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Reasons Not to Spray Paint in Winter
Outdoor Spray Painting
The outdoor items that we spray are windows, doors, garage doors, cladding, fascias, soffits and guttering. We spray these items during the spring, summer and autumn months, from early March to late October. We do continue spraying during the winter months, with all of our teams then spraying kitchens, furniture as well as other indoor items, such as internal windows and doors. Some spray painting businesses do continue to spray outdoors all year around however we will explain below why this is not recommended.
The pictured spray above was completed in RAL 7016 Anthracite Grey, our most popular external spray colour. This spray was carried out in Rochdale over two days earlier this week, with one of our teams, Connor and Shae, spraying our customer’s windows, doors, patio doors, garage door and cladding. Our lovely customer’s feedback following the completion of her spray was:
“Thanks for all your help. Delighted with the spraying. It looks really nice. Has freshened the bungalow up. The two young men worked tirelessly. They were excellent. Thanks to all the team and good luck for the future. Can honestly recommend WESPRAY.”
Reasons Not to Spray Paint in Winter
If you want a professional finish and long-lasting results, here are the reasons why you should schedule your spray during the spring, summer or autumn:
- Cold winter temperatures can cause issues with adhesion and curing, which can cause the paint to bubble and/or peel and the finish to be substandard. The cold can also increase the viscosity of the paint, meaning that it can clump and when sprayed, the finish can be uneven. It also takes longer for paint to cure and harden when it is colder and if the temperature drops too low before the paint has fully dried, the paint can freeze, which can again result in a poor finish.
- Wet weather can also cause paint to bubble and/or peel, as if the surface to be sprayed is moist and paint is applied, the moisture can become trapped underneath. We usually guarantee our coating not to crack, peel, discolour or fade for 10 years however this would not be possible in such circumstances, as the paint would likely fail prematurely.
Despite this, some other spray painting businesses do still spray outside throughout the year. That would not work for us as we honour our 10 year guarantee and anticipate that if we were to spray outside in the winter, we would be returning to respray bubbling and peeling areas repeatedly over the following years, which would be inconvenient for both us and our customers. We do occasionally need to return to rectify issues but for the vast majority of our customers whose sprays we complete between March and October, we attend on just one occasion to skilfully apply a reliable coating which lasts for 10 years.
Winter sprays would also take much longer to finish, as we would need to allow for longer drying times between coats, meaning that we would need to charge customers more for their spray to be carried out (due to the increased duration of the spray). Whilst the on site preparation can be carried out regardless of rain, the spray painting itself cannot, again meaning that winter sprays would take longer to complete as our Sprayers could only spray intermittently or on some days, not at all.
Indoor Spray Painting
Emma, Charlie, Jim, Ashley and Dave usually spray indoors all year around and Connor and Shae, who are our external spray team, join them spraying indoors during November, December, January and February. We are thankful to have enough kitchen and furniture spray work to fill our teams’ diaries throughout the winter and do understand that other spray painters may not be as lucky as we are.
Here are some of the indoor sprays that we carry out:
Get in Touch
Whether your query is in relation to an indoor or outdoor spray, please do not hesitate to get in touch. All of our spray teams are now booked up until mid November and so we have closed our books for outdoor sprays for 2025 however we are already taking bookings to spray windows, doors and other outdoor items from March 2026.
