Allow the paint to dry and harden.
Fast drying paint for walls.
Once the trim is completely painted and dry at least 24 hours tape it off using an easy release painter s tape then paint the ceiling then continue on to wall painting.
Fastest drying interior oil based paints.
Don t worry if the door and trim paint gets slopped onto the walls.
Keep the nozzle of the dryer about 2 inches away from the surface so that the paint doesn t blister.
Rinse the surface with clean water and allow to dry before repainting.
Just concentrate on getting a smooth finish on the wood.
If you re wondering how long it takes exterior paint to dry you ve come to the right place paintrite pros has painted over 2000 houses in the sacramento and las vegas areas.
Focus the hair dryer on the area that is drying too slowly.
After years in the business and 100 000 gallons of paint used we consider ourselves experts.
Exterior and interior paint dries to the touch in a couple of hours.
1 surface dry wherein the solvent of the paint evaporates 2 touch dry wherein the paint could stick to your finger or not 3 hard dry the point when the paint layer has gotten harder and will not come off and 4 thorough dry wherein the part of the surface is dry and ready for use.
By the next day you don t have to worry about.
You ll cover it later when painting walls.
When dry rub the surface down using wet and dry abrasive paper and clean with warm water with a little detergent added.
If you need to quick dry paint on furniture or walls use a hair dryer to speed up the process.
In modern times latex based paints are typically the paint of choice for interior decorating trumping oil based paints due to their quick drying time.