As long as there isn't paint on the edges, and the paint is on the outside of the super, there shouldn't be a problem if you're using latex. Have you thought about just putting the unpainted supers on for a couple of days until you can return the ones you pulled?
question on newly painted supers
Ok, So I am running behind as normal and need to pull honey supers off my hives. When I do that I will need to place at least one empty super back on so the girls will have room. The supers I have give to the bees during this time will be freshly painted. Say like 5 hours from being painted. Will this be ok?
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no problem. Rub some wax or something on the edge to prevent sticking. As far as cure time, it really depends on the type of paint, humidity and temp. I use valspar (love it), it usually takes about a week for it to be totally set, within a few hours its usable but still sticky.
I would place the newly painted super into the hot Texas sun right after you paint it, if possible. I did this with mine 2 years ago and was lucky for a nice hot sunny day. I put the girls in about 4 hours after and was fine. The sun dried the paint where it was not even sticky. This was normal outside paint that was laying around. Nothing special. good luck.
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