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Has any one had experience using the Micro Mate paint drying booth?
Sorry no I don't, but food dehydrators work great and cost less. I use one that has stackable trays and I just cut the plastic out of all but the bottom trays. I use it religiously and consider it a much needed tool for modelling now.
The large Dr. Drybooth from Micro-Mark is $429! Why would anyone pay that for a box with a heater and a fan, just to save a little time drying paint? What's the hurry? I don't understand.
Gimme a pigfoot, and a bottle of beer...
We have an air fryer in the kitchen with a dehydrator mode and I use that to dry my model parts in. But barring that I'd just buy a dehydrator at Wally World or even a second hand store. Some guys here have made their own using a dimmer switch, a light bulb fixture, computer fan and tupperware tub. They can dial the temp right in to close enough by turning the bulb intesity up or down. Some others have just put in a bulb but you really do want that cross venting going on imo, because it's not just about heat but also air movement..
I just use a hand held hair dryer on medium or low. It works.
modelmaker66 I just use a hand held hair dryer on medium or low. It works.
That makes a good flash dry heat setting for acrylics, I do that sometimes too. Hah, I also use the outlet on my pellet stove.
I consider a drying booth to have two purposes. First, to speed up drying of enamels. Second, to keep dust off the model while the paint dries. Sometimes I will put paint jobs with fast drying paints into the booth for the second reason, not even turning on the heat.
I do some woodworking in my shop, so it isn't the cleanest shop at times.
Don Stauffer in Minnesota
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