Rust-OleumCorporation 270976 Advanced Synthetic Shellac Primer, 1-Gallon, White

I recently moved into my landlords house where he smoked inside heavily. Especially inside his bedroom. The walls were the color of egg yolk from the nicotine. The smell was unbearable. We steam cleaned the carpets about 4 times and the smell was still very bold and in your face. So my wife and I searched for a paint that could cover the stains and kill the smell. After watching reviews on this, we gave it a try and wow, it works like a charm. 1 nice layer of this paint and 1 layer of normal paint and the smoke smell is completely gone. I'm impressed. Some areas it needed a thicker coating or 2 coats but I cannot complain.

Best primer I've found. I've used Kilz and Sherwin Williams Synthetic Shellac (which will burn your nose hairs off). This one doesn't smell and the finish is so smooth with my paint sprayer. No need to thin it either. Pic is primer only.

This product is excellent for sealing drywall from smoking and candles, it sprays/rolls easily and is water based so clean up is no problems. I use this product on rental properties and it works great. Just hope price will come down some.

This Rust-Oleum primer is like a fresh start in a can. Stubborn stains? Gone. Questionable paint choices from the '90s? Bye. It goes on smooth and dries fast enough that you don’t have time to second-guess your life decisions.Is it glamorous? No. Does it smell like it’s erasing your sins? Absolutely. Perfect for anyone who needs a primer and a clean slate.

I used them before painting my pine cabinet doors. Great coverage so knots or any wood tone will be neutralized before you paint. It also comes off easy enough if you would like to sand it to make sure to have a smooth texture. Very effective and it will save a time and paint since you won't need to paint as many the layer.

This brand came very highly recommended. The directions specifically state no sanding required. Followed instructions, primer, then painted. Paint and primer peeled off almost immediately. You can literally take your finger over the primer and peel off our wood.Went back, sanded our items. Primed and and then re-painted. Still same issue. What a waste of money. I’ll never buy again. Won’t adhere to ANYTHING.

This worked wonderfully in a basement project for my late mother's home, which is about to become an Airbnb.

Came across this primer on Youtube, first bought it from Lowes; but it's 75 dollars so it's bit pricey. Glad I can find it online here for around 50ish dollars. It does appear watery, but came to realized it's normal. Mix it as best as you can, for me 3 coats of this on wood.. (which is what I primarily bought it for) does wonders. Of course I sand the wood trim and doors, but after painting it with this primer three times it almost looked like it didn't need paint. I also used this in the closet to hide previous marks that was there before I moved in and recently used it over a beige room wall. It came out wonderful after applying the paint after using this primer.