I bought this primer to paint the bed on an old flat bed pickup that I bought. I purchased the gallon of red oxide primer from Tractor Supply on Saturday. I have never purchased paint before from a store that didn't shake it up for you, so I didn't know what to expect. I bought a mixing attachment for my drill to mix the paint. When I opened the primer can, the paint had separated completely. The top of the liquid was grey. I started trying to mix the paint and the solids in the bottom of the can clumped up all around the mixer. It literally took about ten minutes or more of mixing with the drill to smooth the paint out, but it did smooth out eventually. I actually thought that the primer may be bad but as I stated I have not bought paint before that wasn't shaken up for me so for all I know this is what paint is like when it is not shaken. Cut to the chase, I rolled on the primer and it has been three full days since I applied it, yet the primer is still soft and has not dried in several spots on the truck bed. It looks like I am going to have to sand off the primer in multiple spots and recoat with another product. I should have at least one coat of paint on this truck by now and it is going to rain tonight. I guess that's what I get for buying anything really from Tractor Supply. God forbid there be any kind of product rotation or diligence to make sure that I am not sold a faulty or expired product.

well i didn’t like this product. I live almost an hour away from tractor supply. When I purchased this a week ago the can looked very old . I joked with the cashier about this . she assured me the primer was still good . well to my surprise it was separated and .i tried to mix it with a drill but couldn’t get it past halfway in can it it solid

Shook can for several minutes before using a stir stick to mix. Took a long time to blend. Brushed on one light coat and waited 24 hours. Applied second coat after light sanding and it has not completely dried after several days in the 70's for highs and 50's for the lows with very low humidity in southern Arizona. Light drips on the outside of the can are still tacky after a week! If you try to heat the paint up it gets more tacky and gooey! Terrible stuff. Super glossy even without a catalyst. If a catalyst is needed for this paint then you need to say so in the store display and on the cans! If you cannot use items even after several days of dry time then this paint is not at all practical. Now I have to strip this garbage off of my axle in order to repaint with real paint. Do not waist your money or time with this soy based product!!!

I bought this primer because it was recommended to be used with the Majic tractor paint, but was very disappointed when I tried to mix the primer, it was so thick in the bottom of the can that I broke a wooden stiring stick trying to mix it, Then I got a rotary stirring rod that works in a drill and after 15 minutes of working with the drill and stirrer it still was not mixed properly. I did use a small amount even though it was not completely mixed since I had already sanded some areas to bare metal - primer covered well.