It is still winter time, and I want to paint the outside of my house. What is the appropriate exterior painting temperature for latex paints?
The air and surface temperature of the substrate needs to be 50 degrees or above while painting, and for 24 hours following. Temperatures below 50 degrees may affect the cure and overall performance of the paint. This rule of thumb holds true for most exterior latex or acrylic paints, unless otherwise denoted “Cold Weather” paints, such as our WeatherKing? II exterior paint. This product may be used as long as the temperature is 35 degrees or above.
