Drying paint with hairdryer

[HC07YER]

Spraying my bullets and waiting for primer to dry , could i use a hairdryer to speed it along ? Im guessing probably not haha !

 

[Dan@M.A.D]

It won't cure properly.

 

[Joe#]

As above.

Painting is something you don't want to rush tbh.

 

[laberridge]

as long as its not direct heat you will be fine

 

[MRBILLYUK]

Leave to dry naturally , thin coats . Some things can't be rushed . You want to do a good job then have some patience .

 

[Gally]

If you are going to use it, use it from a distance, and you have to dry the primer first. The basecoat should be wet then lacquer and maybe give it a light heat from a big distance. Should be fine.

Best leaving it to do it naturally or a warm cupboard/area of the house. Ie replicate a paintshop oven in someways.

 

[Simon@SprayShack]

All paints need to air flow to dry properly, even pro stuff takes weeks to reach full hardness. Either way using a hair dryer from a distance wont cause a problem, but it will put crap in the paint most likely!. Just make sure you dont get it too hot. If its 2K paint (pro stuff), heat will help as its a chemical reaction hence the term "curing" rather than drying, so assuming your using celulose halfords stuff your "drying".

40c-60c curing is common in paint shops, just keep it below touch hot and you wont have any problems. Its always preferable to just let it dry naturally, either way with celulose paints the thinner will still soften it when you spray the colour, which is why its crap.......2K primers / clearcoats are a solvent barrier once cured.

Cheers,
Si

 

[HC07YER]

Cheers lads , left it to dry naturally in the end not entirely happy as there are a few dust paricles in the paint but hardly noticable !