How do you win items to stop sticking to a freshly painted self?
Answers: Sometimes pine can continue to be gluey even through paint, did you use a primer before you painted? I would sand them down really suitable, use a really good primer, perchance a couple coats and then repaint...
Try primer afterwards paint again. For shelves, I prefer the latex outdoor paint - - tougher.
There are jut some paints that continue to come bad even months after they are painted. The American Traditions Paint from Lowes was gluey and rubbery for about 6 months formerly it finally stopped pulling off. I used the cheaper Wal-Mart brand and it worked profoundly better. I even primed my walls and waited two days since putting the top coat down and it was still similar to that.
Well you should have sand the shelves down before you painted. Then a coat or two of primer. Then the paint. Then for added safty I would hold added a top coat of sealer or something like that as okay.
It's the paint. Some latex paints, especially vinyl latex, stay sticky for a week or so. And some never lose their stickiness, especially in reheat, damp weather.
If after a week the paint is still gluey, you would need to repaint next to a high-quiality acrylic latex paint.
The sticking problem is called "blocking."
If the topside of the shelves will not be see, you can dust them with cornstarch. I enjoy seen this done on mat painted for Winterguard to keep them from sticking when the mat is folded. It dulls the color somewhat but if it is up so the top is not see, it won't matter.
When using latex enamel, or acrylic paint, you own to give the paint some time to completely dry and cure. Depending on warmth and humidity this can take several days or a week or so.
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