Interlux Epoxy Primekote Primer / Undercoater

Easy to apply and hard as stone I would use it again

on most paint type product thinning is possible but usually not recommended. with this primer it is a must ----- ask me how I know! it sands out very nicely to prep for final top coat paint

Jamestown would not return my order, i never opened the product. Will not order from them again.

I wish the viscosity of the base in the can was a little lower so you could pour it more easily. Even after power mixing. Sprays great, sands wonderfully.

I followed the instructions, but soon realized that this product sucked. It behaved just like two-part topside paint, except it smelled worse: it sagged, it's transparent, it did not cover anything. I wouldn't even call it a primer. I was painting outside in a breeze and thought I could get away with saving money on the mask, but later I felt really sick. This is terrible stuff. The next day I had to use 60 grit on my palm sander to get all those runs sanded down. The paint doesn't stick to anything except itself, and it's rock hard. I bought three quarts of this product, and after using one quart I will now throw the rest as hazardous waste. Take it off the marked! Or rename it as stink-paint. This is not a primer.

I read, re-read and read again just about every review on the internet about this stuff. I made notes and charts about mixing ratios, application thicknesses...you name it. PREPARATION PAYS OFF WITH THIS! This was applied over 2 coats of CPES which is what Primekote was designed to be applied over, before applying Brightside. After CAREFULLY mixing the base and then the reactor and letting it go through its :20 minute induction, I thinned 25% with 2333N, per the instructions. It rolled on just beautifully. Very easy to apply with good coverage. I mixed up my first batch (about 1/2 quart) and proceeded to cut-in and paint. The entire job (on a 10' sailing dinghy) took right at about 1:15 minutes. By the time I finished, the first half of the boat was almost dry to the touch (at 80F/55% humidity). You MUST use a respirator with organic charcoal filters!!! The reactor component smells really weird, like rotting meat. When I opened the can, there was a weird slime around the rim of the can, as well as a chunk of what looked like something moldy. I had read something similar in another post, so I proceeded to mix anyway and then waited. Everything dried just fine and what was most surprising was that after an overnight cure, it sanded SO EASILY! It was almost like sanding chalk. The dust was a very fine powder that I had to continuously sweep away. After sanding the first coat, I swept, vacuumed and tacked off the boat and then gave it a quick wipe down with acetone. I taped off the boat and applied the second coat, which went on just as smoothly. My next step will be a few coats of Prekote (I had some extra). This will help cover some dimples where I have nails that I puttied over, and then finish up with a few coats of Brightside. I was very nervous, based on some reviews I had read, but went ahead anyway. This was very good stuff to use, and I would not hesitate to use it again.

Used Wizz black foam rollers and was able to achieve a really smooth finish with minimal bubbles and near zero lap marks. Sands to a smooth finish ready for top coat with minimal effort. You have to follow the directions though and focus on the standing time and thinning procedure before application.

This product has poor self leveling properties. If you use a marine roller you end up with stippling like a truck bed liner. If you tip of with a brush you get brush strokes. These two finishes require a lot of sanding to get down to a smooth finish. Once you have removed 90% of product you have a good smooth surface. Product was thinned properly no difference. Product too expensive, money & time, for me to do multiple coats. Best to try something else.

Did two coats on FB, pilothouse roof and cabin top on a 36' Roamer Riviera. Il said to sand with 220 and that was FOREVER. Went with 150 to getter done. Took almost 2 quarts for good coverage.

Very poor self leveling properties (and yes I thinned as directed), that means if you are going to roll/tip your are going to spend many hours sanding back to get a smooth surface. For roll/tip apply 5-6 coats so there is enough thickness to sand out all the brush marks.