This is dependent on the look you are wanting to achieve. It’s worth noting that spray painting will typically use up to three times more paint than by rolling or brushing, and you also get a much thinner coat of…
The standard latex primer will be dry to touch usually within an hour, often 30 mins. Note, although it’s dry to touch doesn’t mean it’s ready to be painted over. The primer paint will still require at least 3 hours…
Exterior primer generally can be left for up to 30 days as per many a paint manufacturer’s product specifications and recommendations. Note you may need to sand the exterior primer prior to painting the topcoat because once cured primer adhesion…
The answer to this question isn’t black and white. There are times when it is fine to paint directly over old paint, say if you are painting a wall with a colour of paint closely matching the existing colour. In…
This depends on the type of paint, it’s known that freezing temperatures can spoil latex paint, but only after multiple thawing cycles. If your paint does freeze, what you need to do is slowly allow the paint to warm up…
If you paint an outside surface when it’s too cold, or it gets colder later in the day whilst the paint is still curing and drying. Then, what happens is the paint will fail to form a sufficient film layer…
When painting a house, all professional house painters will advise that two coats of paint are needed. Using just one coat of paint results in a surface that is difficult to clean because the paint is absorbed by porous surfaces.…
Spray painting is usually the quickest method to apply paint to large areas like exterior walls and roofing. Roller painting with its direct application method, rather than spraying, is often used for interior walls where you need to avoid paint…
It’s crucial that you apply primer to bare exterior surfaces such as wood, metal, stucco, and concrete because it seals the surface grain, inhibits bleed through and enhances the adhesiveness of the paint. Get the experts to paint your commercial…
Exterior paint application minimum and maximum recommended temperatures depend on type and brand of paint to be used. However, it’s generally a good idea for latex based paint to be applied within the temperature range of no lower than 10°…