Anyone who’s ever had to deal with stripping away old industrial paint will tell you that it’s a painstaking task that calls for more than a little patience. Unfortunately, it’s usually unavoidable, as new industrial painting can’t be carried out until it’s been removed and the area has been primed.

Whether you’re faced with painting steel or office walls, commercial paint-stripping is just part of the job, as it can need removing for a number of reasons. However, when this scenario arises, the good news is the stress and cost of stripping old industrial coating away can be avoided by using specialty primer.

Let’s take a look at a couple of ways that primer can be used to make paint stripping easier.

Dealing With Uneven or Rough Surfaces

What you can often face in any commercial painting job is a build-up of numerous unsightly layers of old paint that exist because either oil-based industrial coating has cracked or scraped-over areas have been painted over. This kind of uneven surface is generally unacceptable, meaning that usually, stripping them all off is the only option.

By using any number of specialty primers, you can apply a thick 30mm coat and minimize the requirement for too much surface prep. It’s important to seek out a specialist primer, as standard primers apply at round 4 mm thick, so they don’t cover things as comprehensively.

Taking Care of Peeling Industrial Paint

Another common problem with working on a commercial or industrial painting project is peeling paint and sometimes, no matter how much your sand and scrape those loose edges, you just can’t seem to stop the peeling from occurring. It’s something professional painters deal with on a regular basis.

Ordinarily, this kind of issue would require you to strip every bit of this industrial coating away before painting and it will come as no surprise that that’s much easier to say than do. However, a binding, water-based primer is able to penetrate through peeling paint, allowing peeling areas to be stuck down and be painted over, whether working indoors or out.

When Stripping Away the Paint Is the Only Answer

Ok, so there are occasions when complete removal of old industrial coating or paint is the only option and whilst primer can’t help in this regard, there are a number of chemical stripping products that can and make the job way easier.

These kinds of products can remove as many as 30 coats with a single use and this is in part, because they come with a laminated paper that’s placed over it, preventing the compound from drying out. Other options like blasting can also be used if a chemical product is not suitable.

The Easy Way to Deal With Old Industrial Paintwork

Approached the wrong way, old paintwork and peeling industrial coating can prove to be a real pain in the neck for any professional painter. However, with the use of thick, specialist primers, you can eliminate hours of back-breaking work and get on with the job of applying the new industrial coating that much more quickly.

Even when faced with peeling paint and numerous built-up layers of paint, primer can make short work of the task and when all else fails, you can still turn to professional paint strippers, rather than having to deal with the job with your trusty scraper.

Keep these handy tips in your back pocket and you’ll invariably find that you’re achieving great, super-smooth finishes in much less time, even if the surface is proving to be a challenging one. That’s good news for you, your client and your project deadlines.