Too hot to paint ? - Contractor Talk - Professional Construction and Remodeling Forum

Philly Dude · 06-08-2008, 05:25 PM

When is it too hot for exterior painting ? I mean for the paint itself, not my comfort. It is going up to 99 tomorrow here and I have very little prep left for this house.

**slickshift** · 06-08-2008, 08:24 PM

...but will be on the side of the can and on the TDS for the product you are using

Most all the ones I use it's 90* tops

gideond · 06-09-2008, 05:47 AM

Like slickshift said most are about 90 but now days with all the acrylic in these products it'll get hard to work with at lower temps than that.

Steve Richards · 06-09-2008, 06:33 AM

I don't remember ever taking a day off because it was too hot. I just start on the sunny side in the AM, and then work in the shade when it heats up.
Might quit early though, but only because I'm a lazy old man.

MakDeco · 06-10-2008, 12:46 PM

Yea its hard to take off cause its too hot. Maybe start early and knock off early, work in the shady side...

ewingpainting · 06-11-2008, 12:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Philly Dude

When is it too hot for exterior painting ?

When your paint is drying faster than you can apply it, usually your paint starts getting clumpy. I live in a area that get to 120 I have never sent a painter home because it was to hot for painting. But I have sent them home for there safety.