Gardz from Zinsser Problem Surface Sealer and face paper repair 

I've been doing drywall for 17 years man and I tell ya I've learned a hell of a lot from watching a few of your videos. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. It's really appreciated. 👍

I’ve done drywall mostly on my own stuff for years and I know enough to be dangerous but I no where near have the talent or expertise that you possess. When I’m doing mud I keep talking to myself and saying “ thin to win , or leave it alone , don’t mess with it” I was taught drywall by a neighbor who was a bit of a perfectionist. I appreciate quality drywall finishing. You know your sh__ ! I’ve learned a lot . Hope you keep posting 👍👍👍

A plasterer asked us to buy and paint a coat onto our ceiling before he come todo it as he said I will make the plaster bond better. Tbh I’ve been around construction and all different types and never heard of it before but bought a tin noticed how watery it is and that’s when I discovered this video. Thanks for explaining it ceilings is done and it’s not a very messy application at all. Definitely smells strong 😂

Wow. I’ve spent so much time agonizing about the solution to my drywall problem (after removing previous homeowners’ wallpaper, my walls looked just like yours do in the beginning of this video! I wish I had seen this video years ago. Absolutely fantastic. Thank you so much, seriously. If you’re looking for a video that resolves all fear about tackling a surfacing problem with your drywall - look no farther, folks!

I been painting for 35 years. Great product

Yeah, I've found that Kilz is just for priming over water stains. I tried it many times over torn paper and it barely helped. I use the RX-35/Pro999 which is very similar to the gaurdz and it works MUCH better. I have some Gaurdz too and it's a great product.

We prime all repairs with this stuff. We have a bucket and roller that “sits” in the stuff and goes to every job. There are a bunch of uses well beyond even this video. Thanks for the vid and showing people this product!

Thank you. That was very helpful. I was debating to get this or not and now I'm sold. Much, much thanks.

Life saver! This came up just in time and saving me an enourmous headache down the road.

I used to use Kilz oil-based for a lot of things like stain cover wise and never had a problem. However recently I have had issues with it almost like they've changed something in the product. Guards is the best for things like this. I've started using bin primer for stains. ✌

I saw this stuff in action once, and then I forgot the product name! Thank you! Wonderful stuff

Arrives Friday and very, very excited to give this stuff a go.

I've been using that product for years it's kinda like a trade secret great for torn wallpaper. Great video 👍

I heard about that stuff a couple years ago. Its expensive but worth every penny. I had to skim coat a bedroom where the sheetrock installers must have used a framing hammer to nail it up. The paper was broken at literally every nailing spot. I cut them all out and sealed the exposed rock and torn paper with the Guardz. As I recall I also sealed the skim final skim coat also. I put far more time into it than I should've but the end product was glass smooth and no new defects since then. It probably made better sense to replace the rock but thats not a fun job either.

Zinsser makes alot of great products.

"Zinger." lol

OMG I'm working on a room that looks JUST LIKE THAT. I tore down 40+ year old 1970's faux wood paneling and everyplace there was adhesive the drywall top layer was torn. I'll be using GARDZ to prime over the torn paper, and then hitting all those spots with mud, then priming and painting. Thanks for the boost of confidence that my plan will work! I'd rather not replace all that drywall, which was going to be plan 'B'.

Subscribed .. Everyone can benefit from this knowledge. Thanks

I think you just saved me a tun of headache. Much appreciation for you sharing your knowledge 🙋🏻

Thank you! We just built a home. I loved our living room for the Xmas tree and that moved other things, which in turn I redid my cord hider behind my tv. Now moving back I am afraid I will need this product:( & next time I’m using command strips on my cord hider backs.

great video,never skim coated, thanks -more confidant of doing this

I’ve been running into this when taking down wallpaper. Thanks for the info Doc!

Painter for 30 years and we use Guardz often, good stuff. We also use it after a wallpaper removal. It activates and locks in any residual glue unlike a oil primer that just sits on top of the glue

Wish I found this video sooner. Thank you for sharing

I just used Kilz Original to coat a plaster repair around a basement railing mounting bracket. Learn from my mistakes. I had a perfectly smooth Level 5 finish sanded on a plaster patch where a basement railing was mounted, top coated with General Purpose Joint Compound (green lid). I normally use 20 minute hot mud, and will go back to that. I had it sanded to perfection with 600 grit. GP is very fragile and nicks and scratches very easily. I sprayed Kilz Original on it to prime it. It sprays thick, dries quick, and leaves behind a hard, but textured finish, resembling a high-end splatter look like you often see in new construction. It's pretty, but I was after a smooth Level 5. I had to sand it to get it smooth. It did make the GP joint compound hard. However, if GUARDZ gives makes the joint compound or paper hard, without the other, that's what I want, and I do have some of that laying around from another job where I used it to block wall paper glue. So the bottom line is, If you want it hard and smooth, you want GUARDZ. If you want it hard with a high-end perfect splatter finish like you will only normally find in new construction, you want Kilz Original. Kilz Original would provide instant tooth and cling to whatever you put over it. I will probably use it up fixing water damaged plaster ceilings.

Awesome video. That's exactly what I do in that situation. Gardz is pretty awesome for that. Thanks for sharing! And that's coming from a painter of 26 years.

I been using this stuff at work in the uk to seal Artex which is a textured coating pattern on the ceiling and it’s great at sealing soft Artex turning it rock hard great video 👍

Loved the video man Thanks for putting it up for those of us who cant afford to pay someone else to do it.

Gardz is very slippery when dried. I had some problem with adhesion of a new compound over Guardz. Water based Primer may pull a thin coat of compound from the wall treated with Gardz, creating a mess and extra work. I mix Gardz with primer sealer now.

love the humor and education

It definitely does the job found this gem many years ago keep up the great work, Ray.

Thanks for the info! I'm doing a lot of wallpaper removal in room that was a nursery and the clowns and circus animals don't fit my style. Now that I have it torn off it's good to find the ultimate fix! And YES the drywall is yellowed and YES the old joint compound is chalky and comes off on my hand - so pretty much the same scenario. Next is the kids bathroom with crayola wallpaper and handprints where the kids put their hand in the paint, then put a print on top of the paper ... ALL OVER THE PLACE!! IT'S COMING DOWN! I've got a few more of your videos to watch and I'm loving them.

Thank you for practical advice! Also, really like the Proverb!!!

great video. im going thrue somthing like that and this has been the best, one doubt I have, so I don't have to remove the remaining dust on the drywall before adding the gardz.

I used BIN shellac (alcohol based) for a huge paper bubble in my drywall near a duct. That stuff is awesome and sticks to anything! If you drip it on something, immediately wipe it up because it will dry quickly.

Ray got a buzz. Lol. Merry Christmas to you and your family🎄

That’s a cost saving option. I’m going to use this on my moms house that I’m working on. Thanks

I've used Gardz and I wouldn't use anything else. Great product and so easy to use. Great instructional video.

Hey man that’s a top secret product ...very few tapers know of ... Im one of 3 only taper that work for one of the biggest college in NYS after all our kids move out for the year we run thru all the dorm rooms and scrap cut out and GARDZ the walls very good product ...also works good to seal up plaster after you get the loose stuff off

Similar to BIN primer? BIN is a great stain-blocker, and ready to paint in 45 minutes. Alcohol based (extremely odorous). When I worked for an insurance restoration company, we'd go in and spray the stuff to remove smoke-smell or kill mold. Expensive, though.

If they make a Drywall Doctor movie, Kevin Spacey will play the lead.

I’m a hawk and trowel guy. Watching pan and knife drives me up the wall. But I still watched the whole video. lol.

GREAT VIDEO THANK YOU!

Love all your videos. Learned a lot and taken it out to the job site.

Great video

problem surface sealer is awesome for sealing in remaining drywall adhesive on plaster walls. we took down 6 rooms of wallpaper using a steamer but couldn't get all of the adhesive off. so we used problem surface sealer, 2 coats. seals it in like a clear resin

Great video. Gardz is the best. All ready = already Marry = Merry.

Really enjoyed this thank you for sharing your tips appreciate it.

See thats crazy, I see quite a few people say dont use Guardz. It makes blisters like crazy. Use Kiltz, Now i see Guardz people say kiltz is no good use Giardz. I use both what ever is available and havent had any problems with either

Thanks for your informational video

Thank you for this useful information!!!

good info

Dammit man! I just skimmed over a room that had paneling removed and didn't have this product. The walls that I did looked similar to the walls that you're doing in the vid; except the previous owner didn't bother taping. I had to tape and mud over patchy pieces of drywall.

Merry Christmas to you too !! Love the videos ! I have been using the USG Cover Coat and it is amazing stuff ! You can almost water trowel it as good as lime and gauging !

Great video ray! Thanks

That's 4 minutes of my life I'll never get back... and that's fine! Thank you. Pulling wallpaper down now, I'll use this to clean it up. Question? I have a lot of adhesive/backing to the wallpaper attached hard to the drywall still. Do you think its safe to just scrape the flakes and apply this? I'll be doing skim coats over the gardz. Fyi. Thanks for any response!

They make that product in a white also. I use this all the time. And they Al's make a great stain blocker and that's called BIN.

I've used the regular Zinsser primer sealer. I'll try out the Guards next time I have a lot of touchups. Liked the video except for the rant about people not liking videos :) 😆 LOL

love your videos keep em coming u can never learn enough

Great tip Ray - thanks for posting - Have a great Christmas!

Thx for your help 🙏

Lmao. Doc this a good one lol. What tunes? I went through my whole playlist lol. I had to do a bathroom that had the wall-paper right on the wall, (remember the old gold and fuzz stuff?) did the big wall the usual way. but when it came to a inset mirrored med chest..no way. Sanded the fuzz off and used this stuff called pro-999. Two coats and a skim coat....no bumps no peel and it's been a yr and more. You and yours have a very Merry Christmas, and a blessed new yr. (I think it was Floyd lol) Peace.

Another great tip thanks for sharing . Merry Christmas to you as well .

We use by the pallet load. I love Gardz but you have to let it dry. We put fans on it.

That was one zinger of a video.....I'm about to do the same thing

Gardz, love it!

You could have just left that wall as is.....because it looks like a fantastic piece of Australian Aboriginal artwork😁

"I haven't felt this good in years"

Any tricks for restoring the pe

Thank God for kilz

This is very reassuring as we're about to buy some! Realistically how many m2 will 5L cover? Many thanks, keep up the great work!

I do a lot of skimming over vinyl that was tore off which leaves a lot of blisters and bubbles.. they usually prime it for to help seel it but honestly doesnt work well.. would this product stop the blister and bubbles.?

Love your work man 🫡

Can i skip the step of removing residual glue after taking wallpaper off and scraping the backing? I started sponging the residual glue and its soooo much work. If i can skip that step with this, that would be amazing

"I haven't felt this good in years" indeed.

Cool, thank u

Helpful video. Thank you. So, for a small bathroom, toilet and sink only, you think one coat of this product, some type of mud will be enough?

It really doesnt take much of this stuff. Do not go crazy with it. Put a light coat and then apply another light coat if you feel it needs more. But dont apply a heavy coat. Just wanted to share that light coats work better. Cheers.

Zinnser! One other problem it prevents is bubbling from trying to paint or prime old torn drywall paper.

Hey Ray how's it going hope you had a good Thanksgiving. I've used that stuff a few times works great.

So what was all the clever old foxes using BEFORE these products came out?

Just finished one like this. Used Gardz (two coats).... not so much. The drywall paper had separated internally when the panelling was pulled. The result? Blisters, blisters, blisters. Had to cut them out and actually tape over a bunch of them. Would have been better off to just pull the drywall and replace it. Tuition paid.

Hi Mr.Anderson, I’m trying to replace some wallpaper I had and I finished taking it off. I have the paint I want to paint it but I don’t know how to proceed. My drywall was previously primed before they put the wall paper on. Some of the primer and drywall got damaged. The damage is really little so I’m not sure if I need to reprime all the walls. I was hoping you could guide me if in what to do next. Thanks

so for new sheetrock which primer would you recommend , i enjoy your vid's alot cheers

Can I clean the residue glue from wallpaper with TSP and water than use this sealer primer?

Back in the day, retired painter, re-modeler, after 40 yrs, we just used white pigmented shellac....same results but more smelly....still worked better than this because it also prevented odors from animals and whatever....Either way you still need to use a very good ventilation fan indoors...ps...learn to roll evenly and read the tech info, not what is on the can but the actual info on the product to use it right. pps...you can get it from where you bought it from. Also forget using the 5 inch knife to scrape and just sand the wall using a 120-150 grit screen...you'll get better results when you do the skim coat....

Great video! I am new to skimming. I have a similar wall and ceiling problem and will roll some Gardz on it before skimming. My question is do I apply Gardz again AFTER the skim coat and before the paint? Much appreciated!

Hello looking to use this on walls I’ve just stripped the paper off? Will this be good to cover wall paper paste and the holes which I have filled in?

Hello. I had to remove old wallpaper on plaster to repair cracks on the wall. I plan on skim coating with compound and protecting the plaster by using fibafuse sheets. Should I use Gardz before the skim cost?

Thank you very much for your great videos! Can I use the Gardz on top of the wallpaper and paint after that? Or I really need to put All-purpose compound on top of Gardz? Thank you,

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Thank you for the great video. I am trying to repair a very damaged section of drywall that had a backsplash tile ripped off, leaving the adhesive. There is a lot of brown paper showing. I applied the first coat of Gardz tonight and the brown paper bubbled up. Is that alright as it will be covered with joint compound or did I do something wrong? Thank you.

Should I use this before skim coating old walls and ceiling

Watered down wood glue! Would that work? I’m pretty sure shellac would work but its not really “ready to paint on” is it? Anybody out there got any other ideas. The product mentioned in film sure is pricey!

Can this be used over osb to prevent the tannin from bleeding through the primer and paint?

Would you skim such a big wall with the green all purpose because of all the glue it has or would you use the plus 3 to skim so much brown paper...much appreciated

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u prefer this stuf over regular primer?

Will that work for areas where paint flaked off to the drywall? Can you just repaint or will it need to be skim coated after the Gardz?

Since guards dries to a semi-gloss sheen do you have to resand it before applying a skim coat ? Or directly after the guards is dry can you just apply it without sanding ?