rustoleum paint.......help
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Le Mans Master
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rustoleum paint.......help
well,
i have a side project going on where i'm building radiator covers.....i had perferated metal cut and bent to what i needed and i painted a few of the pieces last night with rustoleum smoke grey..... it still feels tacky and was curious if i could heat gun it to speed up the drying time..... the metal and paint was at room temp...i sprayed it outside and then brought it in after......... i'm frustrated because i spray 75% of the pieces today and ran out of paint.....this project has to be done and installed by tuesday.....anyone have any ideas why the paint is doing this?
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i have a side project going on where i'm building radiator covers.....i had perferated metal cut and bent to what i needed and i painted a few of the pieces last night with rustoleum smoke grey..... it still feels tacky and was curious if i could heat gun it to speed up the drying time..... the metal and paint was at room temp...i sprayed it outside and then brought it in after......... i'm frustrated because i spray 75% of the pieces today and ran out of paint.....this project has to be done and installed by tuesday.....anyone have any ideas why the paint is doing this?
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From: Arlington Va Current ride 04 vert, previous vettes: 69 vert, 77 resto mod
Originally Posted by onaqwst
well,
i have a side project going on where i'm building radiator covers.....i had perferated metal cut and bent to what i needed and i painted a few of the pieces last night with rustoleum smoke grey..... it still feels tacky and was curious if i could heat gun it to speed up the drying time..... the metal and paint was at room temp...i sprayed it outside and then brought it in after......... i'm frustrated because i spray 75% of the pieces today and ran out of paint.....this project has to be done and installed by tuesday.....anyone have any ideas why the paint is doing this?
b
i have a side project going on where i'm building radiator covers.....i had perferated metal cut and bent to what i needed and i painted a few of the pieces last night with rustoleum smoke grey..... it still feels tacky and was curious if i could heat gun it to speed up the drying time..... the metal and paint was at room temp...i sprayed it outside and then brought it in after......... i'm frustrated because i spray 75% of the pieces today and ran out of paint.....this project has to be done and installed by tuesday.....anyone have any ideas why the paint is doing this?
b
warm air, low humidity and low volume air movement should help....oil based paints take a while to dry....expect at least 24 - 48 hrs
Last edited by bobs77vet; Dec 25, 2004 at 08:08 PM.
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i suspect that the paint was applied too thick...
one rule of thumb when spray painting (especialy with a rattle can) is that a lot of thin coats are better than a few thick ones...
it is easy to get anxious and to lay it on too thick when actually this will ending up taking longer and the paint almost never sticks as well...
remember...DUST your coats on allowing each coat to dry before dusting again....
usually my 1st dusting dosnt even really cover the item...
thats ok...thats what allows it to dry...
when its put on too thick, only the surface can easily dry and whats "trapped" below the surface is "sealed in" and not only take forever to dry but will never really bond as it should...
remember...dust...wait...dust...wait...
it goes a lot quicker this way...
hope this helps...
one rule of thumb when spray painting (especialy with a rattle can) is that a lot of thin coats are better than a few thick ones...
it is easy to get anxious and to lay it on too thick when actually this will ending up taking longer and the paint almost never sticks as well...
remember...DUST your coats on allowing each coat to dry before dusting again....
usually my 1st dusting dosnt even really cover the item...
thats ok...thats what allows it to dry...
when its put on too thick, only the surface can easily dry and whats "trapped" below the surface is "sealed in" and not only take forever to dry but will never really bond as it should...
remember...dust...wait...dust...wait...
it goes a lot quicker this way...
hope this helps...
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Le Mans Master
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i'll look into another product if it doesn't dry by tomorrow........ i didn't put it on too thick either enough to barely cover the metal because i was going to do two coats....... the last thing i want to do is strip it off and start over......i have 40 pieces out of the 72 that i have to paint and assemble........
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From: Okeechobee Florida
Originally Posted by onaqwst
i'll look into another product if it doesn't dry by tomorrow........ i didn't put it on too thick either enough to barely cover the metal because i was going to do two coats....... the last thing i want to do is strip it off and start over......i have 40 pieces out of the 72 that i have to paint and assemble........
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but what do i know? ive only been working with paints every work day for 25 years...
good luck
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From: Arlington Va Current ride 04 vert, previous vettes: 69 vert, 77 resto mod
i would be doing a whole lot of light coats...like signguy said....you need the drying time of lighter coats....and it it may work conversely to what you think.....lighter coats dry faster so that 2-3 light coats will dry faster then one heavy one...and have more paint coverage....
heres a good example i painted these pulleys 4 times in a 24 hr period with light coats ,before work, lunch time, before bed, next am and i could handle them the next evening... they were still "soft" but in another 24hrs they were finished
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heres a good example i painted these pulleys 4 times in a 24 hr period with light coats ,before work, lunch time, before bed, next am and i could handle them the next evening... they were still "soft" but in another 24hrs they were finished
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Last edited by bobs77vet; Dec 25, 2004 at 09:08 PM.
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From: Okeechobee Florida
Originally Posted by bobs77vet
i would be doing a whole lot of light coats...like signguy said....you need the drying time of lighter coats....and it it may work conversely to what you think.....lighter coats dry faster so that 2-3 light coats will dry faster then one heavy one...and have more paint coverage....
heres a good example i painted these pulleys 4 times in a 24 hr period with light coats ,before work, lunch time, before bed, next am and i could handle them the next evening... they were still "soft" but in another 24hrs they were finished
heres a good example i painted these pulleys 4 times in a 24 hr period with light coats ,before work, lunch time, before bed, next am and i could handle them the next evening... they were still "soft" but in another 24hrs they were finished
there are really no shortcuts to doing it right...
