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J-PaP
19-03-2009, 05:59 PM
Just wondering has anybody tried to speed up the drying process for the tamiya laquers by putting a diecast in the oven?
Just wondering if it works since I feel like a diecast I resprayed is never going to dry completely.
Don't know about the oven, but try under a bright light.
Did it go on too thick or something? Tamiya paint does take a little while to dry, but it does evenutually.
Where are you? What's the weather like? If it's humid and cool, that might slow it down.
Moxo
Just wondering has anybody tried to speed up the drying process for the tamiya laquers by putting a diecast in the oven?
Just wondering if it works since I feel like a diecast I resprayed is never going to dry completely.
Automotive enamels can take up to month to cure completely. If you put it in the oven you might risk the paint cracking if it dries too quickly. It may be a question of patience.
Just on Tamiya paints, has anyone tried to empty a can of Tamiya spray paint and use it in an airbrush?
Damage
20-03-2009, 02:31 AM
It will depend on which series Tamiya you are using. I have only used TS and found it dries quite quickly
Just on Tamiya paints, has anyone tried to empty a can of Tamiya spray paint and use it in an airbrush?
How would that work? Do you then refill it somehow with paint and propellant?
Airbrushes can be as little as $20 and cans of air/propellant about the same - one can will do a model. Seems a little too much trouble.
Moxo
malscar
20-03-2009, 05:53 AM
No you throw the can away when empty. Can make the paint last longer (coverage)and have greater control over the application.
I just use a old jam jar to empty it into. Have a plastic shopping bag over my hand, then hold the Tamiya spray can with that hand. Then when you get the spray can as close to the jar (top in it) move the bag over the can and jar top so any spray can not escape and off you go. Once I have decanted what I need, I will let it sit in the sealed jar to outgas.
Depending upon how much paint you need will give you how much to decant. I only store small amounts of the decanted paint to minimize wastage.
david5
20-03-2009, 10:19 AM
No you throw the can away when empty. Can make the paint last longer (coverage)and have greater control over the application.
I just use a old jam jar to empty it into. Have a plastic shopping bag over my hand, then hold the Tamiya spray can with that hand. Then when you get the spray can as close to the jar (top in it) move the bag over the can and jar top so any spray can not escape and off you go. Once I have decanted what I need, I will let it sit in the sealed jar to outgas.
Depending upon how much paint you need will give you how much to decant. I only store small amounts of the decanted paint to minimize wastage.
Mal,do you still need to thin the paint or can you use it as is ?
David
Yeah, I read that wrong. I thought you wrote 'used Tamiya spray can AS an airbrush'. Silly me.
No, I never have. I use the Tamiya or Humbrol enamel (in the little pots), mixed about 1:1 with turps. I airbrush at a pretty low pressure, about 25-30 psi. Any more and the paint tends to dry before it hits the surface and you get orange peel.
The hotter the day, the lower the pressure, too. But if it's hot I turn on the Blokeatorium's air conditioning. I have to cool air blowing on my back and a window open in front of me - that way the fumes don't kill me.
Moxo
J-PaP
20-03-2009, 11:31 AM
Either way I'm going to have to start over for the 3rd time. I'm just not happy with the finer details of vents etc. on the model. I don't have a steady enough hand so the vents all look "wobbly". So instead will be painting in matt black now where the only details needed are indicators and door handles. Previously was trying to paint gloss white.
No you throw the can away when empty. Can make the paint last longer (coverage)and have greater control over the application.
I just use a old jam jar to empty it into. Have a plastic shopping bag over my hand, then hold the Tamiya spray can with that hand. Then when you get the spray can as close to the jar (top in it) move the bag over the can and jar top so any spray can not escape and off you go. Once I have decanted what I need, I will let it sit in the sealed jar to outgas.
Depending upon how much paint you need will give you how much to decant. I only store small amounts of the decanted paint to minimize wastage.
A little tip I used to empty the contents of a spray can is to drill the hole of the plastic bit you push down just big enough to put/glue a straw from a fruit box drink. There is hardly any spillage. But when I went to put into my airbrush it went every where (obviously because the propellant is still present in the paint).
How long did you let it out-gas?
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