ZinsserZINGS1L GS1L Gardz Sealer Primer 1 Litre, 1L, Clear

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.

Goes on easy, does the job, expensive but worth the money.

Have used this before and works well.

Used on an internal chimney breast wall which was very sandy feeling and crumbly. 1 coat applied and there is absolutely nothing coming off the wall now as I touch it. Feels really smooth and well sealed. Super easy to paint on and not much smell at all. My wall soaked it in good and proper so it didn’t go as far as I had thought it would (not a problem) but I did paint it on quite liberally as my wall was pretty bad and very porous. Impressed with the results - simples!

I’ve had a long-standing problem with the walls in my house. I think whoever painted it originally just painted emulsion straight onto plaster, and every additional coat since has eventually flaked off to varying degrees.What I’ve ended up doing is sanding the walls to knock off the loose paint, filling the patches, sanding again, and then applying gardz to the whole wall. I’m happy to say it seems to have worked.Gardz is extremely thin. It looks like watered-down milk and a little goes a long way. I would say a 1 litre tin would comfortably do two coats of a medium-sized room. In the tray it appears white (blue around the fringes) but dries clear. It is reasonably easy to see on the wall as you’re applying, and I’ve used both foam and regular rollers. It works with both, but the fluffy rollers are probably slightly better if you want a liberal application. It does have a tendancy to foam up slightly but you can just roll this out as you would with roller marks.The guidelines on the tin are about right and it is touch dry in about half an hour. It dries hard, to the point where if you rattle your fingernails against a patch you’ve treated you can hear the difference.I have applied filler on top of gardz and vice versa without any issues. In an ideal world you would fill first, but it doesn’t always work out like that.Gardz is also easy to clean up. It washes out of trays and rollers under a running tap quite easily. It does take a while but easier than emulsion.I’m conscious this review might come across as too agreeable, but I really do struggle to find fault with it. I’ve used 3 litres of this stuff across three different rooms and it’s worked. I’ve heard it derided as just expensive PVA, but it really isn’t. I’ve used watered down PVA before and it’s a blinking nightmare.If you have any issues similar to mine I strongly recommend giving Gardz a try.

I was able to paint over paste residue with great results, after sanding the surface down and sealing with this.This 1 litre tin was just enough to do a fairly long feature wall.

It works brilliantly does exactly what it says on the tin and more.

Used this in bathroom where I wanted extra protection before a top coat. Easy to paint with brush or roller, and the wall is looking good 3 months later