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Banacek:
Hmm, looks like my painting is going to have to be done in the early morning or not at all   :(
AMDman13:

--- Quote ---I don't know how you do it, man!  I can barely stand being in our garage for ten minutes.  I've taken up inside projects to pass my first summer in AZ.

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It's weird up until about 4 years ago I was the same.. Couldn't stand the extreme heat. Now I'm right at home anywhere from 100-115. I'm just one of those strange desert rats. Just don't put me anywhere cold. I practically need a jacket to go to the movie theater in the summer.

Anyway, the cab is smooth again. Sanded back down with 220 grit this afternoon. I plan to do my painting from now either late at night or crack of butt dawn. Good thing I installed all of that fluorescent shop lighting.
442much:
I just finished painting my cab in Tucson and had similar problems.  If only I could have painted it in the winter.  It didn't come out smooth, but I was able to sand it down with my finish sander.  However, I started to notice that it made a nice very slight texture (which I left on the cab with the final 2 coats).  What I found to help out was to mix in a small amount of floetrol and especially water.  I added the floetrol to the can, but I add water to the paint tray.  My paint looked blue when wet and black when dry, so when it started to turn black, I just added more water and stirred. 

Also, I could never get the paint (no problems with the primer) to fully dry until I moved the cab in the house.
AMDman13:
I'm using oil based paint, however I am wishing I would have went the latex route more and more. Latex is far more foregiving...

442much

Welcome I myself attended JR High and part of HS in Tucson!
Goz:
Sadly enough since moving to the Phoenix area I have put the painting aspect of my projects on hold until November due to the heat. It hit 118 two days ago...

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