I painted our front porch yesterday. To prep, several days before I scraped and any bare wood was primed with an outdoor oil based primer. I washed everything as well.
I used latex porch enamel for the porch. Yesterday when I painted the humidity was 45% and it was in the 70s, though later in the day it got up to the low 80s, the hottest day of the year.
The paint is still tacky. Poking around on the internet I see that this can occur with latex enamel paint and is called blocking. My current plan is to wait and see if it drys, but there is some indication that it might never fully cure. If that is the case, what do I do? I can't find a solution and I am irritated because Home Depot said this Behr latex porch paint was the best around.
I used latex porch enamel for the porch. Yesterday when I painted the humidity was 45% and it was in the 70s, though later in the day it got up to the low 80s, the hottest day of the year.
The paint is still tacky. Poking around on the internet I see that this can occur with latex enamel paint and is called blocking. My current plan is to wait and see if it drys, but there is some indication that it might never fully cure. If that is the case, what do I do? I can't find a solution and I am irritated because Home Depot said this Behr latex porch paint was the best around.