Low Temp Paint Options
It's warm now, but colder temperatures are right around the corner, as are many project deadlines for 2023. Are budgets and project timing putting your paint project in a crunch? What can you do when temps drop below the magic 50-degree mark?
40-50 degrees (F) is often standard in our industry. But why? Typically, temperatures below this range slow, or even stop the chemical reaction occurring in some coatings. Typical house paints, such as waterborne acrylics, can have the water molecules freeze, inhibiting the process of emulsion curing. By and large, it is a chemistry issue…so let's change the chemistry.
Throughout the majority of the year, we are looking for benefits such as pot life (how long we can paint before it dries in the painter's pot), flow, and recoat windows. While that is still important during cold months, if we’re willing to change a few variables, we can use coatings that allow a much colder application window, sometimes as low as 15-20 (F) degrees.
Have an exterior project that can’t wait until spring? Call us, and let's talk through the details. With a few tweaks, there’s normally a coating chemistry that is right for you.
At Peak Coatings, we recognize the immense value of maintenance coatings in preserving your assets and ensuring long-term facility operation cost-effectively. However, it's essential to remember that even maintenance coatings need proper care. To help you maintain your coatings effectively, download our Maintenance Inspection Guide today!
Not only does Peak Coatings have an outstanding safety track record as an Industrial Painting Contractor, but we’ve been a primary partner with others throughout Louisville and the state implementing their own safety programs.
Painting handrails, nonskid epoxy floors, warehouse floor lines, fire hydrant markings and more are critical components to keeping workers safe. We have the colors and epoxy or urethane paint systems you need to look and be your best, and our safety programs will meet the most stringent facility requirements.