OK to paint outside when overnight temps below freezing?
 

I have a few small areas to paint. I can do them during the day when
it's 40F, but overnight it will drop below freezing. Is that a
problem? Do I just need to wait until spring?

I have a small bit of siding on a dormer and a bit of trim. I can
easily get it painted in 40F and it will have a few hours to dry, but
6 to 8 hours later it's likely to drop below freezing.

OK to paint outside when overnight temps below freezing?
 

kansascats wrote:
I have a few small areas to paint. I can do them during the day when
it's 40F, but overnight it will drop below freezing. Is that a
problem? Do I just need to wait until spring?

I have a small bit of siding on a dormer and a bit of trim. I can
easily get it painted in 40F and it will have a few hours to dry, but
6 to 8 hours later it's likely to drop below freezing.

I frequently make use of a hair dryer.

Greg

OK to paint outside when overnight temps below freezing?
 

On Nov 29, 5:01*pm, kansascats wrote:
I have a few small areas to paint. *I can do them during the day when
it's 40F, but overnight it will drop below freezing. * Is that a
problem? *Do I just need to wait until spring?

I have a small bit of siding on a dormer and a bit of trim. * I can
easily get it painted in 40F and it will have a few hours to dry, but
6 to 8 hours later it's likely to drop below freezing.

is it on a suth-facing wall, does it get any sun to help it dry?

OK to paint outside when overnight temps below freezing?
 

On Nov 29, 6:01*pm, kansascats wrote:
I have a few small areas to paint. *I can do them during the day when
it's 40F, but overnight it will drop below freezing. * Is that a
problem? *Do I just need to wait until spring?

I have a small bit of siding on a dormer and a bit of trim. * I can
easily get it painted in 40F and it will have a few hours to dry, but
6 to 8 hours later it's likely to drop below freezing.

your better off waiting till spring, next time paint before
fall........

adhesion will be better in warm weather

OK to paint outside when overnight temps below freezing?
 

"kansascats" wrote in message
...

I have a few small areas to paint. I can do them during the day when
it's 40F, but overnight it will drop below freezing. Is that a
problem? Do I just need to wait until spring?

What does the paint can label say? Most of mine suggest
minimum teperatures for application.

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

OK to paint outside when overnight temps below freezing?
 

answers to questions..

-- the dormer side is facing south and the dormer front facing west,
so both will get sun through 4pm or so
-- generally fall here is the best time to paint - Sep-mid Nov. More
rain in the spring and summers can be hot (85-100) and humid (50+)
-- BM Moorgard -- 40F minimum

I'm going to call it quits until spring for all other parts of the
house, but was wondering about that south and west side of the dormer
and a bit of fascia. It's been washed and caulked. Some of that may
need to get redone if I don't paint now. Painting would take about an
hour. After that area I need to wash and prep the other areas, so
there's no chance to paint until spring. I do have a fair bit of
fascia that also could be painted, but other than than newly primed
fascia and door trim on the shop, it too an wait. But I don't want to
redo all this if temperature is going to be an issue.

While we are here -- what caulk do folks use? I've been using DAP
ALEX plus (the silicone additive latex)

OK to paint outside when overnight temps below freezing?
 

I sent an email off to BM -- we'll see if they respond. I'll post
their answer here.

OK to paint outside when overnight temps below freezing?
 

On Wed, 30 Nov 2011 10:11:41 -0800 (PST), kansascats
wrote:

I sent an email off to BM -- we'll see if they respond. I'll post
their answer here.


You'll be fine with Aura, Regal Select, or Ben. All the newer
paints with the Gennex pigment system are fast drying. Start as early
in the day as you can after the surface temp is at least 40 degrees.

OK to paint outside when overnight temps below freezing?
 

From BM..

As long as you follow the guidelines provided in my first missive, you
should be fine. Wait until the Spring time would be my advice.

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Thank you -- so then would painting at 45F from 11am to 2pm, and then
the temps dropping down to say 30F by midnight be a problem?

By 11am, I'm assuming all the morning dew is gone. The temps from
11am to 2pm woud be 40F. By 5pm, sundown, the temps would still be
40F, but then it would drop off and go below freezing by early AM.

Again -- this is just for a few small locations on exterior siding and
trim.

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In general, weather conditions will affect the performance and working
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apply our low temperature paint in fair, dry weather with temperatures
between 40 and 90 degrees Fahrenheit. Wait until the morning dew has
evaporated and stop painting before evening dampness sets in. Don't
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drying, solvent-based paint. All surfaces to be painted should be
allowed to thoroughly dry before attempting to paint. After rain,
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also have an impact on the amount of time required for an alkyd/oil
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OK to paint outside when overnight temps below freezing?
 

On Dec 5, 12:15*pm, kansascats wrote:

Thank you -- so then would painting at 45F from 11am to 2pm, and then
the temps dropping down to say 30F by midnight be a problem?

Once applied, all the cold will do is slow the curing of the paint.

OK to paint outside when overnight temps below freezing?
 

On Mon, 5 Dec 2011 09:15:26 -0800 (PST), kansascats
wrote:

so then would painting at 45F from 11am to 2pm, and then
the temps dropping down to say 30F by midnight be a problem?

No problem. The specified paints would be long dry by then.