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Posted by Rich on April 4, 2007, 4:28 pm
Hi,
I just finished painting my porch yesterday (Benjamin Moore Porch
Latex). It was cool out (50s) and shady. My worry is that today it
has done nothing but rain. Steady and heavy. Should I worry? My
last coat was on ~12 hours before the deluge came, but being that it
is fresh paint, etc. I touched the paint and it seems dry (wet from
rain) but a bit "oily" and didn't know if that was the paint or just
my imagination...
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Rich
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Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on April 4, 2007, 4:48 pm
> Hi,
>
> I just finished painting my porch yesterday (Benjamin Moore Porch
> Latex). It was cool out (50s) and shady. My worry is that today it
> has done nothing but rain. Steady and heavy. Should I worry? My
> last coat was on ~12 hours before the deluge came, but being that it
> is fresh paint, etc. I touched the paint and it seems dry (wet from
> rain) but a bit "oily" and didn't know if that was the paint or just
> my imagination...
Should be OK if the surface was dried enough.
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Posted by Rich on April 4, 2007, 4:56 pm
>
>
> > Hi,
>
> > I just finished painting my porch yesterday (Benjamin Moore Porch
> > Latex). It was cool out (50s) and shady. My worry is that today it
> > has done nothing but rain. Steady and heavy. Should I worry? My
> > last coat was on ~12 hours before the deluge came, but being that it
> > is fresh paint, etc. I touched the paint and it seems dry (wet from
> > rain) but a bit "oily" and didn't know if that was the paint or just
> > my imagination...
>
> Should be OK if the surface was dried enough.
Thanks...unfortunately, I just noticed tiny pinhead sized blistering.
Nothing big, but not good. I also noticed one spot where the paint
itself literally washed off. Funny enough, there were 3 coats of
latex applied within 2 days, and it still washed off. Needless to
say, I'm not a happy camper right now. I hope it will just mean a
touch-up or two and not a strip and repaint job.
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Posted by Charles Schuler on April 4, 2007, 5:14 pm
> Thanks...unfortunately, I just noticed tiny pinhead sized blistering.
> Nothing big, but not good. I also noticed one spot where the paint
> itself literally washed off. Funny enough, there were 3 coats of
> latex applied within 2 days, and it still washed off. Needless to
> say, I'm not a happy camper right now. I hope it will just mean a
> touch-up or two and not a strip and repaint job.
Latex is fairly forgiving. Let it go for a while. Then, sand the nasty
areas and recoat them. Feather the last touch-up coat. Essentially,
feathering is using a semi-dry brush (or roller) around the patched area
where you are blending into the old paint. That way, your touch-ups will
mostly be invisible.
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Posted by JoeSpareBedroom on April 4, 2007, 5:40 pm
> Hi,
>
> I just finished painting my porch yesterday (Benjamin Moore Porch
> Latex). It was cool out (50s) and shady. My worry is that today it
> has done nothing but rain. Steady and heavy. Should I worry? My
> last coat was on ~12 hours before the deluge came, but being that it
> is fresh paint, etc. I touched the paint and it seems dry (wet from
> rain) but a bit "oily" and didn't know if that was the paint or just
> my imagination...
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks,
> Rich
>
Here's an idea: Check the weather before you paint exterior surfaces. If a
paint can says it's OK to paint when it's 50 degrees, add 10 degrees. If it
says it takes 24 hours to dry completely, it means 72 hours. These are the
rules. Any evidence to the contrary is a fairy tale.
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