acrylic enamel OT

[farmerjohninpa]

sandy beat me down on getting my paint job done before she hit..i got my old truck stripped down and ready to paint but that storm brought in 50 degrees for highs here in pa. can i paint with acrylic enamel at this temperature ?? if so what do i have to do different. the truck is high and dry in the lean to and don t really have a place to pull it in where i can heat it up with out an act from congress,LOL .. i m no pro painter i just want a decent paint job that will stay there on the truck and not fall off or what ever it can do if not done right. thanks for any help
 

[David G]

I have painted in 50 degree air, if the vehicle is nice and warm in the sun and the paint has been inside and warm. I would use as fast of reducer as possible and a hardener.

Put on a light coat, get is sticky then apply more.
 

[glennster]

me personally, i would not attempt it at that temperature. 65 degree minimum. you will need to have a uniform solvent evaporation rate so you can get a decent flash time between coats. your final wet coat is going to run at that temperature.
 

[CNKS]

PPG has reducers good down to 55 degrees, so they claim. Like Glennster I like my cutoff point at 65.