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For painting projects that involve “tough-to-paint” Interior/Exterior surfaces, choose BEHR ® Bonding Primer. It is specially formulated to bond to a variety of challenging substrates and reduces the need for sanding dense and glossy surfaces – making it an ideal primer choice for painting tile, glass, Kynar ®, and vinyl. This water-based formula has a quick dry time and can be used under Alkyd, Oil, and Water-based topcoats.

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Features you'll love

  • Specially formulated to bond to a variety of challenging substrates
  • Ideal primer choice for painting tile, glass, Kynar ®, and vinyl.

Finish & Color

Dries to a non-reflective finish that provides a sound anchor for paint.

Best For Use In

Use over properly prepared uncoated or previously painted interior and exterior surfaces.

Coverage

300-400 Sq. Ft. per Gallon

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56 out of 62 (90%) reviewers recommend this product

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Bonding primer

4 months ago
Amazing- no bubbles-applied and dried so easily.....

Yes, I recommend this product.

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Review 1
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Great product!

4 months ago
Great! I really loved the product. Eveything worked just fine

Yes, I recommend this product.

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Skill LevelPRO

Excellent flow

4 months ago
special primer for tough surfaces and it works, it flows easy with roll and brush but it can be apply with spray easy as well. good price and availability

Yes, I recommend this product.

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Skill LevelDIY - Intermediate

Easy to work with and great adherence

4 months ago
Very easy to apply. Several coats later, topcoat looks extraordinary

Yes, I recommend this product.

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Impressive

5 months ago
I wanted to repaint all my kitchen cabinets. I was prepared to have to sand for days.. but a worker at Home Depot told me about this product. She told me with bonding primer, it eliminates the need to sand. I highly doubted her. Seemed too good to be true. She talked me into using Behr Bonding primer and painting with Behr melamine satin finish cabinet paint. I had tested out de-glosser products first (Unbelievably messy, time consuming, ridiculous. Sanding is better then trying liquid de-glosser!). No way I was doing this to every cabinet door. Would take me a month to complete this project! I then decided to clean the cabinets with Krud Kutter Gloss-Off (also no way this product alone was de-glossing these cabinets, but I digress) and applying bonding primer. Highly impressed with the adhesive properties of the bonding primer. The melamine cabinet paint over the bonding primer covered BEAUTIFULLY. People don't believe I painted these cabinets myself - they look that good. My 75lb dog has jumped at the lower cabinets and his nails have contacted the painted surfaces. Even THAT didn't scratch this paint off. This bonding primer is a complete game changer. As long as the surface is cleaned before applying... this stuff works GREAT. Could easily be applied to granite/tile. I accidentally got little bits on my granite counter top and with decent difficulty scratched it off. Worth it, for sure. I'll be using this stuff on all those hard to paint surfaces.

Yes, I recommend this product.

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Love this product!

6 months ago
I used this bonding primer on my tile backsplash and I’m honestly so impressed with how well it performed. The application was very smooth and easy, even for a DIY project, and I really appreciated the low odor, especially since I was working in the kitchen. It adhered beautifully to the tile without needing heavy sanding (just a quick scuff), which saved a lot of time and effort. The finish provided a great base for paint, and most importantly, it has held up extremely well over time with no peeling or chipping. I would definitely recommend this primer to anyone looking to update tile or other glossy surfaces. It made the whole process much easier and gave really durable results

Yes, I recommend this product.

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Made my job so easy

6 months ago
With spring coming, I decided to paint all of my plant pots and give them some zing. The pots are made of a variety of materials and I chose Behr Bonding Primer to help my paint choices adhere to them. I'd never userd this primer before, but was super pleased with how well it applied and how well it worked. I will definitely recommend this product to all of my DIY friends!

Yes, I recommend this product.

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Great primer!

6 months ago
I used this primer prior to painting my kitchen cabinets and it was easy to use, went on smooth, no harsh smell. Perfect primer.

Yes, I recommend this product.

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