Primer.

While this primer has a low odor when wet, it dissipates quickly as long as the temperature and humidity are normal, i.e. 50-80 degrees F and 30-65% relative humidity. Should the temperature be much lower or the humidity much higher, the curing of this product could take much much longer. While it dries to the touch quickly, full cure can take up to two weeks when conditions are other than normal. NOTE: must dry 24 hours before applying top coats.

NOTE: This primer should not be used over wood with tannins that will bleed through such as cedar, pine, or other oily woods.

Because it has an extremely tight and efficient polymer network, AFM Transitional Primer can be used as a sealer on some, but not all, surfaces that are off-gassing hazardous air pollutants. In combination with AFM Safecoat Zero VOC Paint, emissions can substantially, if not completely be eliminated gradually over the course of one to two weeks.

AFM recommends one coat of Transitional primer (allow 24 hours to dry) and then two top coats of AFM Zero VOC paint. NOTE: This combination will not block emissions from essential oils, air fresheners, hair spray, smoke, pet urine, or other organic odors.

One gallon covers 300 - 350 sq ft in one coat.

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