CH: Day 17
Wednesday.
Thursday.
I had planned to prime all that I could reach via the scaffolding but note how the right side is in shade and the left in sun. The latter is bad.
Painting in the sun, and in the heat, is bad. Very bad. As I learned to my immense frustration in 2014 while painting the west facade of the big house. The paint kept blistering. ARGH!!!!!!!!
Today was 82-degrees. Was this OK hot? Or too hot? I refused to take a chance, hence my stopping. Tomorrow I will screen the wall with a tarp, making the question moot.
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Always have to take environmental conditions into account when painting things. I have trouble here because our humidity (Mississippi) is so high so often, especially this spring. And they paint won’t set properly (and other things won’t cure/dry properly) in over 70% humidity.
Good luck and I hope the weather cooperates with your efforts!
It really is crazy how much paint can do to rectify the look of something. As much as I can usually see beyond something that just needs a good new coat of paint, this really is looking much better now.
Well, that explains why my kitchen door blistered when I was so careful to paint it years ago. It faces west. I remember painting it in the afternoon so I could see how I was doing. In the sun. Should have painted it in the morning. I’ll remember that next time.
You’ve got rain coming Monday. Tuesday is your best chance with a high of 78. Then next Friday at 79. After that, all 80s. Yikes.
Of course, you could always paint at 8pm and let it dry over night when the temps are low. But then you probably have the humidity issue of dew and moisture forming on the walls.