System and method for drying five-sided containers

A method of painting a five-sided container, wherein the container comprises an open side, a first wall opposite the open side, and four side walls connected to the first wall, wherein the side walls extend in a first direction with respect to the first wall, and wherein each of the first wall and the four side walls have an interior surface and an exterior surface, the method comprising:

• applying a water-based paint to the interior surfaces and the exterior surfaces of the first wall and the side walls of the container;
• and
• forcing heated air into the open side of the container to at least partially dry the paint on the interior surfaces and the exterior surfaces of the container, wherein the heated air is directed such that the heated air:
• travels in a second direction opposite to the first direction to contact an interior surface of the first wall and flows in a third direction and a fourth direction thereover, wherein the third direction and the fourth direction are substantially opposite one another and substantially normal to the second direction and the first direction;
• flows in the first direction along the interior surfaces of the walls of the container;
• and
• exits the container.