How to make a primer for walls with your own hands

How to make a primer for walls with your own hands? The process is not time-consuming and will take you a little time, allowing you to save on the purchase of the finished composition.

The priming stage is the most important process of repair and finishing work. Any surface before wallpapering or applying paint requires priming to ensure the best adhesion and adhesion of the finishing material to the walls. In addition, it prevents the development of mold and pathogens, reduces the consumption of glue or paint and does not prevent the formation of an optimal microclimate in the room. But it is not necessary to spend money on expensive primers. You can make a primer with your own hands, significantly saving on the purchase of repair materials.

What gives a primer to walls before finishing?

• This is a reliable base, which subsequently lends itself well to wallpapering or painting. Paper, vinyl or non-woven fabrics on the primer lie smoother and stronger, which makes the finish as high quality as possible.
• Primer prevents the plastered surface from crumbling and eliminates the risk of cracks.
• Modern compounds made according to all technological standards protect the surface from the development of pathogens and mold.
• Wallpaper lasts a longer period of time, and the consumption of glue or paint when painting walls is significantly reduced.

It is clear that the use of a primer material as an intermediate layer is simply necessary. But we will tell you how to make it yourself. At the same time, the home-made composition will not at all differ in its properties and characteristics from the purchased primer. And one can completely replace one with another.

How to make a primer with your own hands?

The recipe for concrete and plastered walls, for DIY cooking:

• Seven liters of water are brought to a boil, after which one laundry soap 65% is rubbed there.

• Immediately, one hundred grams of copper sulfate and five hundred grams of wood glue should be added to the mixture.

• The composition is cooked at a slow boil for thirty minutes. At this time, you should constantly interfere with it in order to avoid the formation of lumps.
• The hot solution is filtered through cheesecloth, after which it can be left to cool.

Another recipe for preparing the primer itself, this is the composition of deep penetration, is done as follows:

• One liter of PVA glue is diluted with water. The amount of water is eight liters.
• In the finished mixture, you need to add a little cement.
• The solution is thoroughly mixed and filtered through cheesecloth.

This primer does not have antiseptic properties, but it provides excellent wall adhesion. surfaces with finishing materials, is affordable and simple manufacture. In addition, its final cost will be much lower than the cost of the factory primer, which allows you to replace one tool with another.

Another adhesive agent can be prepared with your own hands and used for wall treatment. To prepare it you will need:

• Thirty grams of drying oil;

• Two kilograms of chalk;

• Two hundred and fifty grams of alum potassium alum;

• Two hundred grams of dry-type masking glue;
• Two hundred grams of laundry soap.

In one container, alum is poured with a liter of boiling water, in another glue is diluted with water. A container with adhesive is put on fire, soap, drying oil and diluted alum are added there. At the end of the preparation, chalk must be introduced into the solution and mixed thoroughly. The primer may be too thick to fix it, just dilute it with water. This mixture is easy to do with your own hands and is great for very smooth walls that require good adhesion to the finishing materials.

Tip: home-prepared solutions should be used within the first twenty-four hours. Otherwise, most of them lose their properties!

How to prepare the walls for applying a primer?

Walls should be thoroughly treated before priming to prepare. So, the old finish should not remain on the surfaces - it is better to remove wallpaper, paint and plaster. You should carefully inspect the walls for sticking nails or screws, remove baseboards, etc. If necessary, you can carry out plastering or putty surfaces. In this case, individual areas subjected to additional processing should be treated first with a soil composition, and only then applied to all other surfaces. In some cases, it is necessary to primer not once, but twice, but with the mandatory holding of time for drying of the first layer. You can begin the final stage of finishing - painting or wallpapering after the last primer layer has completely dried.

Tip: pay enough attention to preparing the walls for further decoration. Only absolutely flat and neat surfaces will allow you to speak with confidence about quality repair.

Subject to the technology, a self-made primer will turn out to be no worse than a factory analogue. However, it will allow you to save money, make the surface of the walls ready for the final finish and achieve a completely high-quality result.