How do you dry wet wood when it is cold out enough to paint?

Can a heater work if placed on the wood, like maybe a spotlight or something over night, with paint stripped off the wood of course?How do you dry wet wood when it is cold out enough to paint?
It's not really a matter of the wood, but the properties of the paint that really matter. If the temp is below a certain temp, the properties in the paint will prevent the paint from drying as it is supposed to. Trying to dry wet wood is only adding to the potential of the paint failing and requiring another paint job later.


For this reason, most people usually paint their homes in the fall or sring, before having to conted with hot temperatures, or cold wet freezing conditions. Not to mention the affects to the human body while painting in such conditions.





Having said that, to answer your question, if you want to dry the wood to the point of being able to paint, you would have to ensure the heat source not only dries the outer part of the lumber, but also is able to dry the wood throughly inside and out. Otherwise, the moisture trapped inside will be trapped by the paint (acting like a sealant) and cause problems with mold and mildew later. I doubt a spot light has the capability to provide such a complete heat source.





Good luckHow do you dry wet wood when it is cold out enough to paint?
well you can try to keep it dry by putting a blow dryer on it