![]() What primer does for a wood surface is to create a physical moisture-barrier between the sensitive wood material and your decorative top-coat above. The Marquee never stood a chance as it was refilled 24 hours after painting because it felt “Dry” As long as nature co operates the Behr Dry Plus Sealer should actually get some “Curing” time.What Is The Benefit Of Using Primer On Wood? Anyway I will allow much more “Cure” time before refilling pond. Some of the paint will be submerged splash way is for drain back only. Thank goodness I am not dealing with a huge official pool size project pond iz only 8 foof diameter with a 2 foot concrete splash ring. Working with previous two part epoxy is not going to be repeated unless absolutely required. Once again this is not pool paint but is designed to seal masonry and brick against water penetration. Repaint with Behr masonry sealer waterproofer. ![]() So after 2 years it needed some touch up work. Acid etching concrete nof really a home owner task. Not many companies make concrete pool paint and when they do thd prep is usually so complex that it would be impossible for a DIY to complete. I had just surface ground the bare concrete to remove roughness of the hydraulic concrete patching I had to do. Concrete was poured in 2006 it is fully cured. The project worked wonderfully however over the usage and time some of the concrete prep work lifted before the paint did. I had selected an approved pool paint two part epoxy. I was repainting a concrete water fountain pond a few years back. This is very interesting information on Dry vs Cure. Don’t be shy… If you’ve had a similar experience, leave a comment! It will make me feel a whole lot better knowing I’m not the only one! I’d love to hear how long you wait for your paint to dry before using or selling your furniture. So do you think I should add P-A-T-I-E-N-C-E to my list of New Years Resolutions? If no indent is visible and the surface is hard, your paint has cured. If it leaves an indent (like my plate did…grrrr!!!) your paint is not fully cured. In an inconspicuous area, press your fingernail into the paint. To check if your paint is cured, do the fingernail test. If the paint is not tacky and feels dry to the touch, it is dry. To check if your paint is dry, touch an inconspicuous area with your finger. ![]() The number of coats applied How to check if your paint is dry? ![]() The overall condition of where it is left to dry eg. The color of the paint and tints used eg. flat/eggshell/satin/semi-gloss/high-gloss wood/melamine/dry wall/concrete/canvas etc. Milk Paint ~ Dry Time 30 minutes – Cure time 30 days Homemade Chalky Paint ~ Dry Time 30-60 minutes – Cure Time 21-30 days Oil Based Paint ~ Dry Time 6-8 hours – Cure Time 3-7 daysĬhalk Brand Paints ~ Dry Time 30-60 minutes – Cure time 30 days Water Based/Latex Paint ~ Dry Time 1-2 hours – Cure Time 21-30 days How long does it take paint to dry and cure? For instance, if a client wants their furniture asap, I always explain the repercussions of using the furniture before it has had time to cure. When reading the label on your paint can, it will tell you the DRY time, not the CURE time. Through many mistakes just like my table above, I’ve learned it’s best to wait until furniture has CURED before staging and selling. Paint “CURE” happens when your paint coating has reached it’s maximum hardness and is completely 100% dry. Paint “DRY” happens when the solvents evaporate from your paint coating leaving the paint feeling dry to the touch even though it is not 100% dry. This is because PAINT DRY and PAINT CURE are two different things. I’ve been painting furniture long enough to know that paint can feel DRY to the touch in as little as 1 or 2 hours, however CURE time usually takes 3-4 weeks. If you look closely, you’ll see exactly where the plate left its mark! Have you ever spent time painting a piece of furniture, painting your walls, cabinets, or anything at all then somehow mucked up your paint job because it hadn’t dried or cured properly? Beyond frustrating right?īefore I went on holidays last year (love saying “last year” even though it was only a few weeks ago… weird, I know) I repaired a table with edge-banding and gave it a flawless sprayed black finish.īecause I was in a rush with my packing, holiday preparation yada-yada-yada (do people still say yada-yada □ ), I rushed to get this table staged, photographed, and posted to this blog. My first blog post of 2014… Happy New Year!!! … I hope you and yours had a wonderful Holiday Season!
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