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Title: Paint questions - one basic, one specific
Post by: More Cowbell on December 04, 2006, 04:45:27 pm

I live in a suburb of Chicago and the temperature has been in the single digit lows recently. Is it ok to paint a cab in my garage in these conditions? I would guess it's in the 20's or 30's in the garage. I will keep the paint indoors until using. Will is just take longer to dry? Or shorter?
Also, I am painting a Berzerk cabinet and I would like that original bumpy texture. I've read a couple of ideas but would like one last batch of input, especially if someone is knowledgeable about a specific technique that returned results matching the original cabinet texture.
Thanks!

Title: Re: Paint questions - one basic, one specific
Post by: FrizzleFried on December 04, 2006, 05:55:38 pm

I've been painting in my garage here in Idaho and it too has been in the lower 30's upper 20's.   Possible?  Yes.  Recommended?  No.   It takes much longer to dry...you will also have to shake the crap out of the can...i'd shake it a good 3-4 minutes first...and also,  depending on the paint,  it may come out "chunkier" with more "splatter".   I overcame the splatter by storing the paint indoors and only taking it out in the cold when I was ready to use it.

I am much too impatient to wait for the drying time and managed to screw up a couple times which I think had to wait longer to fix.

But then again,  all this only applies to spray paint.   When I rolled out the black,  it was cold then...but only around 40 or so...and it rolled out fine...but I noticed my paint in the tray started getting lumpy much quicker.

Title: Re: Paint questions - one basic, one specific
Post by: Rocky on December 05, 2006, 08:36:07 am

I've painted into the Fall after the temperatures drop.  I don't like to paint when it's below 32 F.

I've used various heaters in the garage (when I had one) to take the edge off and allow the paint to dry faster (nothing with a blower, though).

When I spray paint small parts, I keep everything inside until I paint and then move the parts inside after painting.

Title: Re: Paint questions - one basic, one specific
Post by: johnvv on December 05, 2006, 10:18:35 pm

In cold temps, some tips are:

- get the paint up to room temperature before using it.  Simply keep in the house overnight.  You can also put the can into warm water for 20 minutes or so prior to using.
- as long as you take proper precautions, you can put a small space heater in the room where the cabinet is going to dry to keep the room from getting too cold.   You can also warm the room prior to painting.  Of course, keep the heater off during painting and give the room proper time to venitlate before turning it on again.
- check out rgvac.com painting tips section for tips on Bezerk texture and general painting tips to begin with.