Water has a high heat indexâit absorbs a lot of heat before it begins to get hot. This is why water is valuable to industries and in your car's radiator as a coolant. The high specific heat index of water also helps regulate the rate at which air changes temperature, which is why the temperature change between seasons is gradual rather than sudden, especially near the oceans.
Anyway, I finally bought the chalk paint and clear wax and got started. I did three coats of paint (with at least 24 hours of drying time in between) and yesterday I put on a coat of clear wax (with the uber-expensive wax brush). First of all you donât have to wait that long between coats of paint. Depending on humidity, an hour or two should be enough.
Cold temperatures may have a reverse effect. The same latex-based paint that requires four hours dry time at 75 degrees Fahrenheit may take six hours or more at 50 degrees. Alkyds and oil-based enamels that take 16 hours to dry at 75 degrees could take as long as 48 hours to dry at 50 degrees. You can use heaters or fans to speed drying by increasing the evaporation rate in cold areas, but avoid painting when it's below 40 degrees Fahrenheit .