hooknladderno1 Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 I am planning on using Tamiya TS-26 White spray on a current project. As it is a two tone paint scheme, I will be applying Tamiya masking tape to the white once set up. Any suggestions as to how long to let this "dry" before masking? I am impatient(modeler's curse), but don't want to ruin the underlying finish. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks. David Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FlyingSnowmew Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 I'd let it dry a full 24 hours. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John Krukowski Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 Not welcome advice for the impatient types, but a good rule of thumb with any paint is to wait until you can't smell it anymore, which means it's fully cured...if you can still sniff it, it's still drying. John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Old Blind Dog Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 I've had no problems masking Tamiya AS/TS colors after about 24 hours. (Come to think of it, I don't think you can smell them after a day, either.) cheers Old Blind Dog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TomcatFanatic123 Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 My eperience w/ that stuff, AT LEAST 24 hours. I've used the Tami rattle cans on some parts of my Trumpeter Tomcat, and I actually have let it sit there for 48-72 hours, but then again, I had a ton of other fiddly-parts in the works to keep me busy as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hooknladderno1 Posted May 3, 2010 Author Share Posted May 3, 2010 (edited) Hey Guys, Thanks for your suggestions. I ended up priming with Tamiya fine white surface primer yesterday. Wet sanded several hours later. Decanted/degassed Tamiya white synthetic spray lacquer, waiting several hours before shooting it. Came out really nice. Placed it in a food dehydrator for two hours. The model was then masked for paint the second color. After a little experimentation on a scrap primed water bottle, the maroon color came out well. The Tamiya masking tape is just fantastic! Thanks again for everyone's words of wisdom. I tend to be a " little impatient"... David Edited May 3, 2010 by hooknladderno1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Huey Gunner Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 Not trying to be difficult here. Also need to take ambient temperature and humidity into consideration. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
infideon Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 in all honesty....my paints dry like realli fast esp the gunze lacquer that i use... even the tamiya can drys like in an hour? maybe its just me? i dunno... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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