A quality, natural wood undercoat is essential if you're planning on using lighter shades as your finishing coat. Our wood undercoat can also be used on pre-painted metals or even bare iron and steel if pre-treated with Stainblock, making it an extremely useful product.

This undercoat paint for wood and metal is part of our unique, environmentally safe range of paints that are free from VOCs (volatile organic compounds) and solvents. Those who have decorated before will surely remember the headaches and nausea caused by paint fumes – but with Lakeland paints, there is no need to worry. Our wood undercoat is capable of drying in less than two hours and is completely safe for use in children's bedrooms & nurseries with a coverage area of up to 60m2 per 5 litre/per coat.

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As used by:

London Women's Clinic, Harley St, QE2 Hospital Birmingham , Westminster Abbey , The Louvre Paris, Heathrow T4, Prince Charles, Getty Museums, The British Museum, The Houses of Parliament, NATO, Harvard, Sunseeker Yachts, The Sorbonne, Paris, United Nations, Microsoft California etc.

VOCs ? How many brands of Zero VOC paint are there anyway ?

Answer, Only One = and its Lakeland Paints. So is that other brand of "Zero VOC" Paint not truly Zero VOC ? Probably not. Many are not what they claim to be. The Zero VOC Fib is that most other paints claiming to be Zero VOC & VOC-free aren't ! They say that for them, VOC Free means "not more than 0.1% VOC" - but its just Not true. The ASA says "VOC-free" means a total absence of VOCs in all products". (A17-396612). Lakeland Paint is Zero VOC – like the air in your home - and we are happy to send the certificates. Remember - If you want Truly Zero VOC certified paint, it Has to be Lakeland Paints.