How long should you wait before you paint pressure treated wood?
How long should you wait before you paint pressure treated wood? Expect to wait three to four months for new pressure treated wood to completely cure before painting it. While you can handle new pressure treated boards without noticing the chemicals on your gloves, there is still moisture, pitch, and resin inside the wood which needs time to dry out before you paint it. How do you know when pressure treated wood is ready to paint? Between the chemicals used to treat the lumber and the water used to clean it, the drying time may be as protracted as a...