paint dry speed up???

Is there and way to speed up the paint drying process.

Thanks,

dekruif

low humidity and gentle heat

Patience, grasshopper, patience. Remember it is a hobby and not a race…[swg]

Don Z.

I know I know but I want to my enigne finished you know…

I’ve had good successes with a blow dryer on low blown back and forth across the painted object. Test a scrap piece if possible first, just to be safe.

I’ve been able to speed up the process of painting plastic models using a microwave oven.

SHORT bursts, carefully monitored. Don’t just set it on high and walk away.

But it certainly does make multi-color jobs faster!

You didn’t say what kind of paint you are using. Some acrylics can be dried in 10 minutes or so by using a hair dryer. Otherwise they need at least one hour to dry naturally.

If you try a hair dryer, watch the temperature! I dried a model this way some time ago, and melted the cab antennae I had glued onto the model. It just wilted and fell over on its side. No real problem, but if you do the same to a part of the shell it could be fun!

I painted the model and decalled it all in one evening.

If you are using lacquer based paint, then you are on your own. As some have noted, heating in an oven or microwave MIGHT work, but could make a mess too!

I painted and decaled my patched ex-UP engines in one hour with a hair dryer. They were painted using ‘fizz bombs’ of CNW colors from Walthers. Look in my “Photos” link on the bottom of my sig and then in the HO scale section.

A de hydrator will work ok. But really the best way to speed it up is to put it in the closet for 3 days and forget about it. You can use a Hair dryer set on low, but keep in mind that you cure the top layer only!! that is ok to speed up the process for a multi color job. But keep in mind everything under it still has to have time to cure!! It may be dry to the touch but all paint remains soft for up to 1 week to a month after painting until all the solvents are gased out. in the case of acrylic paint it is water.

That is why in automotive it is recomended you wait up to 1 month before you polish and wax the paint. It gives it time to gas out and become hard. I apply this rule to everything I paint. When building cars I let the body cure for a week before decaling, then clear coat after the decals have dried for 3 days. After that let it cure for 2 weeks to 1 month, then polish and wax. Hope this helps,

Curt

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