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I'm painting hardboard panels using an oil primer. The top coat will be be acrylic latex.
I primed the panels 24 hours ago. The panels are dry to the touch but still smell like oil. I have them drying in my garage but temperatures are supposed to go down to 30 degrees tonight and I'd like to bring them inside.
Question is: When can i apply topcoat? Do i need to wait until the oil smell is completely gone?
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Read the instructions on the container for the primer. Typically, you can paint over oil in 2-4 hours, but low temperatures can extend that and they usually say not to use them if the temperature is below 50°. (Yeah, it was warmer than that yesterday in our area.)
The smell of the oil probably doesn't matter.
JMO, though. The instructions on the can will tell you more.
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Thanks. The instructions say nothing about when it's ok to apply latex topcoat. It only says it is dry to touch in 30 min, can re-apply in 2 hours, and full adhesion in 7 days.
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03-08-2017, 10:07 AM
(This post was last modified: 03-08-2017, 10:08 AM by jteneyck.)
No clue, but I think you need to get the panels in where it's at least 60F for a day or two before putting a WB product on top. Just a guess, though.
This is why I mostly use BIN pigmented shellac as my paint primer for indoor projects. It dries in just a few minutes, and you can topcoat it with whatever you want in an hour. Since it's shellac based you can use it on MDF, hardboard, etc., w/o risk of swelling the wood fibers.
John
