Saturday, February 27, 2010

How long will it take for 10 year old oil based paint to dry?

I used some 10 year old paint on a door and it's NOT drying. I'm sure it will but has anyone else had this happen? How long did it take?How long will it take for 10 year old oil based paint to dry?
Depends mostly the Temperature and Humidity. For every 10 degrees the rate of reaction is twice as fast.





About 1 day at 70





so I would guess 2 days at 60


4 days at 50


8 days at 40How long will it take for 10 year old oil based paint to dry?
Since it is 10 years old the solvent probably evaporated long ago, it may never dry properly.





If it is an oil modified alkyd paint it will take a really long time to dry and cooler temperatures will also increase this dry time.





If after 12 hours it does not dry at all you should wipe it off with a rag soaked in mineral spirits. Once you get all the paint off clean the door with mineral spirits.





Then you can buy some new paint and repaint it.

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