Adding more paint after a few days? (TS-paints)

[Jaymes]

How long do I have to wait before adding another color? Is a week enough time or will that cause the paint to react (because of different drying times)? If anyone has some experience, I'd like to hear. I sprayed Tamiya TS gloss black last week, and I wet-sanded it and want to add more. Do I have to wait 1 month or is 1 week enough? Thanks

[A_C]

It's hard to set a standard waiting time because of many variables when you spray the paint. Usually, I use my nose. If you cannot smell any thinner, it's pretty sure it's ready for next step. Hope it helps.

[ZoomZoomMX-5]

It's only TS clear that's the problem. You can recoat the colors anytime, but w/clear you have to apply it w/in one hour of the final color, or wait about a month for the base coat to dry to keep it from cracking. I never wait, I always carefully shoot some clear right over the fresh color.

[Fusionrr]

I've never had a problem with ts clear over other ts paints and air brush paints. Overnight is usually good enough for me.

I've only had cracking occur when painting a tamiya plastic spray paint over a tamiya polycarbonate spray paint without waiting for it to be completely dry. (at least a week.)

[Jaymes]

thanks for the replies all, that's what I was hoping to hear

[RallyRaider]

Yeah, a day or two if the weather is warm and dry is plenty. Even with TS-13, I usually only wait about a week.

[LS1Aaron]

I have used tamiya TS sprays a long time and never experienced the problem with their clear.I believe this was more of a myth or they changed the formula years ago.

[RallyRaider]

It isn't a myth Aaron, just a case of Tamiya being cautious and covering their asses because a small number of people experienced problems. In reality it depends on your personal circumstances and techniques if you will need to wait the full month or not.