54 - Friday, June 29, 1990 -~ North Shore News

REAL ESTATE

Paint at right time

REGARDLESS OF where
you live, there’s a good time

and a bad time to undertake surface to be painted is with water to cool it down
home exterior painting jobs. warm enough, to a suitable temperature. 4 '
The quick cule of thumb If the nighttime The damp surface can be 7 - +
is to avoid temperature ex- temperature was below coated with acrylic latex i | 7 i N ( S W C) C) D
i.

tremes, but for best results,
consider all climatic condi-
tions, advise paint experts at
The Rohm and Haas Paint

Quality Institute. degrees. That's especially so paint on calmer days if
true on the north side of the | you can. ' - ale a . .
: n Upper Lonsdide. the Kingswood offers :
A perfect day for outdoor home, which gets the least And although you Pl g yiters vou

painting would offer
temperatures in the 70 to 8&5
degree range, lithe or no
wind, and overcast skies. In
much of the country, those
conditions occur mast fre-
quently in spring and
autumn,

However, it's not always degrees or more) can create can't puint soon after rain - :
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possible to wait for a pice similar problems by causing with an off of other LS is ca Liguritere! copopocse teteaity fears op cela Z
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(ure-perfect day to paint, soothe water in paint ta solvent-based paint. } Ml ‘ Take wevanitagge
it's important to understand evaporate (oo quickly, \ . leti ices with ; alot ‘ .
the relationship between preventing adequate formu. What if the rain comtes al pre-comnpledion prices with a totibof ony 19 suites
weather conditions and don of the protective paint efter you've painted? As

painiing resulis,

As most paint can labels
tell you, it's unwise to paint
when the temperature — is
below $0 degrees Fabre.
heit, or when it is predicted
to fall below that mark. in
the neat day or two, But

above 50
mean the

temperature — is
degrees doesn’!

freezing, the surface of your
home may be too cold to
paint even if the air
temperature gets above 50

sunshine.

Why is the cold a prob-
lem? It prevents the paint
from forming a good film,
which makes the paint more
vuinerable to attack fron
the elements,

Very hot

weather (100

film.

Remember, too, that if
the stin is beating down on
your house, the surface
lemperature can be 10 of 20
degrees hotter Chan Qhe air
temperature, As a result, it's
best fo avoid painting in che

If you must paint in the
hot sun, spray the surface

paint, but not with oil-based
coatings.

Very windy days also will
cause paint to dry too fast,

shouldn't paint while it is
raining, you can paint just
after it rains ~— often within
aw half-hour after the cain
stops if the surface is not
visibly wet — as long as you
are using a latex paint pro-
duct. In most citses, you

long as you've used a latex
product, the rain shouldn't
affect the paint job, assum.
ing the paint is applied at
least a couple of hours be-
fore it ciins, Keep in mind
thet very high humidity will
retard the drying of any

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A .
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Office
986-9321

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986-6871

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986-9321
985-4353

829 WHITCHURCH

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Large kitchen with picture
window. Enitertainment-
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986-9321, 985-4353

OPEN SUNDAY 2-4
4367 CHELSEA CRESC.

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