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orestes85 Hellion
Posts : 86 Join date : 2012-04-09 Location : Toronto Area
| Subject: Basecoat in Cold Weather Thu Feb 13 2014, 18:12 | |
| Hey guys, dumb question here. Will my Citidel Chaos Black Spray paint work in cold weather. Like -10 celsius? Thanks | |
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horrid Hellion
Posts : 39 Join date : 2011-05-20 Location : Halifax, NS
| Subject: Re: Basecoat in Cold Weather Fri Feb 14 2014, 04:08 | |
| Don't do it. Lower temperatures like that will cause some ugly problems with the primer. Usually the result is a pebbly texture or a sheen that will actively repel any paint you attempt to cover it with. The propellents that make the can spray are usually quite cold before they leave the can and spraying into cold causes the fouling and separation that cause both of the problems I mentioned. If you really want to get on with a model either use a brush on primer or find somewhere you can get away with spraying indoors: just lay down some newspaper to catch the overspray in a basement, even the stairwell in an apartment building: just watch out for the super . Few hobby accidents are as frustrating as ruining a model (especially if you took time to convert it) before you even get a basecoat on it. _________________ Oh, the wonders I will show you. In time you will beg me to pluck out your eyes. Void Spaces; My Hobby Blog
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orestes85 Hellion
Posts : 86 Join date : 2012-04-09 Location : Toronto Area
| Subject: Re: Basecoat in Cold Weather Sat Feb 15 2014, 03:10 | |
| Thanks so much for your reply.
I've been itching to basecoat my set of Reavers. But your right, I'll resist the urge. | |
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Jehoel Kabalite Warrior
Posts : 150 Join date : 2011-07-04 Location : Denmark
| Subject: Re: Basecoat in Cold Weather Sat Feb 15 2014, 18:36 | |
| I find that for.the best result you need at least +10.degrees celcious and always as low humidity as possible... _________________ There's a special providence in the fall of a sparrow. If it be now, 'tis not to come; if it be not to come, it will be now; if it be not now, yet it will come: The readiness is all: since no man has aught of what he leaves, what is't to leave betimes?
- Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
Kabal of Eternal Torment/Cult of Last Caress/Coven of Wasted Tears
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commandersasha Sybarite
Posts : 414 Join date : 2012-12-26 Location : Wimbledon, London
| Subject: Re: Basecoat in Cold Weather Sun Feb 16 2014, 01:38 | |
| Are you living somewhere that is cold for a long time? A Canadian poster had the same problem last year on The TyranidHive, and there was a good thread about building a fume extraction cupboard.
The best one I saw was a folding temporary cabinet, so easily packed away for storage: A 2 foot cube dowel frame covered in clear polythene made the spraying chamber, with a front panel that was 2/3 covered from the top; the extraction was done by a wall-mount shower extractor fan with 4" dia pipe that fed through a panel that fitted the window, so as not to let all your central heating out!
There was a Youtube or Instructables video, but I couldn't find it, and it's my bedtime! It was a very simple build though, and allowed the user to spray at room temperature throughout a snowy winter, despite having a wife that hates the smell of spraypaint, as mine does! | |
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django_unchained Kabalite Warrior
Posts : 198 Join date : 2014-01-09
| Subject: Re: Basecoat in Cold Weather Thu Feb 20 2014, 14:30 | |
| I've sprayed my guys in 20 degree fahrenheit weather and let them dry outside for 15 mins. Brought them inside and had no issues. | |
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Mngwa Wych
Posts : 955 Join date : 2013-01-26 Location : Stadi
| Subject: Re: Basecoat in Cold Weather Thu Feb 20 2014, 20:11 | |
| I now consider myself lucky for living in southern Finland. Think what it would be like to live in the North Pole and collect warhammers _________________ THE KABAL OF LOST HONOUR
THE CULT OF THE BURNING LEAF
THE COVEN OF THE HOLLOWED
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Azdrubael Incubi
Posts : 1857 Join date : 2011-11-16 Location : Russia
| Subject: Re: Basecoat in Cold Weather Sun Mar 02 2014, 07:02 | |
| - Quote :
- The best one I saw was a folding temporary cabinet, so easily packed away for storage
The best way to prime a miniature is to use an airbrush. No smell, no toxicity, controlled burst, thin layer. _________________ The Dance of Death begins - embraces, caresses, and kisses, The Harlequin loves you as you fall over in pieces!
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Jamesy52 Slave
Posts : 15 Join date : 2014-03-23 Location : Maghera
| Subject: Re: Basecoat in Cold Weather Sun Mar 23 2014, 16:53 | |
| - Jehoel wrote:
- I find that for.the best result you need at least +10.degrees celcious and always as low humidity as possible...
I live in Ireland, it's rarely that high in temperature. +10 is a bit of an exaggeration. Anywhere around 3-4 is fine, I do it all the time with no problems. Low humidity is necessary though. _________________ Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before. -Edgar Allan Poe
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