Fixing latex paint drips

Posted by JoeSpareBedroom on October 8, 2009, 2:20 pm

My kid just called from college saying his roommate painted his window
frames with Sherwin-Williams gloss latex, and 8 hours later, there are
pretty large areas where the paint ran and forms drips (more like globs).
It's at the thick goo stage right now. Should they let it dry until it
hardens (if ever), and then razor blade it off & repaint the bad spots, or
what? I've never had this problem, so I don't know what to tell them.

I told them to use real paint, but they don't listen.

Posted by dpb on October 8, 2009, 2:26 pm

JoeSpareBedroom wrote:

> My kid just called from college saying his roommate painted his window
> frames with Sherwin-Williams gloss latex, and 8 hours later, there are
> pretty large areas where the paint ran and forms drips (more like globs).
> It's at the thick goo stage right now. Should they let it dry until it
> hardens (if ever), and then razor blade it off & repaint the bad spots, or
> what? I've never had this problem, so I don't know what to tell them.

Cut it cleanly w/ a razor blade if can w/o smearing it too badly.
Otherwise, just wait a little longer and it will dry and can be cleaned
up then before it is terribly hard. A little scuff-sanding and all will
be well.

> I told them to use real paint, but they don't listen.

I sincerely doubt it was the paint; undoubtedly inexperienced painter.

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Posted by JoeSpareBedroom on October 8, 2009, 2:36 pm

> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:

>> My kid just called from college saying his roommate painted his window
>> frames with Sherwin-Williams gloss latex, and 8 hours later, there are
>> pretty large areas where the paint ran and forms drips (more like globs).
>> It's at the thick goo stage right now. Should they let it dry until it
>> hardens (if ever), and then razor blade it off & repaint the bad spots,
>> or what? I've never had this problem, so I don't know what to tell them.

> Cut it cleanly w/ a razor blade if can w/o smearing it too badly.
> Otherwise, just wait a little longer and it will dry and can be cleaned up
> then before it is terribly hard. A little scuff-sanding and all will be
> well.

>> I told them to use real paint, but they don't listen.

> I sincerely doubt it was the paint; undoubtedly inexperienced painter.

Probably some of both. If you've never compared Sherwin-Williams with brands
like Devoe or Martin-Senour, you owe it to yourself to do so. The difference
is quite remarkable.

Posted by dpb on October 8, 2009, 2:42 pm

JoeSpareBedroom wrote:

>> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:

>>> My kid just called from college saying his roommate painted his window
>>> frames with Sherwin-Williams gloss latex, and 8 hours later, there are
>>> pretty large areas where the paint ran and forms drips (more like globs).
>>> It's at the thick goo stage right now. Should they let it dry until it
>>> hardens (if ever), and then razor blade it off & repaint the bad spots,
>>> or what? I've never had this problem, so I don't know what to tell them.

>> Cut it cleanly w/ a razor blade if can w/o smearing it too badly.
>> Otherwise, just wait a little longer and it will dry and can be cleaned up
>> then before it is terribly hard. A little scuff-sanding and all will be
>> well.

>>> I told them to use real paint, but they don't listen.

>> I sincerely doubt it was the paint; undoubtedly inexperienced painter.

>
>
> Probably some of both. If you've never compared Sherwin-Williams with brands
> like Devoe or Martin-Senour, you owe it to yourself to do so. The difference
> is quite remarkable.

I've used virtually every brand of paint known to man (at least in the
US) and frankly as far as application for equivalent price-point paints
of same type there's little to choose...you dab it on thick or drag a
brush over a hard edge and it's going to drip which what I'll bet
happened here.

--

Posted by JoeSpareBedroom on October 8, 2009, 2:49 pm

> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:

>>> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>>>> My kid just called from college saying his roommate painted his window
>>>> frames with Sherwin-Williams gloss latex, and 8 hours later, there are
>>>> pretty large areas where the paint ran and forms drips (more like
>>>> globs). It's at the thick goo stage right now. Should they let it dry
>>>> until it hardens (if ever), and then razor blade it off & repaint the
>>>> bad spots, or what? I've never had this problem, so I don't know what
>>>> to tell them.
>>> Cut it cleanly w/ a razor blade if can w/o smearing it too badly.
>>> Otherwise, just wait a little longer and it will dry and can be cleaned
>>> up then before it is terribly hard. A little scuff-sanding and all will
>>> be well.
>>>> I told them to use real paint, but they don't listen.
>>> I sincerely doubt it was the paint; undoubtedly inexperienced painter.

>> Probably some of both. If you've never compared Sherwin-Williams with
>> brands like Devoe or Martin-Senour, you owe it to yourself to do so. The
>> difference is quite remarkable.

> I've used virtually every brand of paint known to man (at least in the US)
> and frankly as far as application for equivalent price-point paints of
> same type there's little to choose...you dab it on thick or drag a brush
> over a hard edge and it's going to drip which what I'll bet happened here.
> --

The window trim is probably chilly, too. That couldn't have helped. They
could've done this in September when it was warmer, but noooooo. They were
busy playing foosball.

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