GRK #10 x 3 in. Star Drive Construction Screws, 100-Pack 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 $59.03 dearer. They are different kinds of product — construction screws against interior primer — so read the table as two spec sheets rather than a like-for-like.

GRK #10 x 3 in. Star Drive Construction Screws, 100-Pack vs KILZ 2 All-Purpose Interior Latex Primer, 5 Gallon

GRK

GRK #10 x 3 in. Star Drive Construction Screws, 100-Pack

$29.97

The star drive is the point: it does not cam out the way a Phillips head does, so the driver stays in the screw and the head survives being driven and backed out repeatedly.

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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.

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Who the GRK #10 x 3 in. Star Drive Construction Screws, 100-Pack is for

Buy it if: Deck framing, treated lumber and any assembly that will be taken apart again.

Avoid it if: Marine and coastal exposure, which needs stainless rather than a coating.

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 18 rows differ. Differences first.

SpecificationGRK #10 x 3 in. Star Drive Construction Screws, 100-PackKILZ 2 All-Purpose Interior Latex Primer, 5 Gallon
Price$29.97$89.00
WarrantyManufacturer defect warrantyManufacturer satisfaction guarantee
Base not publishedWater-based latex
Bit includedYes, T-25 not published
Cleanup not publishedSoap and water
CoatingClimate coating for treated lumber not published
Container size not published5 gal
Coverage not published300 to 400 sq ft per gallon
Drive typeT-25 star drive not published
Dry time to touch not publishedAbout 30 minutes
Head styleWasher head not published
Length3 in not published
One-coat coverage not publishedAbout 1,750 sq ft per pail
Pack quantity100 not published
Recoat not publishedAbout 1 hour
Screw gauge#10 not published
Stain blocking not publishedLight stains only
Thread typeW-Cut, no pilot hole needed not published
VOC content not publishedLess 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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