Have you ever been painting small parts and wished it didn't take so long to dry before you could assemble them? Years ago I started doing this at home on the backyard grille. I usually use either high temp or engine paint that is labeled gas resistant. We all know that's hardly true about gas resistant, but it helps. I turn one burner on the lowest setting, mine is a small two burner grille beings I am by myself and rarely have anybody show up for a meal. I usually give it a couple hours let it cool to room temp and check the paint hardness with the finger nail test. If it feels a little soft yet, I give it another couple hours. Saves me from having to wait a day or more.
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Wet Paint Signs work well for people to test if the paint is still wet LOL
Yes dried paint using an oven, heat gun, propane torch, and for free old man Sun! But it's still hard to keep finger prints out of fresh paint, your finger nail trick sounds better! Thanks for your tip! -
If a part needs to be heated, I prefer to use my Milwaukee heat gun, rather than a propane torch. Fire puts out water vapor, which can make bare metal rust, and I'd think the water vapor could do bad things to paint. That said, I have built a small gallows to hang parts over my natural gas stove, so I can turn the burner on very low and have the part about 6 to 8 inches above the burner. This will dry the paint in a couple hours, rather than waiting at least a day.Comment
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The "HEAT PLATE" cycle, on the dishwasher works, IF you live ALONE!!---If not, you WILL be ALONE soon!
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Great idea! I have small parts on this RPU that are black and no sense of busting out the HVLP so I use rattle primer and paint. I hate waiting on dry time...I have four grills so I shall dedicate one!!Comment
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Beauford,
Fire up thet Hog Smoker & tow all them grills together & it'd look like a COOKIN' TRAIN---Maybe you could get on TV!
Bro Bill W.Comment
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What happens if you use too much catalyst when preparing some urethane paint? How does the paint react? How does it spray? Flow out?09-19-2018, 01:45 PM -
I have some fenders and a splash apron I need to repaint, as I sanded through the PPG Concept black paint while colorsanding them. I know I screwed up by not putting enough paint near the edges were the break-thrus occurred. I don't need advice on this topic. Anyway, I have a couple boxes of 3M gray (ultra fine) Scotchbite pads. I was wonder if using the gray pads is a good idea for scuffing the...06-23-2020, 02:12 PM -
I need to touch up a few very small flaws in my front fenders. These are not the colorsanding break thru's I recently posted here on VFF. These are about the size of a straight pin's head. The fender are painted with PPG Concept 9300 black. I have the same 9300 black paint I am going to use to touch up the fenders. My question is: Will the paint I use to touch up the very small flaws work OK...09-29-2019, 06:55 PM
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Any recommendations on what paint to use on the gas gauge numbers? Will the old airplane dope stuff work? Thanks in advance..png "smile")
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I have read the entire 32 posts on paint and what to use and I have a nagging question.
What to use to keep the paint shiny and clean that will withstand mother nature. IF I paint my car, or have it done, in the near future it will still be stored outdoors in all the Southern Califlower elements, so I need to know, after I've spent these thousands of dollar on paint, what to use to keep...12-02-2018, 08:01 PM -
I have always used paint in so-called rattle cans whenever painting metal objects was desired due mostly to the fact I never had a desire to own paint spraying equipment or had something large enough to require it, also I have - NO SKILLS. Although many people use good old Rustoleum I have never been a fan because it takes forever to dry to the touch, always seems soft unless it drys for days, scrapes...02-27-2020, 10:32 AM -
I have done a fair amount of colorsanding on my cars. However, it was some time (weeks) after I painted the items before colorsanding them. I just painted my fenders today and would like to know how long before they can safely be colorsanded. I would like to colorsand them ASAP, but I want to be safe in doing it. If anyone Is knowledgeable about colorsanding, please post a response.
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Now and then when I paint with PPG Concept paint, I make a little to much. As many of you know, this paint is big $$$. I am wondering if the mixed paint with catalyst can be refrigerated and used later, like maybe a day or two later. I don't want to try this and have a mess if it doesn't work. If anyone has done this, please post your experience.
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Rusty Nelson07-13-2020, 12:09 AM -
What is pictured are not Model A fenders. No matter, the principle is the same.
I am referring to painting the inside of deep-drawn fenders such as the A rear fenders.
Such a task is a challenge.
Once all the metal work is complete, we can attack the plastic work needed and shoot the insides.
First, because of the concavity, the paint wants to pepper back at you. You...01-10-2018, 10:53 PM -
As the title says, I am defiant over the exorbitantly high cost of auto paint! I'm considering using Rustoleum (or any other good quality paint) for all my projects from now on. High build primers (PPG) running at $148 and $154 (with hardener), I've had it! I recall buying DuPont Centari for $15 a qt. So I'm on a search for a somewhat High (?) quality, long lasting paint at a price I can live with....02-26-2020, 02:45 PM
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