Dunn-Edwards ULTRA-GRIP® Premium
Multi-purpose bonding primer
Product code UGPR00
Ultra-Grip Premium is a multi-surface bonding primer. I use it for spot priming rather than coating a whole house, and in twenty years of exterior work in Phoenix I have never had it fail.
Ultra-Grip is a multi-surface primer, so I would feel comfortable using it on almost any surface. In practice I use it for spot priming rather than coating a whole house. When we replace fascia boards, the new wood gets EZ-Prime on all six sides. Ultra-Grip is what comes out for the spots.
I have never had Ultra-Grip fail. That is not a small thing to be able to say about a bonding primer, because a bonding primer only gets used on the surfaces where an ordinary primer would not have held in the first place.
It is also made in a Select grade, which is slightly lower quality for a slightly lower price. I have used both and I buy the Premium.
| Coverage | 275–350 sq. ft. per gallon |
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| VOC | 50 g/L as supplied (20 g/L reactivity-adjusted) |
| Dry to touch | 1–2 hours |
| Recoat | 2–4 hours |
| Film build | 4.9 mils wet / 1.5 mils dry |
| Application | Airless, .013"–.017" tip |
| Temperature | Do not apply below 50°F |
| Substrates | Drywall, wood, masonry, ferrous and non-ferrous metal, fiberglass, select plastics, vinyl, aluminum, galvanized metal |
Manufacturer figures from the Dunn-Edwards product data sheet. Coverage figures marked “in our experience” are ours, measured on our own jobs in the Phoenix valley. Sources: https://www.dunnedwards.com/product/ultra-grip-premium/ and https://www.dunnedwards.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/UGPR00-EN-PDS-0325.pdf. Dunn-Edwards® and ULTRA-GRIP® are trademarks of Dunn-Edwards Corporation. We are not affiliated with or sponsored by Dunn-Edwards; we buy this product at retail like anyone else.