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]

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

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]

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....

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.

[crackbone]

Thanks for the advice, guys... turns out I was just too optimistic on the drying time.   It's reacting much better now.  I'm still a bit worried about "peeling", as I think I may have put the coats on too soon to each other... but it does look real nice....

Being my first real painting experience, I don't think it turned out bad.  I could certianly use some touch up in areas, but overall I'm just glad I'm done!

[mahuti]

You can experiment with various additives that will speed drying times (but may cause other problems)

Some of the great impressionists oil paintings are still not dry, and have to be hung upside down every few years to correct a slow downward slide of the wet oils underneath the surface.

I've had good luck with enamel for cabinet painting. Depends on the brand you buy, but 8 - 48 hours is generally the range.

[radiator]

mmm, oil takes bloody ages to dry (the last painting i did took around 3 days)
but you will get a brilliant result (oils = very nice for blending colours together)

have fun
 

[AX]

we used oil based here in our house for the moldings and doors and let me tell you it's a ---smurfette---.  nice looking and very durable but it takes patience and lays nicely.  I found htat when letting dry in a damp area such as the garage or basement it took a few days to dry as opposed to the main house where it took a few hours for the same paint and molding.  Just an observation might be other factors also.  Time of day, position of the moon etc