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Selecting the Right Primer

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How to BID Cabinets! Cabinet Painting Tips LIVE with The Idaho Painter

What happens here

A viewer asks about primer recommendations, specifically mentioning BIN due to a national shortage and inquiring about KILZ. The male host confirms BIN as a popular and effective shellac-based primer, highlighting its versatility and its ability to combat 'fish-eye' issues often encountered in cabinet painting. He also notes that shellac primers are excellent for odor blocking. He mentions that KILZ is often an oil-based primer and that different primers serve different sealing purposes.

Goal: Discussion revolves around primer choices for cabinet refinishing, particularly BIN shellac-based primer for its versatility and effectiveness against 'fish-eye' imperfections, and differentiating it from KILZ.

Tools and materials

  • BIN Shellac-Based Primer
  • KILZ Primer