7420 Acrylic Floor Paint
Water-borne floor paint · GB · manufacturer-sourced
How long before Bailey Paints 7420 Acrylic Floor Paint can get wet?
Short answer
Return-to-use gates
Walk, furniture and full traffic open at different times
- Apply the Water-borne floor paint to a clean, dry subfloor
- Stay off until the foot-traffic time
- Bring in furniture and heavy use later
This product’s stated stages Quoted at 68°F
- Safe to touch4–6 hours
- Ready for another coat6 hours
- Light foot traffic6 hours
- Water-ready16 hours
- Full cure5 days
Worth noticing: Touch-dry comes at 4–6 hours, but full cure is 5 days, about 30 times longer.
Common mistake: Moving furniture back the day after, while the surface is still soft.
Return-to-use gates
Open the surface gradually instead of treating cure as one moment
Time returning to use
Your countdown
Stated times
- Safe to touch4–6 hours
- Ready for another coat6 hours
- Light foot traffic6 hours
- Water-ready16 hours
- Full cure5 days
From Bailey Paints data sheet · checked 2026-10-25. Anything not listed isn’t stated by the manufacturer.
Manufacturer website: rabart.co.uk
Conditions & fine print
- Stated conditions: 68°F (20°C)
- Floor times assume the stated temperature and humidity. Cold slabs, thick coats and damp subfloors lengthen them. Follow the current data sheet.
- Region GB. Formulas can differ between countries; check your container.
- Safe to touch: At 20°C.
- Ready for another coat: At 20°C.
- Light foot traffic: At 20°C.
- Water-ready: At 20°C.
- Full cure: At 20°C.
- Entered from the cited manufacturer documentation. Check the current label for the exact formula and region. Report outdated information
- Actual results depend on preparation, thickness, ventilation, temperature, humidity, mixing and substrate.
Confirm this is your product
Closely named formulas, colors and regional versions can use different times. Match these details to your container before starting a countdown.
- Exact listing
- Bailey Paints 7420 Acrylic Floor Paint
- Variant
- Water-borne floor paint
- Region
- GB
- Listed use
- warehouse floors, workshop floors
- Timed stages recorded
- touch, recoat min, light foot, water ready, full cure
- Source checked
- 2026-10-25
Documentation: Technical data sheet · Technical data sheet v2.0, 03/2026
Condition attached to the stated time: At 20°C.
About this product
A water-borne acrylic floor paint that is safe to walk at 6 hours but wants 16 hours dry of water and 5 days to cure.
Using this specific product
Bailey Paints 7420 Acrylic Floor Paint is listed here as the Water-borne floor paint version for warehouse floors and workshop floors. For installing or finishing a floor, the useful question is not simply whether the surface looks finished—it is whether the exact next-action milestone shown above has been reached.
Before you start
- Confirm the package says Water-borne floor paint; related versions can use different timing.
- For warehouse floors and workshop floors, pay particular attention to subfloor condition, trowel coverage, room temperature and traffic plan.
- At 20°C.
How to check readiness
Test the least-ventilated area before walking, covering or replacing furniture. Touch only a hidden edge first; a dry surface can conceal a soft layer underneath. Before recoating, confirm the first coat matches the manufacturer’s stated condition; if the maximum window passed, check whether sanding is required. Try a protected edge first and avoid turning, dragging or concentrated loads.
Avoid this mistake
Foot traffic, furniture and rugs can have different return times.
Compare with similar products
- Compare with Crown Trade Fast Drying Concrete Floor PaintRecoat: 6 h there, 6 h here.
- Compare with Ringsend High Solids 2-Part Polyaspartic Floor Coating AP-91020-ABRecoat: 6–10 h there, 6 h here.
Questions
How long before this product can get wet?
Bailey Paints states: The sheet gives touch dry in 4 to 6 hours. Conditions: At 20°C.. The sheet gives a minimum recoat of 6 hours. Conditions: At 20°C.. The sheet gives a minimum of 6 hours before foot traffic. Conditions: At 20°C.. The sheet says to avoid water for 16 hours. Conditions: At 20°C.. The sheet gives full cure in 5 days. Conditions: At 20°C.. These are the manufacturer’s stated times, not a guarantee.
When can I walk on Bailey 7420?
The sheet gives a minimum of 6 hours at 20°C.
How long does this product take to fully cure?
Bailey Paints states: The sheet gives full cure in 5 days. Conditions: At 20°C.. These are the manufacturer’s stated times, not a guarantee.
How long before I can apply a second coat of this product?
Bailey Paints states: The sheet gives a minimum recoat of 6 hours. Conditions: At 20°C.. These are the manufacturer’s stated times, not a guarantee.
How long before I can walk on tile set with this product?
Bailey Paints states: The sheet gives a minimum of 6 hours before foot traffic. Conditions: At 20°C.. These are the manufacturer’s stated times, not a guarantee.
What affects how long this product takes to dry or cure?
Floor times assume the stated temperature and humidity. Cold slabs, thick coats and damp subfloors lengthen them. Follow the current data sheet. Follow the product label for your conditions.