SW Latex Paint Taking Long To Dry

plazaman

Crew was paint a 12x16 additon today where the latex paint took forever to dry 1 coat prime, 1 coat paint, very hot today, high humidty... pretty sure that was the reason. Usually, 20 mins, dries to the touch.


question Any additives that i could have added?

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jackrabbit5

Maybe a FAN

slickshift

Which SWP?
There's a few
Some better'n others
How long is forever?
Not really any additives for humidity though
'cept maybe an A/C

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Workaholic

I go with the fan as well.

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Sean

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Japan Drier works on oils. Not sure about latex though.

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welovepainting

Humidity is a painters worst enemy this has happened to us many many times just regular flat paint or fast drying oil primer I have seen it take up to 8 hours to dry with the humidity.

Tom Rohland

Welovepainting,

Seriously.

8 hours to dry???

Man, that's a long time!


Anyway, if the air conditioner is running and you still have a problem, I would recommend using a dehumidifier in the work area.

This will remove the excess moisture from the air.

Stay cool.

Hope this helps.

Tom Rohland, Jr.
Ranger Painting & Pressure Cleaning, Inc.
Lake Mary, Florida

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plazaman

CHeap stuff Quali kote

i left the ac running overnight... came back next day... dry. and 2nd coat dried quickly

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Joewho

Be grateful. Seems like every paint I touch dries way too fast. It would be nice for someone to sell a slower drying latex paint. It has uses.

AC removes moisture. But if it's too cold...

mrterryman

You may have quickly raised the humidity if your crew painted it quickly, esp if in poorly ventilated areas. Cashmere dries slower than Superpaint, IIRC. More tint takes longer too.