Folks,
Does oil paint ever dry?
As I recall, it used to until the formulas were Californicated.
Did a front door today in the morning. At rollup I was able to remove the masking, but it was still not fully kicked. I use Pentrol to make it lay down.
It’s a hardship for the homeowner to have to keep the door open for at least a day so it will dry. These folks work.
Solutions? Latex? A dryer agent? Fans and heater (used both today). Remove the weather stripping so the door can close, but not be in contact.
When the HOA painted my door, the guy came at 4 PM. Door stayed open all night. Had to leave on a trip at 11 AM next day and it still was not cured. Like the decorative black weather strip stripe around the white door.
The ToolBear
“Never met a man who couldn’t teach me something.” Anon.
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You may want to add some Japan Dyer but I'd do that only as a last resort if this happens repeatedly in the weather conditions you're working under.
What kind of oil paint you using?
I've been using Benj Moores penetrating primer (alkaloid) all week. Goes on like glue almost but it does dry within 3-4 hours in ideal conditions. Dry enough to actually recoat again. The stuff is awesome. Real expensive....but awesome.
I don't use Penetrol unless I'm spraying the paint. I really don't need to slow the drying process down especially outside. A good paint shouldn't need that unless you're spraying. Usually can't hurt but it may be hindering you in your case. Try an area with out it to see what happens.
Indoors I almost always use Flotrol except in my primers.
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a little japan drier goes a long way. I usually don't use penetrol because it really makes oil paint "yellow" so much quicker. All the linseed oil will definitely slow down the drying process.
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Using Vista's Protec. Dries to Can Touch in about four hours. Conditions here have been Marine Layer. Overcast and humid. Nice to paint in, poor to dry in.
A few minutes of sun hit the door in the PM, so it had not kicked at rollup. The other door had the guy's heater playing on it all day.
I am reluctant to add dryers for fear they will stiffen the mix. I am usually adding Penetrol to make it lay down - which it did.
I think the solution is a Loaner Door. 189 units. I expect the doors are very standard. The ToolBear
"Never met a man who couldn't teach me something." Anon.
A loaner door is certainly a good choice, but could you bar the door in some fashion and have the residents use a back door (though this sounds like an apt. complex which I doubt have more than one door)?Anyway, if there is another access point you could extend the deadbolt before closing the door and then wedge it with a security bar under the knob.
If it is "dry" but not totaly hard then you can slip some wax paper between it and the weather stripping to keep it from sticking.
@@ If it is "dry" but not totaly hard then you can slip some wax paper between it and the weather stripping to keep it from sticking.
Thanks for the tip. I wondered about that. Works, eh? That would help a lot.
Wish I had tried that when the HOA did my door. Guy came at 4 PM. Door stayed open all night - barricaded. When we left on vacation at 11 AM next day, still not fully kicked. Nice black WX ring on the white. The ToolBear
"Never met a man who couldn't teach me something." Anon.
What I've done is to remove the weatherstripping and carefully close the door and throw the deadbolt. That will keep the door from contacting the jamb. It's always a problem when painting an entry door, which is why I generally use oil primer (Moore #100) and latex topcoats.
Good point on pulling the wx stripping. Suggested it to the owner of unit 2, but he didn't want to do that.
Everything else here is latex, so why not the front doors?
No reason, just policy.The ToolBear
"Never met a man who couldn't teach me something." Anon.
Could be that vaseline on the weatherstrip would stop paint from sticking to it. I don't know for sure, just something you might want to try.
Next door, we grease one side and paper the other. See what happens.The ToolBear
"Never met a man who couldn't teach me something." Anon.