New builds, wooden exterior entrance door units, several homes being built on my street, stain is used on the wood. Varithane (SP)? I think. and we need to restain ours too. gets sun, and is 3 years old.
But can says apply at 55 to 75 degrees.
Call to manufacturer was unclear if it was ok to have a daytime 55-75 temp but near freezing at night 34 . They want 24 dry time before exposure to outside that range temp
so what do the pros do? ignore the weather? they dont stop building here in the winter
Upstate south carolina
Whats done in Maine?
or in whatever that big country is to the North of the US?
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I’m a painter. I always read the information on the can. I follow the the guidelines. Chemical engineers and materials scientists wrote these instructions so that the product will perform as advertised. A while back I was at a job site with an employee. I had given him some new paint for some steel framed windows. The paint required thinning to spray using my HVLP sprayer. He went tot the trailer and brought back a can of mineral spirits. I told him to read the instructions on the paint can. “Thin with acetone”
Love it. Proves there really is a difference between reading...and reading comprehension :)
Kindly anyone gives me some suggestions so that I can paint my home myself.
Whatever you're painting, wood, metal, brick etc. Must be the manufacturer recommended temperature for the specified period of time.
Not ! just the outside ambient temperature.
If the area isn't too big, you can tent it and put a heater of some kind to warm up the space. Just be aware that if you use plastic to tent, it can be flammable.
You can tent and heat a whole house, but that tends to be cost prohibitive.
What part of your call to the manufacturer did you find "unclear"? The product instructions...or your willingness to follow them? 'Cause it appeared to me that the manufacturer was very clear.
To answer your question: No; professionals don't ignore the weather...or manufacturer's instructions; only fools do. So the real question here is: Do you want to be foolish? If the answer is "No", then simply mind the weather...and follow the instructions.