When I paint treads, I put a coat of red pastels mixed with mineral spirits on the treads -- it gives them a nice rusty look and brings the colors of the treads together.
Unfortunately, the coat of pastels and spirits I put on my WWII Productions Panther treads on Saturday hasn't dried yet! I want to move these things along, but I don't want to stick them on the tank while they are still wet, and I can't even finish the treads themselves until they are dry.
Any suggestions on drying those pesky spirits that won't dry by themselves? The exact stuff I used was the Windsor Newton no-odor stuff. The WWII Productions links are resin, but they have two coats of paint over them -- acrylic dust color, followed by a drybrush of burnt siena oilpaint. It's been three full days since I put the wash on, and rusty spirits still come off on my hand when I touch the treads. Thanks.