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How long do you guys wait for Green stuff to dry before you move on to the next step? (adding more, filing, etc)

Also how do wait times vary for different combinations of blue vs yellow?

I used to just always wait overnight but since lately I'm scratch building virtually everything I touch, I get impatient and start work again before it's fully dry. I've screwed up a few pieces because of this. I suppose ADD and warhammer don't always mix well.

This is basicly how I did my Death Guard.
Day 1: green stuff & set aside HQ (Lord)
Day 2: green stuff a sqaud of PM's and set aside,begin painting HQ.
Day 3: green stuff second HQ and begin to paint sqaud of PM's.....etc.
I alternated between single models & sqauds,this way I always had somthing dry and ready to paint while other models dried over night.
If I needed to add on to a certian model I just did what was needed with the GS and set it back with whatever I had drying at the time,but I always had stuff to paint and stuff that was drying.
However if necessary, 4 hours seems to work for drying time for me.

If you do them in the evening overnight works.

If in the morning, say 10, I would say by 5 you could prime and start painting.

also placing under a lamp will speed up the curing process.
more blue will dry faster but will take less detail & visa versa with a mix using more yellow.

Yeah be careful if it gets too hot it will actually turn to a sticky paste, almost like cake batter and its nasty.

I tried microwaving it once for SnGs. Didnt work.

hey guys

thanks for the tips.

Looks like overnighting it is the common thing to do after all. :(

well for filling gaps wait 5 min after mixing.
Sculpen helps to wait around 10 min. depending on the mixing proportions.
if you start to quick you can't scullp clean lines.
waiting overnight ensures its dry, also always look back after 30min. that the greenstuff didn't repositions during drying period.
I know the feeling,"not being able to wait to work on models with green stuff".you just want to finish them don't ya

greetz typhoon

How do you buy your GS? If you buy the tube with the two sticks the label comes out of the tube and as I recall has hidiously detailed instructions. It even has shrinkage rate on it more blue than yellow= faster dry and poorer performance more. Yellow than blue is the opposite. If you are working at warmer temperatures it will cure faster. GS generally sets within a few hours. Keep in mind though all glues/epoxies can take up to 72 hours(3 days) to fully cure and become innert in their chemical reaction. Super glue takes hours to acttually catalize 100% even though it is safe to handle within mins. I would set your GS under a table lamp and come back to it after 2 hours also keep a small unused portion to test instead of using your sculpts.
Cheers

It all depends.

The higher the ratio of Yellow to Blue, the longer it takes to cure. With equal parts of each, you need about two hours before it's hard enough that you can touch it. It doesn't have to be hardened at all before you can add more, obviously, but if it's a shape you're worried about squishing, then you need to wait two or three hours. It doesn't have to be fully hardened before you don't have to worry about damaging it; after a while it will reach a stage where it's still squishy, but if you press your finger on it fairly lightly it won't leave a print.

For filing, you need to wait for it to harden fully, which takes about 4 or 5 hours, I think. I don't think waiting overnight is generally necessary, you can do almost anything to it within four hours, and if there're different parts that you want to work on, like if you've just been adding to the chest and then you want to do something to the feet, you can usually hold it by the chest within two and a half to three hours. That problem can be avoided by using some sort of stand though.