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Are there airbrushing temperature limits?

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    January 2015
Are there airbrushing temperature limits?
Posted by Rego on Sunday, January 4, 2015 11:56 AM

I live in North Dakota & moved into a new home a couple years ago.  Now that  I've got landscaping done ,and boxes unpacked it's time to start modelng.  The best place for me to airbrush is the garage, which is insulated and drywalled but not heated.  Lowest temp I've seen in there is 35 farenheit.  Are there any temp limits for airbrushing enamels?

  • Member since
    November 2009
  • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
Posted by Don Stauffer on Monday, January 5, 2015 8:58 AM

I would not use enamels at lower than 65 degrees.  They are more critical than acrylics because of the long dry time, but I would not even use acrylics much below 60.

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

  • Member since
    February 2014
  • From: N. MS
Posted by CN Spots on Monday, January 5, 2015 10:00 AM

I have let impatience get the better of me on occasion and taken a model outside in sub freezing temps and hit it with a coat of paint and it turned out fine.  I DID keep the paint and model inside until the last second and brought them back in as soon as the overspray settled and sat it in the bathroom with the exhaust fan on for a few hours 'til it dried.  -and no, the wife was not amused.

I wouldn't even store model paints out there if it's that cold.  Keep them inside until you're ready to paint.  Maybe place a heat lamp in a corner where you work to keep the temp up while you paint. A safe distance from the model of course. ; )

  • Member since
    January 2014
  • From: Nampa, Idaho
Posted by jelliott523 on Monday, January 5, 2015 6:28 PM

I will occasionally paint something in the garage with the door partially opened in cold temps (I live in SW Idaho) the temp in my garage in Winter usually hovers around 53 degrees F.  I will usually bring the model and paint right back in with me and take it upstairs where my modeling supplies are and close the door.  Like CN Spots, my wife isn't usually thrilled with this approach, but it is better than spraying inside the house.

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