Painting in the Rain 

In general, if you are applying a water-based paint or primer, a little rain or moisture will not harm the material's ability to dry, adhere, and function as it's supposed to. I would not use oil-based products in the rain or on damp surfaces, though. I hope this helps.

good tip! I painted this past Sunday and early Monday morning we got rain. I thought it might be ruined but no effect from the rain at all.

Here in Indiana, birds chirp when it’s raining. Even today i had a Cardinal doing just that. Now if a storm is close, certain birds might now chirp. But around here, they fly, chirp and sing before and during rain events

I agree with your advice. Apply this to any thing. If you "Think" It's going to rain nothing would ever get done in my area. But...birds chirp and sing in my area even when the rain is coming down fairly heavy.

the bird tip was cool, thanks

Awesome video sir. Straight to the question and a honest answer! Thanks that’s just what I needed to hear.

Just got rained out painting my house, first coat on a certain area so if there are some rain trails no drama.Thanks for posting your video!

Awesome. Thank you for this quick and simple video!

Down here in houston in some summers we get afternoon pop up showers sometimes for weeks on end. I check the radar often get stuff done early with a few hours before the storms come in. Tarps are very important to have if you get a pop up within minutes of application. Im very scientific about this and got it down to an art though sometimes you can really get your butt handed to you if you lose track.

Thanks for your video. I have an exterior door to paint today and I was worried about the rain. Thanks again 😊

yup! happened to me today, got caught in the rain using a water based paint on a fence and stopped intuitively. i was running a light coat with a roller, everything dried suprisingly fast. the work didn't even seem affected by a decent drizzle. thanks for the video, now we know how to approach things next time.

Thanks for you video. It really makes me paint a house a day befor rain. I will see what happens tomorrow.

you sir are awesome

What is written on the paint can. Then, when you choose to ignore that and your paint job looks fine, what about a year from that date? How does it affect longevity? What does the paint manufacturer say about humidity? What's the maximum humidity level stated? What's the humidity when painting in the rain?

Hahahh. Starting now! Thanks.

Can i paint an open garage with oil base paint on a textured cement ceiling while it's raining? Because i felt like no matter what i did i left streaks so it always needed another hand.

Thank you very much for your answer, and sorry for late reply. The primer is already on the wall, has stabilised it perfectly and dried without any trouble (Sandtex stabilising solution). I havent painted the wall yet tho, its been raining for the last 8 days in a row :(

thumbs up for the tip!

Just what I wanted to hear...and I agree.

Thanks for commenting! Glad everything worked out for you.

My, youre a genius

If the siding is dry to the touch, then it should be okay to start painting. I've started painting within an hour of the rain stopping--as long as the siding is dry. This applies whether using latex or oil based material.

Hi there how about applying masonry waterproof stabilising primer on the walls outside if it was raining, and then painting with masonry paint? (old pebbledash with the old paint stripped off from ground lvl to about 25-30 inches- rotten and weathered areas where the old paint was flaking off). I am concerned about trapping the moisture inside of the wall.

Birds were chirping this morning and it still rained at 2pm

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If it rains hard in the morning how long do you give it to dry? Do you just wait until the next clear day? Or does this depend on whether you're using Latex or Oil-based products?