How do I get my acrylic paint to dry without becoming tacky?

So the girlfriend and I painted an old pine coffee table with Glennen acrylic, semi-gloss paint, per recommendation by Home Depot. We sanded down the table, and added two layers of tinted primer before adding two coats of the semi-gloss. We then let the paint dry for apprx. 12 hours, with fans running to speed up the drying process.





The problem is, the paint still feels ';tacky'; and it's been over a week since we painted! Not only that, but sometimes items left on the table become adhered to the paint and take off with them a small, thin piece of paint skin when they're picked up. My question is this: is there some treatment we can put on top of this acrylic semi-gloss to get it to not be so tacky? Do we need to try a different type of paint completely?How do I get my acrylic paint to dry without becoming tacky?
Probable causes of paint being tacky:





1. You applied to much paint


2. Use of fan as dryer





When painting wood, maximum paint film should be at 3 mils thick. DO NOT use fans to hasten drying process, using such technique will only set the outer paint dry and not the inner film, thus the paint get tacky (dry outside and wet inside). Let it dry naturally and will usually take time (usually 24 to 48 hours)How do I get my acrylic paint to dry without becoming tacky?
use an enamel paint instead. somebody painted the window seals in my rent house with latex! crap! i put a bottle on the window seal and when i picked it up...well you know.
im changing products, its been 2 weeks for me (still tacky) and came off when i went to remove the tape from windows...ugh.
Its not you its the paint did you stir it well? I had this problem once and ended up stripping it and using another product.
It will eventually dry, setting it on the porch during the day might help.If it continues to feel sticky, you may have to put another coat of a better paint. Sherwin-williams has a latex paint which has a oil based feel to it. It is called pro-classic. Kelley-Moore has duro-poxy. They are a little expensive, but way better.Home depot isnt the answer for everything. I try and not shop there, go to the pros for things like paint.
Ok just a question towards the answer. Did you let each layer dry completely before applying the next one. If you did it would have taken a couple of days to get as many layers that you said you put on. If you don't let each layer dry before putting on the next one then the first one has a hard time drying. Your girlfriend should know this. Nail polish does the same thing.