Tikkurila Optiva Primer (Tinted Colour) – Interior Wall & Ceiling Primer

Tikkurila Optiva Primer is a high-performance water-based interior primer, professionally tinted to your chosen colour using our paint mixing and colour match service. Designed to prepare walls and ceilings for topcoat application, it ensures excellent adhesion, improved coverage and a uniform final finish.

Ideal for both new surfaces and repainting projects, Optiva Primer helps seal porous substrates, reduce patchiness and improve colour accuracy of the finishing coat. Its low VOC and low-odour formulation makes it suitable for use in occupied spaces, including homes, offices and commercial interiors.

Best for

• Interior walls & ceilings
• New plaster, filler & repaired areas
• Previously painted surfaces
• Projects requiring improved coverage and colour consistency

Key benefits

• Mixed to order in your required shade (tinted colour)
• Improves adhesion of finishing coats
• Enhances colour accuracy and coverage
• Reduces patchiness on porous surfaces
• Low VOC and low odour
• Fast drying: touch dry ~1 hour; recoat in 2–4 hours (typical)
• Coverage: approx. 8–10 m²/L (surface dependent)
• Apply by brush, roller or spray

Tinting & colour matching

Optiva Primer can be lightly tinted to support your chosen topcoat colour, helping achieve better coverage and a more even final result. Select your colour code or request a suitable tinted primer option at checkout.

UK delivery & Click & Collect

We offer fast UK-wide delivery on all mixed paint orders, carefully packed and dispatched from the UK. Click & Collect is also available from our shops: Clapham & Richmond, London.

Return Information

Please note that due to the custom nature of this paint, it cannot be refunded or exchanged. We reserve the right to cancel paint orders under certain circumstances. For further details, please refer to our returns policy.