Tips For After the Painter Has Left
After your bathroom has been painted, if at all possible do not shower or bathe for 48 hours in that room. Use good ventilation while bathing or showering even after the 48 hours. Keep this in mind when scheduling the paint job. Is this going to work for you and your family? Do you have another bathroom you can use? Keep damp laundry or wet towels away from the walls for a few days as well.
Paints have different curing times, so best to ask the painter how long the curing time is for the particular paint that has been applied. Wait a minimum of 48 hours before re-hanging pictures and other objects on the walls. The same goes for setting items on ledges or shelving that has been painted. Items such as towel bars, door knobs and switch covers can be put back once the paint is dry to the touch.
Until the paint has had time to cure you can run the risk of creating a burnish mark if you wipe the walls. If something happens to mark the wall, if at all possible, leave it until the paint has cured. Then you can wash it. Of course there are times when this just is not going to be possible, like a splatter of tomato sauce above your kitchen counter. In this case take a slightly damp cloth or sponge and wipe as gently as possible.
Wait a couple of days before using your lawn sprinkler if it directly sprays water onto the freshly painted exterior of your home.