On Apr 24, 8:22*pm, DerbyDad03 wrote:
Let's say you have a pre-primed fiberglass entry door.

Let's say SWMBO has picked the perfect color for you to paint it with.

Question 1:

How soon after you paint it can you close it tight against the rubber
weather stripping without fear of damaging the finish?

Question 2:

Would it hurt or help to bake the freshly painted door in my black,
enclosed trailer, parked in the sun on hot summer day?

(Having used the trailer previously to bake some large objects made from
fiberglass and epoxy, I know that it makes a pretty good oven.

Thanks!

What kind of paint, what color, what quality of a job are you doing.
Latex can fail early if painted on a hot surface or get to much heat
to fast, dark colors can get real hot in the sun. Ive been using
Benjamin moore Aura and it dries super fast and some latexes paints do
seem to take forever to not be tacky. You could heat it a bit but
baking latex might be risky. The only houses ive had fail were the
ones painted when real hot out that got sun right away. Many latex
cans say dont paint a hot surface or in excessive heat and thats
around 85+ in my opinion. Go to a real paint store and ask since
different products have different procedures that need to be followed,
and all brands are different. Test a sample. Aura works, dries too dam
fast, but its near 50 qallon