Weather Conditions effect on Paintjobs?

[Thrawn]

Hi all,
I live in Canada, BC, so our weather has not been very conducive to painting since late summer. Ive got a helmet here that ive told someone I could paint (I never specified a time limit, but its been a looooong time...), but ive got this recurring nightmare where I package it up and send it off, only for said person to open it and find a big water bubble under the paint or a bad finish. Am I just being paranoid, or is this a genuine concern?

EDIT: Fatherless One, you arent a real man till youve had a pain job :lol

 

[Blad]

Genuine concern IMHO.

Depending on the space you have available, making up a cardboard box 'curing oven' may be a way forward.

 

[Fatherless One]

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Genuine concern IMHO.

Depending on the space you have available, making up a cardboard box 'curing oven' may be a way forward.
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I'd rather have a hand-job than a pain-job

 

[Fatherless One]

I'm ready :lol :thumbsup

C'mon, it did read "pain-job" originally :eek

 

[JOATRASH FX]

This of course varies with the type of paint, but humidity and temperature affects drying and curing VERY MUCH. Most paints ideally need dry air and at least room temperature. Also, be very careful if you need to move the recently painted object between rooms... a difference in temp/humidity can ruin the finish and make it splotchy.

Same goes for filler. I have seen whole cars ruined because the person that did the repaint didn't wait for the filled/spackle to cure and dry properly, thus trapping moisture under the paint...

 

[division 6]

Also warm up your paint.
If it's cold it will get really ugly.
especially spray cans.

Either place it somewhere warm for a bit or put it in a bowl of warm to hot water for a few minutes.

D6