When and Where to use the Different Types of Paints

Sealers

• Sealers are applied to unpainted surfaces to

• Stop stains and marks from bleeding through topcoats

• For oily or smokey stains leg on ceilings use an acrylic stain sealer

• For water stains use an oil-based sealer

• Already painted surfaces don't need a sealer unless stained

• Stop bare surfaces absorbing too much topcoat

• For new plasterboard use an acrylic wallboard sealer

• For new timber use an acrylic Primer/Sealer

• For fibrous plaster use an oil-based sealer

• In moist areas always use an oil-based sealer