Faqs

Leave the mastic undisturbed. Clean the floor with PerfectCleaner, rinse, let it dry, then roll two coats of PerfectPrimer, allowing 12 hours between coats. This seals the mastic in place without grinding, soy gels or removal.

No. EPA rules do not require removal of black cutback mastic. They only prohibit disturbing it by grinding or dissolving. PerfectPrimer lets you seal and prime it in place, then install epoxy, tile or cement directly over it.

Use PerfectPrimer when you will stick something to the floor, such as epoxy, tile or cement. Use PerfectPaint Floating Floor Prep when you will lay carpet, LVP or floating floors over mastic, or as light-traffic floor paint.

Yes. PerfectPrimer seals and primes VCT, vinyl and ceramic tile, tile glue, carpet glue, concrete, wood and clean, well-bonded latex paint. Clean the surface with PerfectCleaner first, then apply two coats before your finish coating.

PaintPlus is a tough, water-based hybrid floor coating with epoxy-like toughness and latex-paint ease. Use it over PerfectPrimer Products as a wearable finish for garages, basements, workshops, warehouses, balconies or under floating floors.

PerfectPrimer Products offer PerfectMembrane for flexible deck waterproofing and crack isolation, PerfectSealer for stain-blocking protection, and SlabTight Shield, a penetrating vapor barrier sealer that mitigates water vapor damage in concrete floors.

Yes. RubberDecky is a roll-on resurfacing system for decks, patios, balconies and rooftops with no demolition required. SandRich is a flexible stone system that goes over tile, wood and concrete. Add PerfectMembrane for waterproofing.

Use IronBack from the PerfectPrimer Family of Products to repaint rusted metal and steel without grinding or shotblasting. It converts rust into a stable black metal that is primed and ready for painting.

Remove debris, then mop with PerfectCleaner mixed per label directions. Rinse with clean water and let the floor dry visibly before priming. Remove wax first with ammonia and hot water, or a wax stripper.

Yes. PerfectPrimer applies like paint with a roller or brush, needs no mixing or special training, and cleans up with water. It is designed so any homeowner, handyman, contractor or DIYer can apply it.

All PerfectPrimer Products are made in the USA by Specialty Solutions Manufacturing, Inc., based in Jericho, New York. You can buy them on perfectprimer.com, and the site also lists Amazon, Walmart and Exterior Coatings.

Yes. PerfectPrimer is a latex bridging encapsulant as defined by EPA guidelines for non-friable asbestos materials and meets EPA safety guidelines to seal mastics and lead paint without disturbing them.

Yes. Seal the mastic first with PerfectPaint Floating Floor Prep, then install laminate, LVP, wood click flooring or carpet. Over existing tile, apply PerfectPrimer, then PaintPlus, then your floating floor.

Yes. Seal the mastic with two coats of PerfectPrimer, then apply most epoxies directly over it. No scraping, grinding, soy gels or removal is needed, and PerfectPrimer stays tacky until your epoxy goes on.

Yes. PerfectPrimer bonds well with self-levelers, decorative cements and all modified cements. For tile mastic or thin-set and tile, apply two coats of PerfectPrimer, let it cure, then install your material.

PerfectLeveler is a self-leveling and patching cement made for use with all PerfectPrimer Products. Apply it over the first coat of PerfectPrimer to patch low areas, then add the second coat.

PerfectMembrane is the crack isolation and repair system, built from PerfectPrimer and PolyTex Fabric, and it reduces cracking in top coatings. For small cracks and seams, fill with acrylic caulk, polyurethane or epoxy before priming.

SlabTight Shield is a penetrating vapor barrier sealer that mitigates outgassing and reduces damage to coatings and floor coverings from water vapor, high pH and salts by up to 95%. It also mitigates methane and radon gas seepage.

RubberDecky is a roll-on, non-skid, cement-free overlay made from PerfectPrimer and TrueGrit, ideal for tight budgets. SandRich is a flexible, decorative stone resurfacing system in many colors that bonds over tile, wood and concrete.

Yes. PerfectMembrane works indoors and out on any substrate. It is a decoupling, waterproofing and mastic encapsulation membrane for floors, decks, terraces, roofs, balconies and bathrooms, and it needs no cement.

Yes. PerfectPrimer is designed to seal and encapsulate lead paint, and it primes and seals tile, including asbestos and VCT tile, without removal. It also seals asbestos or lead-painted shingles and popcorn ceilings with asbestos fibers.

PerfectPrimer seals mastic in place without disturbing it, so there is no grinding dust, soy gel disposal or costly abatement. It is nontoxic, rolls on like paint, and one case study saved over 90% of time and money.

PerfectPrimer Products have been on the market since 1999. For over 20 years, PerfectPrimer has safely primed and sealed millions of square feet of asbestos mastic, cutback glues and black mastic adhesives.