Last minute paint job for client - Do I have enough time for primer, base-coat and paint to dry?

hi don

its a different thought process. remember how you started out in 2D with basic geometry; circles and squares? now its basic solids; boxes and cylinders. and when you pot 2 solids together say a cylinder on top of a box, its ok if the cylinder is "in the box" a bit. learned that after my teacher let me spend 2 hours trying to match a complex curve (dive plane) to complex curve (submarine sail).

i also use 3DS MAX 2009. got away from it for a few years but dabbling in it again. i do a lot of 2D technical cutaways and P&ID in VISIO, a client driven decision. my detailed cutaways look like CAD dwgs.

Hey waynec - I use a few packages. For modeling I use 3DS Max and Zbrush. For the little animation I do, I use Maya. I've recently started taking a class in Solidworks. What do you use?

Don - 3D printing can be tricky. Getting your model to be printer friendly is challenging sometimes. There is certainly a learning curve but it's not insurmountable. There are a number of forums with people eager too help. Keep it up! :)

I bought a 3D printer kit.  It is almost complete, but I am finding the step up from 2D CAD to 3D CAD is awesome.  Far more difficult than I imagined.

Hey bumper. I do 3d too. What program do you use?

Cool bumper! Good luck!

Hey all,

Thank you for your replies.

I used Rust-Oleum 249279 Automotive 11-Ounce Filler Primer Spray, to great effect. It's pretty heavy on the solids so it filled in much of the print lines on the model.

I gave it about an hour and half to two hours to dry before applying my Testor's enamel. I let that dry overnight and am in the process of putting my coats of Alclad on tonight. So far so good, as everything seems to have dried just right.

BlackSheepTwoOneFour - The print is a robot character/trophy top. It's for a comedy award being given away in Boston.

By the way, I also do 3D modeling (not just post process and painting) for output to 3D printing if anyone has any interest. I'm a 3D artist professionally, and I do the 3D printing in my spare time. It's tricky, but when it works it's terribly satisfying.

Thanks again for your replies!

Don Stauffer

I use Krylon primer. It is very full bodied, nice for surfaces with slight flaws. It dries in about twenty minutes.

I use ace hardware NOW. It also is fast drying and works great with acrylics.

Curious... what kind of model kit did you give you to build?

I use Krylon primer. It is very full bodied, nice for surfaces with slight flaws. It dries in about twenty minutes.