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#1 October 24 2019

xazbrat
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What is primer here--the type you put on before painting something like a sink or a tub or even walls?  I tried to describe what it what to a few stores and they tried to tell me that I don't need it (guess what, I do) or they had no clue.  I haven't seen it anywhere or not a form that I recognize.

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#2 October 24 2019

eWizzard
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Re: Translation question

Primer is معجونة .

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#3 October 24 2019

xazbrat
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eWizzard wrote:

Primer is معجونة .

Really, I thought that meant clay.  Thanks though.

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#4 October 24 2019

eWizzard
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xazbrat wrote:
eWizzard wrote:

Primer is معجونة .

Really, I thought that meant clay.  Thanks though.

You might be thinking of plaster which is ورقة .

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#5 October 24 2019

DNA
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Primer is أساس they call the process وج أساس
معجونة is something totally different

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#6 October 25 2019

xazbrat
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Re: Translation question

DNA wrote:

Primer is أساس they call the process وج أساس
معجونة is something totally different

That makes sense calling it that--Just hoping to find it here especially in a spray can.  Would make things much easier.

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#7 October 25 2019

eWizzard
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DNA wrote:

Primer is أساس they call the process وج أساس
معجونة is something totally different

Okay then, what does معجونة refer to?

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#8 October 25 2019

DNA
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معجونة is Gypsum Plaster basically plaster

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#9 October 25 2019

DNA
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Re: Translation question

xazbrat wrote:
DNA wrote:

Primer is أساس they call the process وج أساس
معجونة is something totally different

That makes sense calling it that--Just hoping to find it here especially in a spray can.  Would make things much easier.

i havent seen spray base coats here, but you can find it for sure as a paint bucket.

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#10 October 25 2019

eWizzard
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DNA wrote:

معجونة is Gypsum Plaster basically plaster

Not at all. Gypsum-based plaster is what we call جفصين . Clay-based plaster is called طين . Both are used in ورقة .

Primer is a type of sealing undercoat that is applied on porous and permeable substrates, such as plasters, concrete, woods, metals, and plastics, to prepare them for painting. A primer is a suspension of solvents and resin with high mineral content. It's very thick and putty-like, hence why it's called معجونة . Sometimes it's called أساس which is not wrong since it forms a base for paint, but أساس also means "substrate" which is the surface to be painted. In common parlance we say بدّي معجن سيّارتي but we don't say بدّي أسّس سيّارتي .

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#11 October 25 2019

DNA
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eWizzard wrote:
DNA wrote:

معجونة is Gypsum Plaster basically plaster

Not at all. Gypsum-based plaster is what we call جفصين . Clay-based plaster is called طين . Both are used in ورقة .

Primer is a type of sealing undercoat that is applied on porous and permeable substrates, such as plasters, concrete, woods, metals, and plastics, to prepare them for painting. A primer is a suspension of solvents and resin with high mineral content. It's very thick and putty-like, hence why it's called معجونة . Sometimes it's called أساس which is not wrong since it forms a base for paint, but أساس also means "substrate" which is the surface to be painted. In common parlance we say بدّي معجن سيّارتي but we don't say بدّي أسّس سيّارتي .

I bought material for my house so i know what stuff معجونة is sometimes gypsum based and is what is used today as a base for walls to remove defects before painting there are several kinds not just gypsum based. it is called Gypsum compound or gypsum plaster or putty something along those lines i don't care about english wording though.
go to a store ask them  for معجونة جفصين and see it yourself.

primer is called اساس and its different from معجنة  when you fix your car they use معجونة to hide the defects in the metal work and accident marks. not as a primer like you say and yes they use اساس over bare metal before they paint the car
primer or base coat is اساس.
معجونة is plaster or putty doesn't matter what matter is where it is used

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