Wet paint sign

Wet paint sign

A wet paint sign is a warning sign that informs the public that paint that has recently been applied to a surface, such as a wall, bench, or railing, is yet to have dried. Wet paint signs also serve as a legal disclaimerFact|date=September 2008 in the event one's clothes are damaged by the wet paint, and to protect the interests of the owner of the property that has just been painted so the public will not damage the recent paint job.

It is often necessary to put many wet paint signs in a location in order that this get noticed.Fact|date=October 2008

The assumption from those who place the signs in their location is that the warning will be heeded by the public, and the simplicity of the message is easy to comprehend.Fact|date=October 2008 However, those who cannot read the language that the sign is written in may not understand it as easily.

Wet paint syndrome

"Wet paint syndrome" refers to the tendency for people to try things that they are told not to in order to satisfy their curiosity, despite a chance for personal harm.Fact|date=September 2008 This is based on the familiar urge to touch a surface marked with a wet paint sign in order to check to see if it is really wet.Fact|date=October 2008

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