Bonding Primer Stix

...but this stuff dries very fast. You need to work fast...move from small section to next small section, don't come back to a previous small section or you will pick-up that pain that you laid on.

This primer works for glass, metal and ceramic tile. It makes painting those surfaces easier, and the paint stays! It is water based so cleanup is a breeze. I turned terra cotta ceramic tile (non-shiny like the floor in the photos) kitchen counter tops to light gray, and they are beautiful. The key is STIX, following directions and patience. I did a lot of research prior to selecting STIX. I cleaned the surface thoroughly with Krud Klutter bought on Amazon, applied 2 coats of STIX, 2 coats of Sherwin Williams best quality water-based paint, and 3 coats of AllPro WaterBorne acrylic polyurethane (satin finish). I let the STIX and paint dry 24-36 hours per coat and the urethane dry 3-5 days between coats. The success is all due to the STIX!! Project time was about 3 weeks as I had time to work on it. It's been in use about 6 weeks. Now I can just wipe the grout along with the surface of the tile - beautiful.

This is great primer… it’s a stronger latex compound ( latex + polyurethane I think) and really sticks to whatever you’re preparing to paint. It adheres well and only needs one coat before going on to the regular paint, but… it’s thin and so what, it’s a primer, so you only need one coat and more coats aren’t really necessary anyway.

Worked where other primers did not Recommended by Home Depot guy when they didn’t carry it

This ass a charm to use and a prize to have discovers for its adherence and durability. No lifting paint and no problem using it with brush or roller

I purchased a couple of large cabinets, both made of engineered wood. I wanted to paint them, but found my primers (kilz, et al) and paints just shrunk up on the treated wood. Sanding with 125 grit, then 340 to smooth it back down, then a wash with TSP, a rinse and a dry seemed the only way for my paint to stick (even chalk paint). Other peiced of engineered wood were not as fussy, but the paint still shrunk up. So I tried Stix - at first it reacted the same - shriveled into rivulets. But I started testing other peices and then came back to the original after 2-3 minutes only and went over the area again with my brush and a bit more (not much!) Stix - and it went on and stayed smooth! I think it just needed a bit of its own tackiness to bond. And it's working!