I've used a food dehydrator before - and it DID work well to dry enamel paint - but I had difficulty from excluding dust from the process - meaning that I was better off painting the car body and putting it under a plastic bowl.
Took longer to dry, but at least I didn't have to sand out dust specs.
Normally, I use automotive acrylic for car models. Either from a spray can, or straight from the paint can, thinned with the appropriate thinners.
Remember, they're "hot", and can craze polystyrene plastic, but I've never had any problems, as long as I use a compatible primer. Just don't spray heavy coats and you should be fine.
The stuff dries very hard and very thin, but it also dries very quickly - and can be polished using normal auto polishes.
I use automotive acrylic exclusively when I'm painting airliners - you can paint at night, then polish and decal in the morning without having to worry about killing your paint job.