Rustoleum Drying Time?

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The temp around these parts today, is gonna be in the 70's. I was thinking about painting my cab with Rustoleum Satin Black.

What kind of dry time am I looking at realistically? It says dry to the touch in 1 to 3 hours on the can. Then I can recoat after fully dry, 24 hours later. Has this held true for everyone?

It also says use up to 15% acetone if I am gonna spray. I am not and will be using a foam roller. Would the acetone still be necessary if I am gonna roll it out?

Thanks for the info...
 
Rattle cans will dry a bit quicker, I can apply another quick coat of spray in around 3 hours.
Foam roller: I usually will wait an entire day. Temperature will make a big difference in the drying times.
 
The biggest issues I've found is trying to spray paint when its right at the transition of seasons. You have a nice, fairly warm day and it gets cold at night, if the paint isn't totally dry when it cools off it'll get all foggy and dull. Also as mentioned before, spray paint will leave dull spots as you overlap on large areas. If you can roll it I'd do it first thing when it just starts to warm up and hopefully it'll have a chance to set up before getting cold. I'm just guessing that's the weather you are dealing with, I'm in central California where we tend to have some of the best weather and its been getting really cold at night.
 
Using a foam roller will drive you insane. It took me 4-5 coats of painting and sanding in between before I was "happy" with the results. I used spray paint on the front of mine and it came out much better. If you are going to do one game then use rollers or spray paint and get decent, I guess, results and call it a day. If your going to do more games in the future get a cheap turbine spray gun setup and do it right. Thats what Im going to do before I take on another project and I wouldn't dream of doing another game using rollers and spray paint.
 
Using foam rollers to get a perfectly smooth finish is an art form. It's not all that easy but it is MUCH neater and cleaner than messy spray paint. I have no space for spraying complete cabinets, just no way I can do that in the space I have, especially when I am working on 6-7 cabinets all at the same time in my garage. Foam rollers can be reused if you keep them clean and wrap them in plastic carefully.
I actually ran a home improvement show called Danny Lipford the other day and he showed an interesting technique for smoothing out foam roller lines. He took a large foam brush and brushed in the opposite direction of the direction he rolled and he was able to eliminate all his roller lines. I have not tried this yet but I will soon.
 
If you want it to dry quicker add acetone, 33% since you are rolling. If you want it to take a week to dry add mineral spirits. (don't)
 
Nothing beats a good oil base paint in an HVLP spray gun. You can get a cheap spray gun from harbor freight for about $20 on sale. Mix paint with some thinner about 4:1 and you will get a nice smooth finish that dries to the touch in about an hour. You can even do it with a small portable compressor, just takes a little longer as it will "recharge" frequently. With all the sales and deals going on these days you should be able to put together a cheap setup for about $125. Worth it IMHO unless you only plan to paint one cab.
 
Nothing beats a good oil base paint in an HVLP spray gun. You can get a cheap spray gun from harbor freight for about $20 on sale. Mix paint with some thinner about 4:1 and you will get a nice smooth finish that dries to the touch in about an hour. You can even do it with a small portable compressor, just takes a little longer as it will "recharge" frequently. With all the sales and deals going on these days you should be able to put together a cheap setup for about $125. Worth it IMHO unless you only plan to paint one cab.

I agree, I did that after having all kinds of trouble with a foam roller on my virtual boy can. It left bits of foam and taping the roller first just put holes in it.

Didn't have those problems with my Simpson's cabinet.

A soared sprayer is always better
 
If you absolutely have to use a foam roller, I would suggest using a paint conditioner like flotrol and be generous with the amount of paint you apply. That seemed to help reduce the issues I was having with roller marks showing up.
 
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