3M SecureFit Safety Glasses, Anti-Fog Clear Lens vs KILZ 2 All-Purpose Interior Latex Primer, 5 Gallon
What separates them
These two differ on 1 recorded specification. The KILZ 2 All-Purpose Interior Latex Primer, 5 Gallon is $76.03 dearer. They are different kinds of product — safety glasses against interior primer — so read the table as two spec sheets rather than a like-for-like.
3M SecureFit Safety Glasses, Anti-Fog Clear Lens vs KILZ 2 All-Purpose Interior Latex Primer, 5 Gallon
3M
3M SecureFit Safety Glasses, Anti-Fog Clear Lens
$12.97
ANSI Z87.1 is the rating that makes eyewear safety eyewear, and it is a pass or fail standard -- glasses without it are not lighter-duty protection, they are not protection.
Full details →KILZ
KILZ 2 All-Purpose Interior Latex Primer, 5 Gallon
$89.00
A water-based primer, which is the important limitation: it seals light stains and gives topcoat adhesion, and it will not block heavy water, smoke or tannin stains -- those need a shellac or oil primer.
Full details →Who the 3M SecureFit Safety Glasses, Anti-Fog Clear Lens is for
Buy it if: Anyone using a grinder, saw or drill, which is to say anyone using the rest of this department.
Avoid it if: Chemical splash work, which needs sealed goggles rather than open safety glasses.
Who the KILZ 2 All-Purpose Interior Latex Primer, 5 Gallon is for
Buy it if: Bare drywall, patched walls and colour changes before a finish coat.
Avoid it if: Heavy water, smoke or tannin stains, which need a shellac-based primer instead.
Specifications, side by side
1 of 17 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | 3M SecureFit Safety Glasses, Anti-Fog Clear Lens | KILZ 2 All-Purpose Interior Latex Primer, 5 Gallon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $12.97 | $89.00 |
| Warranty | Manufacturer defect warranty | Manufacturer satisfaction guarantee |
| Base | not published | Water-based latex |
| Cleanup | not published | Soap and water |
| Coating | Anti-fog | not published |
| Container size | not published | 5 gal |
| Coverage | not published | 300 to 400 sq ft per gallon |
| Dry time to touch | not published | About 30 minutes |
| Lens material | Polycarbonate | not published |
| Lens tint | Clear | not published |
| One-coat coverage | not published | About 1,750 sq ft per pail |
| Recoat | not published | About 1 hour |
| Safety standard | ANSI Z87.1 | not published |
| Splash rated | No -- use goggles for chemical splash | not published |
| Stain blocking | not published | Light stains only |
| Temple design | Pressure diffusion, self-adjusting | not published |
| UV protection | 99.9 per cent | not published |
| VOC content | not published | Less than 50 g/L |
Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.
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