Wait How Long Before Putting Books On Painted Shelf?

My first blog post of 2014… Happy New Year!!! … I hope you and yours had a wonderful Holiday Season!

Accept you always spent fourth dimension painting a furniture, painting your walls, cabinets, or anything at all; then somehow mucked up your paint job considering it hadn't dried or cured properly? Beyond frustrating right?

Earlier I went on holidays last twelvemonth (beloved saying "last twelvemonth" even though it was only a few weeks agone… weird, I know) I repaired a table with edge-banding and gave it a flawless sprayed black finish.

Considering I was in a rush with my packing, holiday preparation yada-yada-yada (do people still say yada-yada 😉 ), I rushed to go this table staged, photographed, and posted to this blog. Take a look what happened. If yous look closely, yous'll see exactly where the plate left its marking!

I've been painting piece of furniture long enough to know that pigment can feel Dry to the touch in equally little as 1 or 2 hours, however CURE time usually takes three-iv weeks. This is because Pigment Dry and PAINT CURE are ii different things.

Paint "DRY" happens when the solvents evaporate from your paint coating leaving the paint feeling dry to the impact even though it is not 100% dry out.

Paint "CURE" happens when your paint coating has reached information technology'southward maximum hardness and is completely 100% dry.

When reading the characterization on your paint tin can, it will tell y'all the Dry out time, not the CURE time. Through many mistakes simply like my tabular array above, I've learned it's best to wait until furniture has CURED before staging and selling. Sometimes this isn't possible. For case, if a client wants their furniture asap, I always explicate the repercussions of using the furniture before it has had time to cure.

How long does it take paint to dry and cure?

Water Based/Latex Pigment ~ Dry Time 1-2 hours – Cure Time 21-30 days

Oil Based Paint ~ Dry out Time 6-viii hours – Cure Time three-7 days

Chalk Brand Paints ~ Dry Fourth dimension 30-hour – Cure time xxx days

Homemade Chalky Pigment ~ Dry Fourth dimension 30-hour – Cure Time 21-30 days

Milk Paint ~ Dry out Time 30 minutes – Cure time 30 days

Some factors which outcome dry out/cure time.

The thickness of your paint

The surface it'due south painted on eg. wood/melamine/dry wall/concrete/canvas etc.

The sheen of the paint eg. flat/eggshell/satin/semi-gloss/high-gloss

The make and type of paint eg. oil/latex/chalk/acrylic/milk paint

The colour of the paint and tints used eg. longer drying time with nighttime colors

The overall status of where it is left to dry eg. air catamenia/humidity/temperature

The number of coats applied

How to check if your paint is dry?

To check if your pigment is dry, bear on an inconspicuous surface area with your finger. If the paint is non tacky and feels dry to the affect, it is dry.

How to check if your paint is cured?

To check if your pigment is cured, practice the fingernail test. In an inconspicuous area, printing your fingernail into the paint. If it leaves an indent (similar my plate did…grrrr!!!) your pigment is not fully cured. If no indent is visible and the surface is difficult, your paint has cured.

So do you lot remember I should add P-A-T-I-Eastward-N-C-Due east to my list of New Years Resolutions? {rolling my eyes and smiling}

I'd dearest to hear how long you wait for your paint to dry out before using or selling your furniture. Don't exist shy… If you've had a similar feel, leave a annotate! It will make me feel a whole lot ameliorate knowing I'm non the only i!

Enjoy your day!

Source: https://salvagedinspirations.com/paint-dry-and-paint-cure/

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