I painted our spare bedroom (3 weeks ago) and the paint (Benjamin Moore semi-gloss) refuses to dry completely. The entire bedroom was primed (tinted) in the morning and then painted in the afternoon. If you take a cloth with a drop of water on it and just touch the wall the color wipes right on to the cloth and then leaves a mark on the wall (found this out when I tried to wipe a small mark off the wall). I painted 4 other rooms the same way and none of them have this problem. Any suggestions of how to fix this problem. I know the room is going to need another coat but I'm afraid to put it on since this coat refuses to dry. I need to know what to do because I have to move the furniture back into it by the middle of August.
2006-07-23 15:54:25 · 8 answers · asked by dkop0978 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
This results when conditions are too humid to allow the molecules in liquid to air dry because the air itself is full of moisture....Place a dehumidifier in the area for 24 hours.This should take care of your problem.
2006-07-23 16:04:28 · answer #1 · answered by curious_john 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Since you painted other rooms the same way and had no problem, I would assume the problem lies with what you are painting over. Unless of course, you painted the other rooms in better weather? Was the weather hot and humid when you painted this particularly room? If not, I would again go with the material you painted over. Perhaps it was oil based or just very old. Cleaning and sanding the walls prior to painting would have been in order, but now that the deed is done, I'm not sure what you should do. I would suggest talking to the people at the paint store where you purchased the Benjamin Moore to see what you can do to remedy this situation.
2006-07-23 23:12:28 · answer #2 · answered by PDY 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have been painting professionally for about 8 years now and have only seen this once or twice. Humidity....... It is very hard to paint in extreme humidity because as you apply the paint it somehow traps a small amount of humdity behind it and since it is semi gloss it is very hard for it to release. It may cost a little more than you wanted to spend, but try priming it with a coat of Killz oil based primer and allow it to dry over night, then apply your regular paint. In the summer it is always better to apply your paint at night because the humidity is lower. If it is a dark shade of paint have the primer tinted to a gray, You will get better coverage. Hope this helps.
2006-07-23 23:04:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe the paint had seperated in the can and need to be shook or stirred before applying it to the walls. I would open any windows in that room and shut the door to the rest of the house. I would also put like a circulating fan in there.
2006-07-23 23:00:09 · answer #4 · answered by princess_nev75 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Humidity is the culprit. Put a heater in the room and close it up--the heat will aid in the drying process.
2006-07-23 22:59:48 · answer #5 · answered by old dude 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
turn the heat up, put a speace heater in there, heat heat heat and fans, that should work. I have apinted 8 rooms of my place and I live in Nova Scotia. it's alway humid here
2006-07-23 22:59:01 · answer #6 · answered by i_like_to_flip_yay 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
is the room moist? that may cuse it, but otherwise i dont know.
2006-07-23 22:59:17 · answer #7 · answered by ~carebear~ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
humidity
2006-07-23 22:57:30 · answer #8 · answered by John N 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋