painting pedbbledash in cold weather - pls help

bridiebirdie

Hi,

Not sure where i should post this, but will try here anyway. My husband has a painting job coming up, he is not a professional painter, but is doing a favour for friends - they know he's not a professional painter so there's no deceit going on or anything.

Anyway, he's kind of under an obligation to finish it in the next month or two - outside, pebbledash walls. Help. I've heard about special masonry paint for quick drying in cold weather, but unfortunately we haven't the money for this - we already have bought the standard Sandtex masonry paint.

So I'm asking any online experts, I know the conditions are far from ideal, but this is what we have to work with. Is there any advice to follow in cold weather to avoid potential disaster? He is suggesting using a torch (the kind used for torch on felt) to heat the walls prior to painting, he said he's seen it done before, but I have a feeling this could go horribly wrong. Anyone else heard of this or done it? Any constructive advice to offer please?

mad m

Don't under any circumstances use a blow torch, it is dangerous plus it will melt any paint on peddle dash...

Also why not get one of those shoulder strap pressure bottle sprays, wait for a fine day and just go for it.....

cnocbui

I don't want to sound brutal but really it is too cold and wet to paint exteriors at the moment. Better to wait for warmer drier weather or get a pliolite based paint that can be applied in cold and damp weather. Just explain to those the promise has been made to that the conditions just aren't right to allow it to be done at the moment.

PaddyBloggit

If they insist he paint it in cold/wet weather then he should point out to them that it could all go horribly wrong and that the possible bad consequences of painting in winter weather will be their responsibility not his.

Let him explain the paint he's got and that it isn't suitable for application now. If they insist ... well that's their problem if it's a mess in the end.

And .... keep the blow torch away from the wall! (Apply the paint in a conventional manner or risk serious problems).

firesidechat

The amount of good qualified painters not working at the moment is enormous..
Here we have Handy Andy tackling a house with a blowtorch.

*Bangs Head Against Wall*

Juwwi

Its near impossible to paint pebble dash in this weather with water based paint.
Even if it doesnt rain the day he paints it it wont dry properly any way so rain 1 or 2 days later could wash it off.

Its like trying to dry a pair of jeans on the cloths line in this weather.

Murdec

firesidechat wrote: »

The amount of good qualified painters not working at the moment is enormous..
Here we have Handy Andy tackling a house with a blowtorch.

*Bangs Head Against Wall*

Hate to say it but i agree

We sprayed a dashed parochial house recently. Full dry day with sunshine. Next day was the same , rain came in around half 3 in the afternoon and done a good job of washing a lot of it down. The conditions we sprayed it in could not have been better for the time of year but it still went wrong. I wouldnt have done it only the client was insisting on it being coated.

So , long story cut short. Dont do it till at least march and dont go near it with a bloody blow torch!!