Hull Paint Cure Time?

[joe7670]

How long do you guys wait before puting the boat back on bunks after painting the hull?

I am passed the posted cure time on the bottle, but don't know if I should be waiting longer to put on the bunks?

[nymack66]

Please make sure you allow the correct drying time per the instructions then just to be sure of no sticking and peeling wet the bunks with water it will not hurt a thing ..

[garagenc]

There's a couple of things to take in consideration with curing times:

1) always start with the manufactures time.
2) if the boat is outside when painting is done take in consideration the humidity.
Less outside temp means longer curing time
Raining or dew causes the curing time to be extended by as much as 3 days longer than manuf time on the product.
3) If you are applying a second or 3rd coat wait at least until the manuf time, (some paint require a second coat to be applied prior to 1st coat drying).
4) Most epoxy paint has a 7 day cure time and water based paint a 3 day cure time prior to immulsion into water.
The manuf wont tell you this but if you get out the history sheet for this paint they will tell you too allow to cure the 7 days before putting into service.

I may not know much but I do know a thing about preservation from the technical side.