Join us in celebrating our 75th Anniversary!
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Join us in celebrating our 75th Anniversary!
We hope you take advantage of this blog, to learn and share feedback or questions with others.
We’d love to hear from you! All feedback is welcome!
Congrats on 75 years!
75 Years and still going strong! CONGRATS! We at The Paint Dealer and The Paint Contractor magazines are thrilled to say that Peel Bond is one of the finest products we have ever used on any of our magazine projects. The house we primed with Peel Bond in Kansas City a few years ago looks the same today as it did when we finished it, just like brand new! The paint has stayed on despite the heat, humidity, cold and wind of the Midwest, and the homeowner has told us several times that the Peel Bond coating has performed far beyond his wildest dreams. It’s tough, durable, scrubbable and best of all, Peel Bond extended the life of the current paint job many, many years more than just a regular primer would do. If there is a better product than Peel Bond out there, we have not found it yet, but we continue to look!
Thank you Hans!
Thank you Hans!
We are going to try to paint our house…..again. I’ve done some researching & found you guys! What I’ve read so far sounds almost too good to be true. So here we go again, but I’m hoping with a different foundation to last a while. I don’t know what to use though. You have several products. We have a house that was built about 1900. It has old wood siding (we’ve replaced some). We live in Michigan (all sorts of weather & to the extremes at times). When we’ve painted in the past we’ve used what the paint store recommended & within a year it usually peels right off. Some was worse than others. What do you recommend? How much will it cover? Thanks for the formula to figure out how much to get. If you can help us out I’d be greatful.
Your questions are common ones. XIM’s Peel Bond is the primer that we would recommend. It is not only a “bonding primer” but it is a high build, filling primer. It has the ability to penetrate into the older wood and into the nooks and crannies of old cracked paint to, in effect, build a new solid base for the topcoat paint.
You apply it like regular paint or regular primer where you need just a good bonding base; and you apply it thickly to areas where you need to help level out the surface. Where you have a real rough surface apply two thick coats of Peel Bond. In these areas and situations we like to recommend a medium thick “spot prime” application of the Peel Bond, followed by a second medium full prime application of the Peel Bond. Another nice feature of Peel Bond as well as being a water based, easy to apply primer is that it is white when applied; it then changes to a hazy clear when it is ready for the second coat or the topcoat. It actually tells you when it is ready to paint.
The cured Peel Bond primer bonds well to the topcoat latex house paint and will actually extend the life of the total system. It remains flexible and the thicker film of the Peel Bond gives extra protection to the whole paint system.
But, there are some things to remember and be aware of.
1. The use of Peel Bond as a thickly applied primer does not solve underlying
problems with moisture or rotted surfaces. Those still have to be fixed.
2. There is a tendency when applying a very thick layer of the Peel Bond to seal the siding too well. Home siding should be “vented” which allows moisture from in the house to escape. In these cases we recommend the use of Wedgevents to open up the siding for venting.
3. You must scrape off all loose old paint and only prime a surface that is physically sound – the Peel Bond can help level the surface but will not reattach already loose paint.
4. Apply the Peel Bond to a dry surface (15% moisture or less) for best results.
5. Use only Latex based paints on top of the Peel Bond.
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Thanks for answering & steering us in the right direction. We can hardly wait to spend our summer painting (scrapping first). I’ve never had this much hope before that our house will look good next summer too! Thanks!
Let’s start off with the basics: I DON’T WANT TO DO THIS AGAIN!!
Two years ago I scrapped all window trim (true divided lites, no less), sanded and primed. I then sanded the primer and primed again. I topcoated, sanded that and topcoated again. Result? Cracking, peeling paint on all windows. I did NOT use cheap products, I bought the best.
My nephew is a professional painter (Kent, Ohio). He recommended your product.
I am leaning towards Trim Magic. I would like to topcoat with Sherwin Williams best product. Can you recommend one?
Location: Grapeview, Washington.
Any help appreciated.
Your situation is a common one. This is the reason we developed the Trim Magic primer. When applied thickly over a sound and clean surface the Trim Magic will give long lasting durability in conjunction with a good grade acrylic trim paint.
I personally have had excellent results with SW Super Paint, SW Durations and SW A-100.
The south and west side of the house can cause more problems with weathering due to the constant afternoon sun, however the Trim Magic and top grade acrylic trim paint system has tested in the lab and in field conditions to outlast conventional paint systems 3:1.
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This sounds like a good primer to use on my chipping, cracking window trim above the sink in my 1921 bungalow. I do NOT want to sand, as I have a 1 & 6 year old at home (no lead!) Can I use TSP, then Trim Magic (over god knows what but probably 50 year old oil paint) and then use Ben Moore Satin Impervo? This is my plan, please let me know if this will work. Thanks.
Your situation is what the XIM Trim Magic was designed for. The Trim Magic will bond well to sound, older paint, including old lead based paint. You do not need to sand the surface first, however, you should remove and capture for disposal any loose paint chips or flakes.
The application of the Trim Magic will help “fill” the resulting rough surface. If any peeled area is too deep and rough you may need more than one application of the Trim Magic, or you may have to live with the fact that the rough edges may show through since you are choosing not to sand or “feather-sand” any peeled edges. But, when applied thickly you will be forming a thick, well bonded primer film over the old paint surface. And the surface will be ready for the Benny Moore latex paint.
Thanks for the response, that sounds great! You just saved me a step in my process, so thanks so much.