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exibar:
I've found that you cannot rush things with Latex paint.  If you try and sand or make use of a surface that you've painted with Latex paint less than 72 hours ago you'll have peeling problems.  It's almost like a sunburn, but with paint peeling....

  Give it at least a week before doing anything with that Latex painted surface before doing anything to it.  You will probably find that it will take a couple weeks to completely cure before it's a durable surface...

Especially if it's very humid out, like down in Florida or up here in New England during the summer months.... It will take much longer for the paint to fully cure when it's really humid out, even if it's indoors....

  At least that is what I found.
Darkstalker:
That's one of the two main benefits of oil paint.  Humidity doesn't slow the drying process nearly as bad, and oil will "smooth out" better.  You tend to see brushstrokes more with Latex than you do with Oil.

Oil is just a serious PITA to clean up after though...
RayB:
Oh now I get it. When Hoagie used the word "pita" i thought it might be a type for "pity".

tee hee. Now I know it means Pain in the...
froggerman:

--- Quote from: Darkstalker on September 25, 2004, 05:46:03 pm ---Oil is just a serious PITA to clean up after though...

--- End quote ---
I use oil paint a lot of the time and although I agree that it isn't always as easy to clean up as latex paint it isn't that bad either if you are just a little bit careful. The biggest help for me is that I line my roller tray with plasic wrap before I use it. When I am done I just remove the plastic wrap and I am done. I wrap the roller in plastic wrap until the next day/coat. When I am done I throw it out. You can also put the wrapped roller in the freezer and it will stay useable for quite a while. One thing that I have found is easier with oil than with latex is cleaning the roller handle and paint stick. I can just take a piece of paper towel and wipe them clean. Don't even have to use paint thinner. I have found in the past that latex paint will dry before I am finished painting and it takes more work to clean.

The most important thing to me is use the paint that is the best for what you are doing, either oil or latex. I use both latex and oil primer for example.

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