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Metal Primers & Undercoats

The range of rust inhibiting primer and undercoats for metal available at Rawlins Paints are compatible with products from the range of topcoats available by the same manufacturer (please refer to product datasheets for product combination recommendations) and provide the perfect start to any painting project. Using the correct metal primer with not only give superior adhesion, allow better coverage, and stain hiding power, it will also protect the underlying metal from rust.

It’s important to choose the right metal primer or undercoat for a project, whether you're looking for something to adhere to a difficult surface, prevent rust from forming, stabilise existing rust or a high-performance system that is going to stand the test of time we have a product suitable. Many of the primers and undercoats available from Coo-Var, International, Jotun, Sherwin-Williams and Rust-Oleum, amongst other manufacturers, have impressive certificates and approvals - including hygiene ratings, fire ratings, Network Rail approval, Highways Agency approval, London Underground approval and more. Ask our Technical Team for help in choosing the right primer or undercoat for your project.

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Tikkurila Temakeep

Tikkurila Temakeep is a two-component adhesion primer based on epoxy resin, used on cold-rolled steel, stainless steel, aluminium, zinc, epoxy and polyurethane surfaces as an adhesion primer before the primary paint system.For surfaces exposed to climatic conditions, gases or splashes Can be overcoated with an extensive range of topcoats...

Price £162.17 (ex. VAT)
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Tikkurila Temablast EV 110

Tikkurila Temablast EV 110 is a two-component, iron oxide pigmented epoxy shop primer that protects blast cleaned steel during storage, fabrication and construction.Does not cause any harm during welding, cutting and burning or other treating of the steel The product is found to comply with:DNV GL class programme DNVGL-CP-0109 – Type...

Price £319.50 (ex. VAT)
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Tikkurila Fontecryl PP

Tikkurila Fontecryl PP, a water-borne, one-component fast drying acrylic based primer containing active anticorrosive pigments.Can be used as an anticorrosive primer under powder coatings. The product is overcoatable with a wide range of products, including solvent-borne products Provides very good corrosion resistance for different kinds...

Price £386.42 (ex. VAT)
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Tikkurila Fontecryl AP

Tikkurila Fontecryl AP is a water-borne, one-component fast-drying acrylic based primer for various surfaces containing active anti-corrosive pigments.Provides excellent adhesion Used as an anti-corrosive primer on steel, aluminium and zinc surfaces Suitable for dipping Can be overcoated both with water and solvent-borne topcoats Wide...

Price £296.35 (ex. VAT)
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Tikkurila Fontezinc 85

Tikkurila Fontezinc 85 is a two-component, water-borne zinc-rich epoxy paint that is a more environmentally friendly option for bridges, cranes and steel framework as well as steelwork and equipment in the forest and chemical industries.Offers cathodic protection of steel For paint systems in severe environments Can withstand severe...

Price £699.88 (ex. VAT)
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Tikkurila Temabond ST 200

Tikkurila Temabond ST 200 is a two component high-solids, aluminium pigmented modified epoxy maintenance paint for demanding surfaces such as steel structures, railway vehicles, and infastructure in energy and telecommunications.Surface-tolerant high-solids epoxy paint. Very good adhesion even to hand-prepared steel. Lower VOC emissions...

Price £66.52 (ex. VAT)
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Tikkurila Temacoat GF Primer

Tikkurila Temacoat GF Primer is a two component, polyamide cured epoxy primer containing zinc phosphate that is used as a primer for steel, zinc and aluminium surfaces.For industrial and professional use only For use in epoxy and polyurethane systems For use where high requirements for appearance are set Recommended for agricultural...

Price £314.33 (ex. VAT)
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Tikkurila Temacoat GPL-S MIO

Tikkurila Temacoat GPL-S MIO is a two-component, polyamide cured epoxy paint pigmented with micaceous iron oxide, with superior adhesion to steel surfaces forming a very strong and durable film that can be used as a primer or an intermediate coat in aggressive environmentsFast cure and low-temperature cure hardeners available - click to...

Price £272.63 (ex. VAT)
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Tikkurila Temacoat GS 50

Tikkurila Temacoat GS 50, a two-component, polyamide-cured high build epoxy finishing and intermediate coat for protection of steel framework, conveyors, tubular bridges and other steel structures from abrasion and mechanical and/or chemical stress.Fast cure hardener available on request Can also be used as a sealer or a single-coat paint...

Price £286.00 (ex. VAT)
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Tikkurila Temacoat Primer

A two-component resin modified epoxy paint containing anti-corrosive pigments that can be applied at sub-zero temperatures as a primer or an intermediate coat on surfaces exposed to climatic, mechanical and chemical stress.Recommended for building frameworks, tubular bridges, conveyors and other steelwork and equipment Adheres well to...

Price £425.67 (ex. VAT)
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Tikkurila Temacoat RM 40

Tikkurila Temacoat RM 40, a two-component, resin modified epoxy primer/topcoat that can be used as a single-coat system.Good adhesion to steel, zinc and aluminium surfaces exposed to severe abrasion or chemical stress Suitable for concrete surfaces and has a CE marking Can be used on steel structures in wet environments, e.g. inside...

Price £49.91 (ex. VAT)
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Tikkurila Temacoat SPA 50

Tikkurila Temacoat SPA 50 is a two-component resin modified epoxy paint that can be applied to steel, zinc and aluminium as an excellent primer, intermediate or finish coat on surfaces exposed to stress and is also suitable as a single-coat system.Rapidly recoatable and ready to handle paint Forms durable film with good mechanical,...

Price £266.25 (ex. VAT)
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Rawlins Paints stock over 150 metal primers and undercoats, for any scaled project or environment – no matter how extreme the weather conditions are for external application. These range from Rust-Oleum’s CombiPrimer products for smaller surface areas, to Jotun’s Penguard, Pilot and Barrier ranges for larger surface areas in less hospitable environments – such as offshore areas. With many factors determining which primer will be best suit requirements, these may include one or more of the following:

  • Heat resistant surface requirements
  • Full anti-corrosive or chemically resistant system installation
  • Minimum business downtime on a maintenance or extension build
  • A new, submerged environment installation
  • Surface rust present
  • Exposure to high winds, rain, damp/moisture, or sunshine/UV
  • Flexibility and extra durability to protect against light vehicular traffic

Each product page will contain at least one datasheet documenting touch-dry times, surface preparation requirements, storage and application cleaning advice, and when the primer can have additional product coatings applied. Incorrectly applied coatings on-top of the primer/undercoat can drastically jeopardise its protective, rust-inhibiting, chemically resistant properties – so always follow application guidelines in the datasheets.

Rawlins Paints’ blog features many articles detailing how rust-inhibiting primers work, full system installations from primers to topcoats, product recommendations for specialist or unusual environments, as well as topics including how to paint on or over stainless steel.

When to Use Metal Primers

Metal primers may not always be required on a project, but will always remain a recommendation to improve surface and substrate protection, as well as extend the lifespan of the topcoat or full system installation.

A metal primer’s primary job is to stop the metal from getting wet, or coming into direct contact with any form of moisture, damp or humidity. Whilst some metals contain anti-corrosive materials (such as the addition of zinc – which oxidises first, before the metal substrate does), without using a primer as an added precaution, over time the paint system will age and may decay or begin to deteriorate. When this happens, oxidation will begin, and can quickly lead to rust forming on the surface. Flaking and peeling paint on a surface is most commonly caused from a primer not being used. Stripping back topcoats from metal that has begun to peel can be a large and expensive task – colours may fade on larger surface areas over time, and simply treating and recoating smaller areas is not a ‘colour matching’ option.

Please note that not all metal primers are rust-inhibiting. Some provide other forms of surface protection and topcoat/system installation preparation. Red oxide primers are rust-inhibitive and should be used on ferrous metals to prevent rust and substrate surface oxidisation.