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Oil paint drying time?
crackbone:
So, how long should I have to wait for oil based paint to dry? I've had this drying for about a day now and it's still "peeling" if it gets rubbed with any type of force....
Crack
SNAAAKE:
--- Quote from: crackbone on June 01, 2003, 11:44:17 pm ---So, how long should I have to wait for oil based paint to dry? I've had this drying for about a day now and it's still "peeling" if it gets rubbed with any type of force....
Crack
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Unfortunetly...oil based paint suck REALLY bad...I tried once.
whole day...no sign of the paint drying.
I say sand the whole thing and use black latex paint. :)
u_rebelscum:
--- Quote from: crackbone on June 01, 2003, 11:44:17 pm ---So, how long should I have to wait for oil based paint to dry? I've had this drying for about a day now and it's still "peeling" if it gets rubbed with any type of force....
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Depends on the exact paint and what you painted on, but oil paints take a lot longer that water based. When I tried an oil enamel, I had to wait 48 hours between coats. I didn't get your "peeling", but it felt "dry to the touch, but sticky to the press" for a week or two. Often when you use oil paints, you can still smell the paint drying for a month, even when the paint feels "dry to the touch".
Since you are getting peeling, maybe the paint isn't sticking to the primer (use primer, unless painting over old but not peeling oil paint).
Wait 48 to 72 hours. If the paint still peels, do as snaaake says.
Rocky:
Oil paint is more work, but I think the results are better (more durable and look better)
Usually it takes 24 hours to dry, 48 between coats. It depends on temperature and humidity. I painted over latex primer.
Rocky
MrArcade:
With a fan blowing it took mine 2 days to dry, results were nice though.