Fellas, We just finished up a finished basement. We painted the rail going down with an exterior paint the homeowner provided(black) Acrylic latex I believe. 4 days later and she’s still tacky. I’m thinking maybe the paint had been frozen in his shed. Do think this is why its still tacky?
Lou C
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I know some SW exterior paints, particulalry those of dark color are designed to stay very flexible i.e tacky. So it could be old paint or it could be paint that was designed to stay flexible.
What brand was used.
Bruce
Frozen paint is curdled in my experience. I think a second coat of a water based interior paint would be the best solution if the paint is actually drying. Or a coat of clear water base finish, or even shellac will help. They provided the paint, now you got to fix it, right?
sounds like there is a problem w. it curing. maybe the humidity is too high and the cold isnt helping.
If paint is still tacky after one day, let alone four, it's no good. The resin emulsion is not forming a film. The only proper solution is to strip it and re-paint. Painting over uncured paint is like painting over cracked and flaking paint; the new coat is only as good as what's under it.
Assuming the temperature in that basement was above the minimum called for on the label, then freezing in the shed may have caused the problem, or age, or if the can was not properly sealed, loss of volatile amines.
Since the HO provided the paint, the re-do should be billable time.
BruceT
Edited 11/27/2008 12:39 pm by brucet9
If it's just a wall rail it might be more efficient to replace the rail.
"...might be more efficient to replace the rail"Seems like a lot more work to me unless it's a very plain rail. All it takes to strip that tacky paint would be a quart of acetone and a few rags.BruceT
That is the new special "Safety grip" paint made especially for handrails. It can also be used to trap burglars the same way flypaper can be used to trap flies when hung near the door.
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Put a fan on it and let it set another day or 2. Can't hurt.
I once had poly do the same thing to me, fan solved the problem.
I'm with the bigger hammer on this one, Lou.
Give it some dry heat, (electric), and a fan. And up to two weeks.
The HO provided the paint, the HO will have to pay the extra electric bill for the heater/s and fan, to make the paint work.
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