Painting Problem

[stouring2005]

Hi everyboy,

My problem is, i have painted two model car using airbrush with tamiya enamel paint, after i finish several coats and wait for 3 or more weeks than i polished, but still the paint feel not drying completly. If i use Tamiya spray can don't have such problem even using the same color. Why this happen?

Thanks for your advice.

[MPWR]

Simply put, because you're using enamel. Eanmels can take an amazingly long time to harden- weeks or months are not unusual. Laquers (like Tamiya sprays) and acrylics tend to dry/cure much faster- either can usually be polished in a week

[Scale-Master]

If you just have to use the enamel paint, thin it with lacquer thinner instead of mineral spirits. That will help speed up the dry time. It will still take a lot longer than the lacquer paints, but it helps... - Mark