Axis Performance Coatings Primers & Sealers

Professional-Grade Primers & Sealers from Axis Performance Coatings

When a paint job is only as good as the foundation beneath it, choosing the right primer or sealer is critical. Axis Performance Coatings has built its reputation on delivering professional refinish products engineered for auto, marine, fleet, and aviation applications — and their Primers & Sealers lineup is a core part of that promise. These are not consumer-grade rattle-can products; they are purpose-formulated coatings designed to meet the demands of body shops, restoration specialists, and serious DIYers who refuse to cut corners.

Multi-Role DTM Primers Built for Versatility

At the heart of Axis Performance Coatings' primer range is their 2.1 DTM (Direct-to-Metal) Primer family. The Axis 2.1 DTM Primer Gray is a high-solids VOC-compliant 2K 4:1 acrylic coating designed to serve as a multi-role coating. What sets it apart from ordinary primers is its ability to do the work of several products at once: protective sealant properties eliminate the need for separate epoxy sealants, it is tintable with a 10% mixing base, and it delivers excellent adhesion direct to metal and over OEM paint, e-coat, fiberglass, most plastics, and polyester filler. For shops looking to streamline their workflow without sacrificing performance, this kind of versatility is a genuine advantage.

The Ultra DTM Primer Gray pushes the formula further, offering excellent opacity and coverage, excellent film build and surface leveling properties, and the flexibility to be air dried, low baked, or IR cured — all while remaining easy to sand with high gloss holdout.

High-Build Urethane Surfacers for Demanding Work

For heavier filling and surfacing tasks, Axis offers the Versa series of 2K urethane primer-surfacers. The Versa 2.1 HB 2K – Gray is a high-build 2.1 VOC urethane primer-surfacer with a 4:1 mix ratio that sprays and levels easily with little overspray, and can be sanded in 90 minutes without clogging the sandpaper. The Versa II HB 2K – Gray is an economical, quick-drying two-component urethane primer-surfacer with medium to heavy build properties, yielding excellent filling and surfacing results.

Epoxy and Non-Sanding Sealers for Every Stage

Axis rounds out the lineup with both epoxy-based and single-component sealer options. The Epox-Prime & Seal is a two-component epoxy primer with good film build and exceptional anti-corrosion properties, offering excellent adhesion to properly sanded and cleaned bare metals, including aluminum. It levels to an almost texture-free surface with excellent gloss holdout and can be intermixed across its three available colors to achieve various shades of gray.

For fast turnaround situations, the 1K Non-Sanding Primer-Sealer is a super smooth, one-component sealer that can be used on all previously coated metal surfaces to provide a uniform surface prior to topcoat, offering tremendous adhesion and excellent color holdout — and it's ready to spray with no mixing required.

VOC Compliance Across All Markets

Axis Performance Coatings serves the auto, marine, fleet, aviation, and performance coatings markets — and their primer and sealer formulations reflect this breadth. Products across the line are engineered to meet VOC compliance standards, ensuring professionals can use them confidently in regulated environments without sacrificing the film build, adhesion, or sandability their work demands.