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When is it too cold outside to do exterior painting?

October 17th, 2009 admin 2 Comments »

How cold does it have to be for the temperature to affect the drying process of exterior paint? It is supposed to be in the fifties this weekend and I want to do some outside painting, but the temps are going to drop back in to the thirties again. Should I just wait til spring? If I paint now, what could happen to my paint job if it gets too cold?

I would wait till spring. The temp needs to stay above 50 for at least 48 hours straight for the paint to dry properly.

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2 Responses to “ When is it too cold outside to do exterior painting? ”

  1. Olie says:
    October 17, 2009 at 7:15 pm

    I would wait till spring. The temp needs to stay above 50 for at least 48 hours straight for the paint to dry properly.
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  2. J.L. says:
    October 17, 2009 at 7:56 pm

    45F. low humidity is best. Wait til spring. Wood will not absorb paint
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