<![CDATA[Latest posts for the thread "How hot is too hot to use primer spray on models? "]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/8.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net How hot is too hot to use primer spray on models? Is my only option here to primer the models inside (maybe in a bathroom when a fan going blowing the air outside)? Or would it be ok to prime models around midnight when it's in the 90s?

Thanks for any advice.

Edit: I'm in a desert, so humidity isn't a problem. Just dry 100+ heat.
I'm using (wanting to use) mechanicus standard grey spray.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/778144/10510561.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/778144/10510561.page GMT How hot is too hot to use primer spray on models?
Since the day I turned 1500pts of orks into a sandpaper-finish mess I don’t spray if it’s over 80F and too humid to comfortably stand outside without sweating. That said different cans have different tolerances. White sprays generally suck no matter what, the Rustoleum metallics I’ve been using have been more forgiving than the Krylons I typically use.

If I have to spray in the summer it’s early morning in the shade. Don’t spray inside, the fumes are way too strong and if you have a family they won’t enjoy it. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/778144/10510576.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/778144/10510576.page GMT How hot is too hot to use primer spray on models?
 Fajita Fan wrote:
I live in Virginia and it’s not so much the heat but the humidity here that messes with rattle cans.

Since the day I turned 1500pts of orks into a sandpaper-finish mess I don’t spray if it’s over 80F and too humid to comfortably stand outside without sweating. That said different cans have different tolerances. White sprays generally suck no matter what, the Rustoleum metallics I’ve been using have been more forgiving than the Krylons I typically use.

If I have to spray in the summer it’s early morning in the shade. Don’t spray inside, the fumes are way too strong and if you have a family they won’t enjoy it.


Thanks for the input. I should have noted that I'm in a desert, so humidity isn't a problem. And yeah you're right probably too strong to spray inside with family etc. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/778144/10510581.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/778144/10510581.page GMT Re:How hot is too hot to use primer spray on models? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/778144/10510585.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/778144/10510585.page GMT How hot is too hot to use primer spray on models?
As above, it’s never been too hot where I live, but SW Ontario gets too humid for spraying. So when I’m in doubt I do a test spray to see how it will turn out.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/778144/10510609.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/778144/10510609.page GMT Re:How hot is too hot to use primer spray on models?
If that doesn't work, maybe spray the area with water to cool it down for a bit while you spray. (never tried it, just thought of it)

Otherwise, you may have to wait until it cools down a bit. Here in AZ, the monsoon rains will cool off the air for a while and makes for great priming weather.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/778144/10510632.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/778144/10510632.page GMT Re:How hot is too hot to use primer spray on models?
The only time outside priming works is during late spring or early fall, so during the summer and winter months I only work on skirmish-level stuff (so things like a Shadespire warband, or a terrain piece, or a couple of cars for Gaslands).]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/778144/10511251.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/778144/10511251.page GMT