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Paint Won't Dry
Evening, all...
I have painted some plastic stuff with a craft paint specifically for plastic. However, after 1 week it has not dried. It is still tacky to the touch. I am considering using a clear polyurethane over the paint in hopes that it might leave a dry surface. Can anyone recommend this or have another approach? The paint will ultimately be up against clothing. Regards...Bob -- ______________ lvMMMCDLXXIX+1 |
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Photon713 wrote:
Evening, all... I have painted some plastic stuff with a craft paint specifically for plastic. However, after 1 week it has not dried. It is still tacky to the touch. I am considering using a clear polyurethane over the paint in hopes that it might leave a dry surface. Can anyone recommend this or have another approach? The paint will ultimately be up against clothing. Regards...Bob -- ______________ lvMMMCDLXXIX+1 Contact the paint manufacturer. Certainly putting a coat of a potentially incompatible product on top of a product that is already known to have a problem is only asking for more trouble. Pete C. |
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"Photon713" wrote in message news:Iy6Jg.7385$pX3.2138@trnddc07... Evening, all... I have painted some plastic stuff with a craft paint specifically for plastic. However, after 1 week it has not dried. It is still tacky to the touch. I am considering using a clear polyurethane over the paint in hopes that it might leave a dry surface. Do not do that. My only suggestion is to start from scratch. I don't know what went wrong, but I do know it will be extremely difficult to figure out. You're just asking for more headaches. Scrap it. |
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jeffc wrote: "Photon713" wrote in message news:Iy6Jg.7385$pX3.2138@trnddc07... Evening, all... I have painted some plastic stuff with a craft paint specifically for plastic. However, after 1 week it has not dried. It is still tacky to the touch. I am considering using a clear polyurethane over the paint in hopes that it might leave a dry surface. Do not do that. My only suggestion is to start from scratch. I don't know what went wrong, but I do know it will be extremely difficult to figure out. You're just asking for more headaches. Scrap it. I agree. Adding another coat of almost anything on top of a non-dry coat will only make things worse. Was the paint you used quite old? I would try to scrape the tacky paint off if possible - see if mineral spirits softens it, or maybe acetone? What is the solvent recommended for cleanup? Anyway, when you start from scratch, I'd try newer paint, a different brand of paint, or paint thinned somewhat with mineral spirits (or appropriate solvent). Sorry and good luck, Andy |
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Paint Won't Dry
Your paint is defective likely the driers are missing, best is remove it
if it wont dry in a warm dry environment. |
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