Description

Acrylic primer with good adhesion properties.

Product features

For priming of plaster, concrete, filler treated, gypsum, chipboard and wood fibre board surfaces. Recommended especially as a primer for Harmony, Joker, Remontti-Ässä and Lumi interior paints, for new surfaces and for maintenance painting of previously painted surfaces.

Varma Primer is a good choice under wallpapers. In wallpapering please note that the filler substrate must be made with a suitable Presto ready-to-use filler or cement reinforced dry filler, which does not easily dissolve in water. Varma Primer has a good adhesion on galvanized surfaces.

Recommended uses

Interior walls and ceilings, especially when good adhesion is required, like wall surfaces to be wallpapered.

TECHNICAL DATA

5 
m2/l

10 
m2/l

Base paints

AP

Colour Range

White. Can also be tinted to the colors of Tikkurila Symphony color card marked with A. Only half of the colorant amount shown in the tinting formula to be used. Color accuracy is not perfect.

Gloss grade

Full-matt

Building material emission class

M1

Coverage

Non-absorbent surfaces 9 - 11 m2/l. Absorbent surfaces 5 - 7 m2/l.
 

Can sizes

2,7 l, 9 l.

Thinner

Water

Application method

Roller or spray.

For airless spray application, use a nozzle 0.015" - 0.021" or

0,380 - 0,530 mm,   thinning 0-5 % by volume

Drying time at 23°C and 50% relative air humidity

Dust dry in half an hour. Re-coatable after 2-4 hours. Wallpaper can be hung the following day.

Wet scrub resistance

SFS-EN 13300 class II, ISO 11998.

Chemical resistance

Resists cleaning detergents and weak solvents, e.g. White Spirit.

Heat resistance

85 ºC, ISO 4211-3.

Solids volume

approx. 35 % depending on the colour.

Density

1.4 kg/l, ISO 2811.

Storage

Protect from frost.

APPLICATION DETAILS

Application conditions

The surface to be painted must be dry, the temperature of the air at least +5 oC, and the relative humidity of the air below 80 %.

Preparation

New surfaces: 
Remove dirt and dust. Fill the surfaces with a suitable Presto filler, if needed, and sand the dried surface. Remove sanding dust. 
Previously painted surfaces: 
Wash down previously painted surfaces with Maalipesu cleaning detergent and rinse carefully with water. Fill cracks and holes with a suitable Presto filler and sand the dried surface. Remove sanding dust. 

Painting

Stir Varma Primer well before use and thin with water, if necessary. Apply 1-2 times by roller or spray. Finishing paint can be acrylate paint like Harmony, Lumi Interior Paint, Joker or Remontti-Ässä.

Cleaning of tools

Remove excess paint from tools and clean them with water or Tikkurila Tool Cleaner, that is recommended also for removal of hardened paint.

Maintenance instructions

At the earliest after approx. 1 month from finishing. The surfaces are cleaned with a well squeezed damp sponge or cleaning cloth and neutral (pH 6 – 8) washing detergent. Dilution instructions given by the detergent producer have to be followed by preparing the washing dilution. The surface must be dried after the cleaning. 
The product achieves its final hardness and durability after one month under normal conditions, therefore the surfaces must be handled with care during this time. If the surfaces need to be cleaned soon after finishing, clean them lightly with a damp cleaning cloth.