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Post by JCON on Jan 11, 2019 12:11:55 GMT -6
For those of us who are always having projects stack up waiting on the weather to paint I was wondering if buying a cheap dehumidifier for a paint area would solve those problems and allow us to paint even in wet climates??? We could run it an hour before we go in and paint and let it run until our project dries... has anyone done that before and would it work??? They don't cost that much... what do you think???
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Post by BUCKY on Jan 11, 2019 13:37:22 GMT -6
I never considered that option. Might work in a garage or basement, or an outbuilding. For those of us who are painting outside in the elements, we are at the mercy of Mother Nature! I have an outbuilding, but it won't be set up properly until after we get moved.
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Post by dogfish7 (R.I.P.) on Jan 11, 2019 14:50:57 GMT -6
I did and use it in my garage, but haven't tried it indoors yet. It works great for our area, but it's too cool out in my unheated garage.
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Post by tojo72 on Jan 11, 2019 17:53:12 GMT -6
I didnt use it for models specifically,but in the summer it made a marked diffrence in the basements humidity,I say go for it.
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Post by Dukemaddog on Jan 13, 2019 17:41:04 GMT -6
That is one idea. A moisture trap on the compressor helps with the airbrushing. Some other modelers out here that I know get a dehydrator for food and modify it to hold a model. Once it's painted it is placed in the dehydrator for a day or so.
Just another option.
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Post by BUCKY on Jan 13, 2019 17:59:27 GMT -6
I have a dehydrator for paint jobs. I never leave one in it for longer than four hours. I had one that tried to shrivel up on me a few years back, and I had left it in the thing longer than four hours.
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Post by JCON on Jan 13, 2019 18:03:34 GMT -6
I'd be afraid of the same thing happening Bucky!!!  |
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Post by BUCKY on Jan 13, 2019 18:12:01 GMT -6
They really work great, especially if you have one with a thermostat that you can set. There are prolly youtube videos about the use of one, but I haven't looked for that. Mine is a cheapo that has a set temp, so it bears watching!
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Post by Dukemaddog on Jan 14, 2019 13:50:11 GMT -6
That's cool. One of the guys at my AMPS club showed how to make/modify one and add a thermostat. He said it was almost essential if you wanted to be sure bad things didn't happen. I haven't done one myself; I haven't had the need.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2019 17:30:07 GMT -6
Even though it drops down to like 15-20 here at night, I usually do all my painting at night under a porch light. Anyways I have always just warmed the can up, Went outside regardless of the temp and painted. Just bring whatever you painted back in with you, Don't leave it outside to dry lol. I always just painted and put the model up on the shelf in my closet to dry. Been doing it for years never once had issues. I call it the run and gun method. Then again this is just me I do everything differently anyways lol
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Post by JCON on Jan 14, 2019 19:39:20 GMT -6
I've done the same Ben!!!
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Post by BUCKY on Jan 14, 2019 22:34:48 GMT -6
I've done the same in the past. I even tried to paint on a rainy day, once. In between rain showers, I ran out to paint, but right as I was about finished, another drizzle started falling, and ruined what I had sprayed. So, in the strip tank it went, and I waited for a sunshiny day!!
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