Painted Vinyl Floor Still Sticky

A phenomenon known as blocking keeps paint from.

Painted vinyl floor still sticky. Paint that remains tacky days after application will dash your dreams of a beautiful painted surface. The paint job turned out good with one issue. After 4 6 weeks of drying the paint is still slightly tacky. That is a problem because when i put a significantly weighted object on top of the dresser and leave it on for a while it peels off.

The best way to avoid blocking is to avoid latex paints for 1 surfaces that contact each other and 2 surfaces you put things on such as bookshelves. About a month ago i primed my vinyl dragon from the dragonslayer kit with fusion primer. Painting is a part of many home improvement and redesign projects and many do it yourselfers discover that there is more to the project than simply brushing on a few strokes of color. I painted a garage door with an exterior latex paint over 5 years ago and in the warm weather i still hear the sound of the tacky paint breaking contact as the door goes up.

A dirty surface and lack of primer can leave your paint project feeling tacky sticky even after the recommended drying time for your chosen product. Have recently built well my hubby built i designed an awesome pedestal stand for our front loading washer dryer since i think the plastic drawers are useless ugly and expensive once built we sanded primed and painted 2 coats of name brand paint satin finish i think sherwin williams line of paint and have let it cure dry etc. Two weeks later it was still tacky. For more than enough time couple of weeks.

Professionals call paint that won t dry blocking blocking can present a variety of problems as you wait for it to set. Sticky or tacky paint that dents when you press on it will soon show damage. Remembering something i had read on another web site i then sprayed regular krylon primer on the model. The drama begins if your paint won t dry though.

Here it is 3 weeks later and the paint is still tacky.