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Originally Posted by klutz_100
Would that be degrees farenheit or degrees centigrade?
How high can you go without risk of damge/deformation to the plastic or paint?
TIA
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That would be farenheit; 105 degrees is optimal, no more than 110. Be careful with resin bodies! There's no telling what some of them will warp at; and don't place any body under any pressure in the dehydrator (on a paint stand).
I've had one styrene body warp a bit; it was too close to the heating element in the bottom. I put everything up as high as possible, and leave the vents open for full convection. Being able to wetsand/polish enamels after about 8 hours is what's really cool about it; many lacquers are dry in much less time. Tamiya lacquers typically hold up quite well being wetsanded/polished after about 3 hours. House of Kolor/Cobra Colors base coats were all able to be lightly wetsanded in as little as 10-15 minutes; say to sand out some dust or trash and recoat. I can't fathom waiting days or weeks to work on a paint job; I'd be lost w/o the dehydrator.