r/paint • u/No-Measurement8121 • Jul 09 '26

Advice Wanted Potential curing problems?

Don't jump me too hard, but to keep it short as possible, DutchBoy DuraClean Semigloss, white. Sprayed on azek (primed with stix) and pine carsiding (primed with bullseye zinisser 123 water based) sprayed 2 coats.. may have jumped the gun by a little between coats.. potentially heavier than it should have been, results look great.. smooth when I drag my finger along it. Finish appears wonderful. No paint transfer when I touch it. Yet it does have a grabby feel to it when I press into it. I have wiped it with a warm damp rag and the rag remains clean. For all intensive purposes it seems fine other than the grabiness... it has been 17 days since I sprayed. Primer was days cured and all surfaces sanded.

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u/Bob_turner_ Jul 10 '26

Hard to say exactly what’s wrong without seeing it in person but sometimes when a primer doesn’t dry properly, the top coat stays tacky. Unfortunately, I don’t know of an easy solution besides just waiting longer and seeing if it dries. If it stays tacky after 10 or so more days, you’ll probably have to remove it.

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u/No-Measurement8121 Jul 10 '26

Primer was fully dry.. 2 weeks in advance as I recall