WRINKLING

A rough, crinkled paint surface, which occurs when uncured paint forms a "skin."

• Paint applied too thickly (more likely when using alkyd or oil-based paints).
  
• Painting during extremely hot weather or cool damp weather, which causes the paint film to dry faster on top than on the bottom.
  
• Exposing uncured paint to high humidity levels.
  
• Applying top coat of paint to insufficiently cured primer.
  
• Painting over contaminated surface (e.g., dirt or wax).

Scrape or sand substrate to remove wrinkled coating. If using a primer, allow it to dry completely before applying top coat. Repaint (avoiding temperature and humidity extremes), applying an even coat of top quality interior paint.

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