sandy_RE

I want to spray some hanging panels in the shed or maybe outside.
Just want to know if it will dry properly without being baked afterwards? is the baking just speeding the drying time up a bit or for more for durability?

KNONFS

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As far as I know, primer does not gets baked (take this with a grain of salt, as I am not a professional lol), with that said, I've "primed" motorcycle fairings, and body parts on my FC in a car garage.

WANKfactor

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Ive done some 2k stuff at home- the insides of the doors, undersides of bonnet, sunroof ect and all the primer, while top coat on the main parts was done professionally and baked. The baking just speeds it up, that said, i wouldnt do it in winter without some fairly serious heating in your shed.
Try and find the spec sheets for the products you are using.

Monsterbox

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if youre using the right stuff, it will dry in a few hours. You don't need to bake it in extreme temps.

I painted my car in a garage, used a small propane heater on the floor to heat the room up a little and went to town. Came out perfect.

sandy_RE

In a booth they bake it I'm pretty sure unless there spraying "wet on wet" otherwise the shops losing money, while your cars drying there drying there could be another in the booth getting sprayed.
Thanks for the input

sandy_RE

Iv sprayed 2k etch primer a few times at home sometime last year,.
I let it dry for like 3 days before doing body work on the panels, when I was scuffing it back with 80 grit for filler work it didn't want to come off easily, seemed pretty durable, but it was at home never had 2k baked so I wouldn't know the difference.

That's what I plan to do as well prime everything at home maybe not the shell, then spray the base and clear coat in a booth .

im using the brand MIPA wich is a German brand. I got the spec sheet somewhere around I'll have a look.
if i spray it in the winter on a good day even though temp might be a bit low will that ruin the paints finish or it will just take longer too dry?

Thanks for the help wankfactor.

sandy_RE

What do you recommend to be the right stuff? I don't want to go messing around with paint mixing ratio or anything like that.

That's not a bad idea I might have to get one of those lil heaters as its winter time over here and I really don't want to wait for summer time to get things moving along again.

Got any pictures of the car? I'm always keen to see a nice home job

Thanks for the help monsterbox.

WANKfactor

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Im guessing if too cold will be harder to get a nice finish off the gun plus greater potential for dust and mishaps if its not going off. Spec sheets should have something on temps.
I didnt have that prob with my primer - was sanding happily next day.

sandy_RE

On the spec sheet it says the primer is good to be sprayed at nothing below 10 degrees celcius.

We're having some nice weather during winter down here at the moment Iv paint stripped most of my bumper today and will be spraying sometime this week if the paint I got in the shed is still good.
How long can 2k acrylic last once opened does anyone know?