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Ultra Grip

Ultra Grip

Fusionβ„’Β Ultra GripΒ is for those extra difficult surfaces to promote the best adhesion possible.

Why isn’t Fusionβ„’ paint good enough on its own? For most projects, it is, however, we like to think thatΒ Ultra Gripβ„’Β makes the impossible, possible!

Some super tricky surfaces require an even stronger adhesion provided by ourΒ Fusionβ„’Β Ultra Gripβ„’. Laminate, lacquered or high gloss surfaces formerly deemed to be nearly impossible to paint are no longer impossible with the use of our Fusionβ„’Β Ultra Gripβ„’. You can even paint metal, glass and even some plastics with it! Made with pure resin,Β Ultra Gripβ„’Β will adhere much better than paint which contains other ingredients such as pigments and minerals.

How to Use

Apply a coat ofΒ Ultra Gripβ„’Β after you have lightly sanded and cleaned your surface. Be sure to remove any wax or pledge that may have been pre-existing as those coatings really like to repel anything applied. Β AllowΒ Ultra Gripβ„’Β to dry for 12 hours for best results on those super tricky surfaces, then continue withΒ Fusionβ„’ Mineral Paint. If you do not wish to wait the 12 hours, in most cases you will be fine painting just after a couple of hours, however, if your surface is exceptionally tricky and slick, when you add another coat of paint over top of theΒ Ultra Gripβ„’, you may re-active it as you have not allowed it enough time to cure.

Remember these are water-based coatings with no harmful chemicals or solvents, the way it cures it through the evaporation of water. If you apply another coat of β€œwater”, and paint of top, you’re not allowing the ultra grip enough time to do its job. If you allow for the proper curing time, you won’t be disappointed! Think of starting your project at night, applying yourΒ Ultra Gripβ„’Β and then coming back in the morning to apply your paint.

* Please note thatΒ Ultra Gripβ„’Β is not intended to seal in stains. We recommend Zinser Clear Shellac to seal in stains or knots.

Fun Fact – Ultra Gripβ„’Β dries clear!

Common question: Can I mixΒ Ultra Gripβ„’Β in withΒ Fusionβ„’ Mineral Paint?

You can, however, keep in mind thatΒ Ultra Gripβ„’Β is 100% pure resin, so adding paint to it will essentially make it less effective. Best to apply yourΒ Ultra Gripβ„’Β first, thenΒ Fusionβ„’ Mineral Paint, which will bind to the surface of theΒ Ultra Gripβ„’Β after.

Ultra Gripβ„’Β in Action!

The total curing time of theΒ Ultra Gripβ„’Β is 21 days. We did a scratch test to show you howΒ Ultra Gripβ„’Β performs in the first week of curing. The results were excellent! We appliedΒ Ultra Gripβ„’Β on birch veneer, previously finished with lacquer, a stubborn substrate to paint. In order to really test the durability of theΒ Ultra Gripβ„’, we did not do any prep work or sanding to the finish of the material before its application.Β Ultra Gripβ„’Β has a whitish sheen in the first 15 – 30 minutes after applying. The longer it dries, the more transparent it gets. When applying, make sure you cover everything with an even coat, making sure there is no pooling or missed spots.

After allowing theΒ Ultra Gripβ„’Β to dry for 12 hours we applied the first coat ofΒ Fusionβ„’Β Champlain. We allowed the first coat ofΒ ChamplainΒ to also cure for 12 hours before applying the second and final coat of colour. These drying times are what you would ideally do when you’re painting a piece of furniture withΒ Ultra Gripβ„’Β and Fusionβ„’ Mineral Paint. You can’t take the curing times in the test below tooΒ literally as there can be factors such as climate, humidity and the surface of the material to be painted that can affect the curing time of the paint andΒ Ultra Gripβ„’. This is merely an example to show you that with just a little bit of patience, you’ll get excellent results combiningΒ Ultra Gripβ„’Β andΒ Fusionβ„’ Mineral Paint on stubborn surfaces.

The Results

We immediately proceeded with our scratch test (theΒ Ultra Gripβ„’Β had been drying and curing now for 36 hours): when we scratched with our nail with very low pressure or scratched the surface with a tool, no paint came off, but when we used medium pressure and even scratched with a knife, the paint started coming off. Conclusion:Β Ultra Gripβ„’Β andΒ Fusionβ„’ Mineral Paint hadn’t fully cured, which is typical after such a short time.

An extra day of curing time made a big difference: after theΒ Ultra Gripβ„’Β had been curing for 60 hours, we really had to abuse the material and paint to get anything off. After theΒ Ultra Gripβ„’Β had been curing for 84 hours, we could only get one small spot off after severely abusing the material.

And after theΒ Ultra Gripβ„’Β had been curing for 96 hours (4 days!), theΒ Ultra Gripβ„’Β + Fusionβ„’

Fusionβ„’ Mineral Paint was as hard solidΒ as a rock: Excellent Adhesion!

We strive to make the impossible possible and let your imagination be the only limiting factor in any of your creations or projects that are often tricky to paint, not withΒ Ultra Gripβ„’!

* A special thank you toΒ Old Red BarnΒ for providing this content.