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Dryness of Clapboards Prior To Painting ? Robert11 07-21-2007
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Posted by Robert11 on July 21, 2007, 8:10 am
Hello:

How "critical" is it for the Cedar clapboards to be absolutely dry prior to
putting on
new Latex paint (oil primer is already on) ?

If they are a "bit" damp due to a recent rainfall, is that O.K., or must
they really be
100 % dry first ?

Thanks,
B.



Posted by Doug Miller on July 21, 2007, 8:29 am
>How "critical" is it for the Cedar clapboards to be absolutely dry prior to
>putting on new Latex paint (oil primer is already on) ?
>
>If they are a "bit" damp due to a recent rainfall, is that O.K., or must
>they really be 100 % dry first ?

I'd wait at least two days after the rain stopped.

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Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.

Posted by tbasc@bellsouth.net on July 21, 2007, 12:44 pm
> Hello:
>
> How "critical" is it for the Cedar clapboards to be absolutely dry prior to
> putting on
> new Latex paint (oil primer is already on) ?
>
> If they are a "bit" damp due to a recent rainfall, is that O.K., or must
> they really be
> 100 % dry first ?
>
> Thanks,
> B.

Any moisture that is trapped in the wood will try to escape when the
surface is warm.
Paint acts as a vapor retarder.
The suggestion to wait two days is a good one.
T


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