models and weather

[wonton34]

I have some questions as winter is fast approaching in ND.
I need to finish up some models but am not sure if it is right to work on them when it is 40 degrees. Please post something to do and not do, I need to finish and paint two models before winter is here.
Thanks

[StephenDeli]

As a matter of fact I have never understood why you are not supposed to spray models in the winter? I have never had a problem with it!

[wonton34]

Yea I just sprayed the window linings forgot what they are called oh window trim flat black and it turned out the best I have ever done,

On the can it says like don't paint if under 60 or something.
Weird

[ZoomZoomMX-5]

Paint in as warm a place as you can; heat the can of paint in some warm water ahead of time, and put the car body in a warm place before painting and immediately afterwards. I spray in a basement that can get down to the 50's during the winter, I don't have much problem w/that. I use a food dehydrator to dry my paint year-round.

[Vric]

if you heat the spraycan before, you will be ok. but take care of humitity, which is higher at winter.

[primera man]

Warm room, warm can, warm model....you cant go wrong!

[Hawk312]

I live in PA, which has got to be the worst place in the world for model building. Maybe I am exagurating a little. But the summers are hot and *very* humid, and the winters are cold. Over the summer, it takes careful planning to get a good paint day.
I actually get my best finishes over the winter. However, I always heat the can in warm water, like the others have mentioned. The only place I have to paint is an unheated garage, but I have never had problems. In fact the Corvette below was painted while temps were in the upper 30`s.

but take care of humitity, which is higher at winter.

Actually, atleast around here, humidity is *much* lower during the winter, which is why I think I`ve been able to get the best paint jobs over the winter.


Ohhh, and I almost forgot...good to see you back P-man. Glad you got your system straightened out! You are off of Internet Explorer (and preferably all things MS) and onto Mozilla or Firefox, right?

[Vric]

PA the worst ?

I'm from Quebec. on summer, it's 30C and on winter, it's -30C. This is the worst place
This year, it was high humidity all year long

[proosen]

Like people already stated, it's not the season that matters. I tried to spray a model this summer and it was very humid outside, the paint got foggy and no polishing helped. Just to put some new coats and it was fine. Seems that the moist gets trapped in the paint if it's to humid when you paint or something like that.

Niclas

[Spitfire7]

Well the weather's usually crap all year round here in england, this summer was the wettest on record in a hundred years, but i still manage to get a good coat with spray paint outside - i haven't really noticed any difference between different weather conditions affecting the paint.

[Scale-Master]

I'm in So.Cal. U.S. (We complain when it's 35% humidity.) But I love to paint, especially gloss, when it's just about, is, or just finished raining. (Like today!) The higher humidity keeps the static and dust down. The blushing I see in other's paint is usually from moisture in the line (airbrushing). I personally haven't had many blushing problems, even with rattle cans, but I think part of the key is to not put it on too heavy. I've never dealt with painting in truly highly humid areas so take it for what it's worth... - Mark

[swollen]

Originally Posted by Vric

if you heat the spraycan before, you will be ok. but take care of humitity, which is higher at winter.

Humidity is lower in the winter, due to the fact that cool air has a lower ability to carry moistuire than warm air does, and that's why you get chapped lips and dry skin in the winter!

As for spraying in cold weather: I heat up the paint can, take the subject outside to paint and immediatly bring it into some place warm to dry.