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| Yoder:
Do you guys mean Kilz (oil based) or Kilz2 (latex). I use Kilz2 a lot on houses but I find that it's quite thick and you tend to get raised streaks from the edge of the roller. |
| neuromancer:
According to an article in Fine Homebuilding Magazine, If you need to prime raw edges of MDF, you should use oil based primer, because water based will soak in and swell the MDF. Never primed MDF edges myself, so I wouldn't know, but it makes sense. Bob |
| pmc:
I believe I used Kilz Premium which is water-based so I'm prettty sure it's an acrylic latex. But I might have used a different Kilz. I used latex paint as a top-coat and generally elect for a water-based primer if possible. I primed the edges of my MDF with no ill effects. -pmc |
| teetu:
I too used a water based prime, but the one I used was called zinser. The edges did seem to absorb the primer faster than the rest of the mdf, but I didn't get any swelling or anything. |
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