ZINGS1L GS1L Gardz Sealer Primer 1 Litre, 1L, Clear

Good primer sealer. I use this on fresh new plaster to seal and prime ready for paint. Goes a long way as it’s a thin viscosity so acts as a mist coat. Works well, quality product from established brand. See pics of bare plaster sealed/primed and finally painted white. Recommended.

Great stuff this, was recommended by the by a decorator , it's so good for prepping surfaces.

I’ve used Zinsser Gardz before and it’s an excellent product – does exactly what it should, seals surfaces really well and gives a great base for painting. I had no issues with the product itself and would definitely recommend it. Unfortunately, this particular order was delayed quite a bit, and by the time it eventually arrived I no longer needed it, so I had to return it. A shame, as the product is fantastic, but the delivery experience on this occasion was disappointing.

I hardly ever write a review but for this item I just had to, I have a chimney breast that had damp patches (I had a problem with the chimney flashings that I had repaired) it had caused the chimney breast wall in my dinning room to crumble in places once it had dried out, it would have been impossible to just go ahead & paint, after looking at many reviews I settles on this item, after the crumbly patches had been filled in then left to set, work began on painting this on, it went on lovely, two coats were put on, allowing drying time between them, it was then left overnight to properly set, then two coats of a raspberry coloured paint was applied with a small roller, I am so pleased with the results, I have always had a keen sense of smell but with this there was no aroma at all, my wall looks amazing, be sure to wear safety goggles when applying, it’s a lot runnier than paint & you don’t want it going into your eyes, I highly recommend this product, I have over half a tin left but it will come in useful, it’s amazing.

I used this to coat my plaster walls after removing wallpaper. It has great coverage for the size, and leaves a perfect finish for paint to adhere to, so you don’t have to worry about the paint reactivating any paste residue. The consistency is like a watered down glue, easy to apply with a small foam roller. It was odourless when applying but I did notice a slight odour after it had dried which was not too unpleasant and did not linger.

I had researched the best product to use. This was recommended. Easy to use gave excellent results well worth the money.

Very pleased with this, well worth the money, better than just using pva. Adherence and coverage was very good. Will use it again for sealing walls after plaster repairs.

Be aware that initially after ordering two tins of Zinsser Gardz (waiting the best part of a week for delivery) I was actually sent by Amazon two tins of 'Zinsser Peel stop' instead which is a different sort of product entirely so this could be an issue for you too and the following review may not apply. After returning however I was sent the correct product by Amazon which can now be reviewed. 'Gardz' is appropriate for sealing any wall that has issues with it's plaster/drywall such as in my case. I did not need to leave it longer than 3 hours to dry and it duly also sealed in all the old wallpaper paste residue that was left over from the previous occupant's lousy attempt at papering. This residue could have caused issues with lining. Now the walls are properly sealed it provides a much better smooth base to apply wallrock fiber liner and then further wallpapering.

This primer is great for stabilizing dry walls that have been stripped of old paint and damaged. It is highly recommended