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How is your weather for painting?
Great 18% [ 3 ]
Good 29% [ 5 ]
Bad 41% [ 7 ]
Terrible 12% [ 2 ]
Total Votes : 17
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Fixture of Dakka





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I'm anxious to start painting but the weather where I'm at I don't think is the best for painting. Its cold and a little wet... I could paint indoors... but I'm mostly concerned with how the weather might mess up my models if I spray prime them.

How is the weather where you're at? Is it good for (spray) painting?
   
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Jovial Plaguebearer of Nurgle






Subjective poll is subjective.

Spray something and find out.

   
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Fixture of Dakka





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yeah... I'll see if I can dig up a spare model/bit I can test out.

(Just thought I'd strike up a topic for discussion or sharing.)
   
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Anti-Armour Swiss Guard






Newcastle, OZ

Alternating between hot and very humid (86%) or cold and wet (and very often both on the same day).

I can brush paint.
Can't spray outdoors at all.
I reserve winter months for that. It tends to rain less than our autumn.


I'm OVER 50 (and so far over everyone's BS, too).
Old enough to know better, young enough to not give a ****.

That is not dead which can eternal lie ...

... and yet, with strange aeons, even death may die.
 
   
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Purposeful Hammerhead Pilot




Houston, Tx

Louisiana is HORRIBLE!!! The humidity is ridiculously high all year round. Spray primers always come out gritty and nasty. Best time to spray prime outside is December - January because the air is a little drier.




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djphranq wrote:yeah... I'll see if I can dig up a spare model/bit I can test out.

(Just thought I'd strike up a topic for discussion or sharing.)

It's all about the humidity. If you're unsure about your climate just check out the weatherchannel.com. They have your area's humidity level. If your air is relatively dry (I'd say 40% and below) then you won't have any problems. But a place like Louisiana where our humidity is always 80% and above will cause FRUSTRATING results when priming outside.

If you are unsure about the elements, you can always prime indoors as long as you have ventilation in the room. Also use a drop cloth to cover the area and nearby walls as the fumes accumulate on surfaces and cause stains that can be a pain to scrub out. I prime indoors all the time now to avoid the weather hazards, it's completely safe as long as you are not spraying the can right next to your face. Just use common sense.

One last thing, if you mess up your priming job, don't fret. Throw the messed up models in a container of simple green or super clean and the crappy prime job will fall off within a day.

This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2011/03/18 04:51:06


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Rampaging Furioso Blood Angel Dreadnought





Boston, MA

I'm in New England... that's why I use an airbrush instead of aerosol.

Please check out my photo blog: http://atticwars40k.blogspot.com/ 
   
 
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