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zinc chromate primer

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a concentrated shelf (top 5 take 100% of clicks) — zinc chromate primer doesn't clear our bar today.

Market/yr

$291K

Growth (1y)

+146.9%

Products

5

Brands

2

was 5 a year ago

Sellers

34

Price range

$7.47–$55.97

Returns

0.0%

Rating

4.7★

38/100

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Scored 38/100 across market size, growth, competition, quality gap, and returns.

Market sizeGrowthCompetitionQuality gapReturns
Market size
15
×0.30
Growth
70
×0.30
Competition
0
×0.20
Quality gap
22
×0.10
Returns
100
×0.10

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +146.9% year over year.
6K3KSpike '25Spike '26Jul '24Nov '24Mar '25Jul '25Nov '25Mar '26

Seasonality

Monthly demand index across the year — 1.00 is average.

Peak months: May · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×

Competition

85%Rust-Oleum
  • Rust-Oleum85%
  • U-POL15%

The top 5 products capture 100% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack. 2 brands and 34 sellers compete here.

Brands

2 falling

was 5 a year ago

Sellers

34

Top 5 brand share

100%

Product shelf

Reviews

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Quality-Overall27%

“Excellent primer”

Advertised Vs Actual Product14%

“As advertised”

Value For Money11%

“I find that its cheaper on Amazon than my local stores by several dollars”

Paint Quality10%

“paint without any issues”

Spray/Flow7%

“Sprays very nice”

Rusts/Corrodes3%

“This gray primer simultaneously fills minor pits, scratches, and imperfections while providing a tough, rust-inhibitive base that is easy to sand for a perfectly smooth topcoat finish”

Adhesion/Stickiness2%

“it covers and adheres well for now”

Efficiency2%

“Does its job”

Moist/Dry2%

“Covered well though, dried fast, and didn't clog”

Compatibility-Overall2%

“It can be used in my car”

What buyers complain about

Color20%

“NOT grey”

Spray/Flow12%

“The spray comes out of the can in a narrow stream and leaves horrible stripes and the product lays down rough, really rough”

Paint Quality9%

“Im not the best rattle can painter either”

Quality-Overall7%

“Low quality nozzle”

Ease Of Cleaning7%

“requires lots of sanding”

Rusts/Corrodes4%

“It bleeds rust through after just a week like crazy”

Value For Money4%

“Price is always a bit high with rustoleom”

Jamming/Clogging3%

“the can came clogged”

Durability3%

“bleeds through in just a week”

Display Colors2%

“Color is darker than shown”

Data scraped July 9, 2026 · Marketplace baseline: 4.4★ avg rating · $22.65 median price · 2.2% median returns across 14,117 tracked niches.