TL;DR
A bonding primer is a specialty primer formulated with adhesion-promoting resins that grip slick, dense, or problem surfaces, glossy enamel, tile, glass, laminate, PVC, galvanized metal, glazed brick, that standard primers slide off of. It is the layer that makes projects like painting cabinets, factory-finished siding, or melamine shelving survivable without stripping to bare substrate.
What it means
A bonding primer is a specialty primer formulated with adhesion-promoting resins that grip slick, dense, or problem surfaces, glossy enamel, tile, glass, laminate, PVC, galvanized metal, glazed brick, that standard primers slide off of. It is the layer that makes projects like painting cabinets, factory-finished siding, or melamine shelving survivable without stripping to bare substrate. Most are acrylic-urethane blends that cure to a tooth the topcoat can key into, with recoat windows the data sheet specifies. Painters justify the cost difference on labor: one coat of the right product replaces hours of aggressive sanding.
Where it sits in the glossary
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Why Ohio homeowners should know it
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