"How To" Food dehydrator... Anyone done this?

[Murray Kish]

I bought my dehydrator based on the info I found in old posts on this forum (Zoom-Zoom wrote most of them....) I'd say he knows what he's talking about, and clearly he's cranked out lots of examples as proof.

As a person with a young family, and not a whole lot of extra 'time' to spend at the bench, the dehydrator helps me make the most out of the time I spend there. On the other hand, one of my weaknesses is impatience: I'm forever trying to put parts together that haven't finished fully drying/curing yet. Fingerprints and messed-up paint were a pain-in-the-butt and very frustrating.

I'm sold.

Murray

[gabbadude]

Wow, these are some strong arguments from both sides. But I'm inclined to agree with ZoomZoom. MPWR what you are saying makes sens but is it not possible that if you pop the model/parts into the dehydrator between coats that it should prevent this problem of the paint not gasing out? What do you think?

[MPWR]

Couldn't say. Anything I can offer beyond this point is speculation.

[MustangMuscle]

To answer your question about paint not fully cured, I have never seen a paint coming out of the dehydrator not gassed or dry. However I have had fingerprint problems with paint cured at ambient temp!
In short, it works! Just set the temp below 110F and nothing bad will ever happen.

I agree With Zoomzoom, this "tool" has now become invaluable to me, it saves me a lot of precious time. I do not have much space in my garage, but I refuse to put it away as I want to be able to use it anytime. That's how I like it.

[gabbadude]

Amazon.com Here I come!!!