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thermometer Don't forget you can paint in 34°F Weather with Graham's Elite and Aqua Borne Ceramic™ Exterior products (If you really want to!)  

     There is no need to stock a separate line of paint to cure at cold temperatures. All of the following Graham products can be applied in cold weather:
  • 112 Series Elite Acrylic Eggshell
  • 142 Aqua Borne Ceramic™ Acrylic Lo Sheen House & Trim
  • 512 Aqua Borne Ceramic™ Gloss Eanmel
  • 932 Aqua Borne Ceramic™ Stain & Flat House Paint
  • 152 Aqua borne Ceramic™ Acrylic Soft Gloss & Trim
The sentence "Do not apply when temperature of air is below 34°F or when the temperature of air or surface may drop below 34°F within 24 hours." is on the back label directions under the "Applications" section.
 
None of these products have been reformulated. There is no compromise of quality. All these products have always had the ability to cure at low temperatures. Since there has been considerable interest in a low curing paint, we have decided to publicize this characteristic. These paints still must be protected from freezing.
 
There is interest in exterior latex paints that will cure at temperatures lower than 50° F. Sometimes a painter will need to paint outside when the temperature is lower than 50°. Traditionally, oil based products are used and most often, successfully. Over the past few years, some paint manufacturers, such as O'Brien, Sherwin Williams, Glidden, PPG and Premier, have offered special products that will cure at lower temperatures. This low temperature cure characteristic is built into the regular Graham Elite and Aqua Borne exterior lines so you don't have to inventory a separate product line.
 
Just because a paint will cure at low temperatures doesn't mean that the job will be with out problems. Both the air temperature and the surface temperature of the substrate being coated must remain above freezing while the paint cures. If the paint is applied and then the temperature drops below freezing, the paint will not cure properly. The paint takes somewhat longer to cure at low temperatures and the likelihood of damage occurring to the soft film due to rain, snow and condensation increase drastically over when normal conditions prevail. Condensation can be a problem in the fall and spring when the temperature drops during the evening causing condensation to form on freshly painted surfaces. As the water builds up on the surface, it runs down the wet film taking with it part of the paint and leaving streaks. The whole point is that it is impossible to control atmospheric conditions when painting in cold weather and problems may occur even though the paint performs exactly the way it is designed to do.
 
If the painter thoroughly understands the limitations and abides by them, our exterior products will work in cold conditions as well as any manufacturers special products now being offered. Our dealers do not have to stock special products.
 
  
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