KILZ 2 All-Purpose Interior Latex Primer, 5 Gallon vs 3M SecureFit Safety Glasses, Anti-Fog Clear Lens
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 — interior primer against safety glasses — so read the table as two spec sheets rather than a like-for-like.
KILZ 2 All-Purpose Interior Latex Primer, 5 Gallon vs 3M SecureFit Safety Glasses, Anti-Fog Clear Lens
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 →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 →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.
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.
Specifications, side by side
1 of 17 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | KILZ 2 All-Purpose Interior Latex Primer, 5 Gallon | 3M SecureFit Safety Glasses, Anti-Fog Clear Lens |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $89.00 | $12.97 |
| Warranty | Manufacturer satisfaction guarantee | Manufacturer defect warranty |
| Base | Water-based latex | not published |
| Cleanup | Soap and water | not published |
| Coating | not published | Anti-fog |
| Container size | 5 gal | not published |
| Coverage | 300 to 400 sq ft per gallon | not published |
| Dry time to touch | About 30 minutes | not published |
| Lens material | not published | Polycarbonate |
| Lens tint | not published | Clear |
| One-coat coverage | About 1,750 sq ft per pail | not published |
| Recoat | About 1 hour | not published |
| Safety standard | not published | ANSI Z87.1 |
| Splash rated | not published | No -- use goggles for chemical splash |
| Stain blocking | Light stains only | not published |
| Temple design | not published | Pressure diffusion, self-adjusting |
| UV protection | not published | 99.9 per cent |
| VOC content | Less than 50 g/L | not published |
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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