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Nippon paint Malaysia provides complete guide to painting, Coat your wall faster, smarter and better with the Nippon coating solution or coating system. What is a primer?   A primer is a paint; a coat of paint that is applied directly to the bare substrate. The word ‘primer’ means ‘first’ and in this case it is the first coat to be applied to the timber, steel or other surface to be coated. The primer is the most important coat of paint a substrate receives.   The main functions are: •         To provide excellent adhesion to the substrate for the new paint system. •         To provide protection to the substrate until it can be topcoated. •         To inhibit moisture reaching the substrate. •         To provide adhesion to non-ferrous metals and to stop these metals from corroding. •         To prevent steel from rusting. What is a sealer? A sealer is designed to be used prior to, or in place of a primer. Sealers are special primers designed to perform