humidity and painting/priming

[mrcrsr]

i remember hearing years ago that you shouldn't paint when the humidity is high, well, living in s fla, it is a fact of life! what are the downsides of hi humidity and are there any easy solutions or things not to do? thanks!

[bigboy]

I think it has an impact on the "gloss" of the paint. Higher humidity than less shiny. But i'm not sure.....

[mrcrsr]

anyone else. especially from s fla!!!!

[1BadAction]

klears cloud up easier, solids take longer to dry. Just don't paint after it rains or hog the paint on super thick and it should be ok. Its also always a good idea to shoot a small test panel to see what a new paint does in your conditions.

[afr]

i remember hearing years ago that you shouldn't paint when the humidity is high, well, living in s fla, it is a fact of life! what are the downsides of hi humidity and are there any easy solutions or things not to do? thanks!

use an accelerator and follow the instructions on the cans youll be fine now you do have to spray faster with accelerators to keep a wet edge going
the only thing that will get ya is late at night if you get a early due faliing your paint surface can get wet i mean wet and yes that will totaly wipe out the gloss and make it clog up your sand paper on the re prep

if you really want more insite call your paint rep

[mrcrsr]

thanks everyone!

[Vegas XT]

Call my friend Robert 772-370-5938 he'll tell you what to do!

[XstreamVking]

Most important thing is dry air!! Don't mix water/oil from contaminated air lines with the paint. At the very least use the small filters that go on the spray gun air inlet....

[oldskier]

use an accelerator and follow the instructions on the cans youll be fine now you do have to spray faster with accelerators to keep a wet edge going
the only thing that will get ya is late at night if you get a early due faliing your paint surface can get wet i mean wet and yes that will totaly wipe out the gloss and make it clog up your sand paper on the re prep

Tell me about it Scott, same in Tennessee! I'll never start to spray after 2 PM after the last fiasco.....don't have to spray late, just CURE late. (and early dew fall)
Lost a nice coat of Imron on the PowerCat like that...TWICE!!!

[mrcrsr]

Tell me about it Scott, same in Tennessee! I'll never start to spray after 2 PM after the last fiasco.....don't have to spray late, just CURE late. (and early dew fall)
Lost a nice coat of Imron on the PowerCat like that...TWICE!!!

that sux, i'll keep it in mind!!! my shop air supply is filtered 3x and has underground water traps, etc, so clean, cool air is not a problem! at least it takes one variable out

[afr]

Tell me about it Scott, same in Tennessee! I'll never start to spray after 2 PM after the last fiasco.....don't have to spray late, just CURE late. (and early dew fall)
Lost a nice coat of Imron on the PowerCat like that...TWICE!!!

im only tring to help you know that
and case some dont know it i cleaned more paint out of my gun then most people will spray in a life time a long life time
lol no

[Li'l Toy]

I just cleaned up the bad putty on the nosecone job on the V8, patched with epoxy, and sanded. The zinc chromate primer said not to apply at more than 60% humidity, and not over 80 degrees. Guess you can't use zinc chromate in Florida.

[mrcrsr]

I just cleaned up the bad putty on the nosecone job on the V8, patched with epoxy, and sanded. The zinc chromate primer said not to apply at more than 60% humidity, and not over 80 degrees. Guess you can't use zinc chromate in Florida.

i always use epoxy primer on nose cones, not zinc chromate, it seals all the body work and helps hold it all together

[MULLETSKIFF]

You can apply zinc chromate in fl. If you use awlgrip
any time you paint, brush or spray in high humidity it will flatten when it dries
the mulett skiff