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   Guest_ | Aug 01, 2000 04:17pm | #1

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   Not a paint guy (just a guy who hates to paint) but have seen problems similar to this when the paint was not allowed to sufficiently cure between coats.

   Take the perimeter edges (that contact the stop) back down to bare wood, reprime, let dry, and repaint, feathering the new coats in with the field. Proper cure time between coats. Do the same on the stops.

   My experience. My solution.

   Good luck.

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   Guest_ | Aug 01, 2000 06:03pm | #2

   *I've had good luck with paraffin (rub a candle on the appropriate area).

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   Guest_ | Aug 01, 2000 08:26pm | #3

   *Well, two things might have changed... Did you use oil-based paint on previous occasions? (Latex takes longer to harden, from my experience) Did you perhaps finish these doors and/or trim in a dark color? (Some dark colors seem to take longer to cure than the basic lights and whites)Mongo makes a good point, sepecially with latex.Good luck, Steve

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   Jerry_Bessett | Aug 11, 2000 09:23am | #4

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   The jambs and stops sat for at least 8 weeks before hanging and the doors for two. I haven't used anything but latex on doors for nearly fifteen years.
   I just got another suggestion of using a very light coat of baseline on the offending spots. I'll give the paraffin a try too. Thanks for the advice.
   Jerry

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   Guest_ | Aug 13, 2000 02:32am | #5

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   It's been my experience that latex (acrylic) paint is sticky for years when there's contact. I think your prior experiences didn't include contact. Plane the surfaces to prevent contact and there shouldn't be a problem.

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   Ted_Weddell | Aug 14, 2000 08:01am | #6

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   Maybe try adjusting the strikes and hinges so they don't seal quite so tight.

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   Qtrmeg_ | Aug 25, 2000 07:07pm | #7

   *Jerry, I find this problem with latex when the house isn't heated during the painting process, or the heat is uneven. But what might be more likely is that the paint was applied too thickly, especially to the jambs. In any case, paint needs to be applied in the right viscosity and at the right mil thickness and be allowed to fully cure between a certain temp range.You may want to make sure you are using an acrylic-latex and not a vinyl-latex, the vinyl-latex products are by nature a softer and more flexible item, and much more sensitive to application thickness.Once you have the problem you might be better off waiting for the sticking to stop before you deal with the problem, it is just no fun trying to sand and touch-up "soft" paint. Getting something on the edge of the jamb, as mentioned above, and waiting for the paint to get hard seems to me to be your best bet. Maybe silicone spray?

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   Jerry_Bessett | Aug 25, 2000 07:07pm | #8

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   Need help finding a remedy for painted doors in a new home sticking to the stops after sitting close for short periods of time. The doors are a fir veneer primed with an acrylic latex primer and painted with acrylic latex semi-gloss paint. All are high quality products. I've painted in this manner for years on all kinds of doors without any problems so this has me baffled. I'm in a dry climate.
   We let the doors sit for more than two weeks before hanging them in place. Each time there has been sticking we repaint the damaged spots and let sit for another couple weeks. No luck!
   I'm in a dry climate. The HVAC system is an electric forced air furnace with heat pump.
   Even tried a suggestion of using Pledge furniture polish on the offending spots. Didn't work.
   Any ideas are appreciated. Would like to keep the hair I have left.
   Thanks, Jerry