"How long should I wait for spray primer to dry?" Topic

I just sprayed my plastic Descent minis with Army Painter white primer, and I would know how long it will take to dry? It is 65 degrees Fahrenheit outside and sunny.

Thanks.

I like my Primer to dry for 24 hours.

Thanks,

John

24 hours or at least overnight is a good rule of thumb.

But the only right answer is, what it says on the can.

As mentioned, I'd at least wait overnight.

24 hours is probably better.

Throw them up in the air if they don't stick to the ceiling their dry.

Seriously half hour to an hour on a sunny day. When something is dry it doesn't get drier.

24 hours or at least overnight is a good rule of thumb.

I like to wait a year or 365 days whichever comes sooner.

I don't know how gamers come up with this stuff.

5-10 minutes between light coats at about 8 inches from subject and outside with a light breeze. Keeping it light is your friend. You later get under the lamp and fill the spots you missed. Use black which I highly recommend.

What combatpainter said. Light coats are your friend, and even in adverse conditions (cold, damp) shouldn't take more than a half hour to dry. If your spray primer takes longer than ten minutes to dry in good conditions (sunny, dry, windy) you're either putting it on in too-heavy coats or you need to consider buying a different brand.

24 hours, but sometimes it sits on the shelf for a couple years to develop that lovely patina…. :)

Overnight on cooler days.
On HOT days? 95+ heat?
2 hours in the sun…

I have never seen much of a difference between something I primed thirty minutes ago (under good conditions), and something I primed d6 years earlier.

It takes about 15-20 mins for Flat Black Wally World to be completely dry to the touch in all the Crooks and Nannies…

If you touch it and it still leaves a finger print-it's not dry yet.

Sorry, I have done that.

Seriously, on rush projects I spray a thin layer, then spray another thin layer and wait a hour (or two or three, if I'm patient).

No doubt may depend on brand of primer, but the kind I use (Plasti-kote) really wants to dry at least a day or it is kind of sticky. A week doesn't hurt. But I tend to prime a lot in the summer when I can work outside, so I have stuff to paint in the winter.

I have some stuff that I primed 20 years ago, it may be dry by now. Maybe I should go check.

I use P3 pimer. White and black it dries in 30mins flat. I also use Armoury primer. It dries in about 30mins too. Don't wait 24hrs. It is totally unnecessary.

I find the time it dries and the time it takes to become "impervious" to be different. The former takes 10 to 20 minutes, but to prevent rubbing, I wait 24 hours, as most cans direct.

24 hrs

24 hours here, too. Paint shrinks as it dries, and the last thing you want is a dry top coat that cracks as the still-drying primer coat shrinks.

24 hours here, too. Paint shrinks as it dries, and the last thing you want is a dry top coat that cracks as the still-drying primer coat shrinks.

Once it is dry, it is dry. Waiting another month isn't going to dry it more. Forget it! never touch a primed mini or a painted one until you seal it. use a stick or bottle cap or anything else you want but don't touch til it is sealed.

Good luck!

I paint thousands of figures per year, my friends paint thousands of figures per year. I have never heard of any one of them say that they are waiting 24-18-12-or even 6 hours for a thing coat of paint to dry.

Based on this theory, if you do three or four coats it would take up to four days and if you throw in the weekend, it would almost take me a week to paint some minis.

Wait all you want. My time is running out so I can't.

So is it 24 hours from when you start or when you finish. Like if your priming 50 figures do you mark on them to know when you primed them. And if you finished at 8pm do you not start painting until after 8 or maybe like 7:30 which is only then 23.5 hours.

For the paint to completely cure especially in the detail areas waiting overnight or 24 hours is pretty much a modeling standard that has been used for around 40 years. I also paint 1000's of figs a year and still wait when using spray primer.

YMMV.

Thanks,

John

Yes 40 years ago paint probably needed 24 hours to dry. Testors and Humbrol were the market standard. We thought digital calculators were the height of technology and cars still had an option of Regular or Unleaded gas.

I forgot about that 'quick cure' additive now being added to all spray paint cans.

;-D

I am aware that given a warm day and good conditions enamel spray paint can dry fairly quickly. However, the default suggested time is overnight or up to 24 hours. Need to paint something up quickly? You can get away with not waiting. However, since I'm only painting the figs once and rarely have only one thing ready to work on at a time waiting is NEVER an issue for me.

Others can do as they choose.

Thanks,

John

As John says, I have so mnay projects going at once, waiting is never an issue.

In the end, it's your hobby, do what makes you happy. Different (brush)strokes for different folks.

The primer I have here says primers may be topcoated immediately. Colors may be topcoated within an hour or after 48 hours.

I usually put figures in the oven for a half hour or so at 200 degrees. I have very good luck with doing that.

I find that using Armory primer it takes about 20 minutes for it to be dry if I park a fan in front of it. That said, it takes me an hour, as I spray one side, let it sit 20 and then the other and let it sit 20.

M.

Hauptmann6: The primer I have here says …

We have a winner!

The original poster asked about Army Painter brand colored primer. The manufacturer web site is a little bare of technical data, but does have a "Howto" video for their Colour Primers. It says "After you have sprayed your models, leave them to dry for about a few minutes, and then, they're ready to be painted on".

The video is here: link . Those instructions start at timestamp 1:24.

I checked those minis, they aint dry yet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Good idea,the 24 hr. dry-time on primer.

I use Krylon sandable white. I let my figures cure for a week before painting. Why? Whenever I smell the figure (yes, I actually do this) I can still smell the solvent, meaning it hasn't cured completely. The figure also feels slightly tacky for a few days after spraying. While you can paint on the figures within a few hours after spraying, I personally feel that figures I let sit for a week hold up better than ones I was impatient to paint…

Damon.

"Whenever I smell the figure (yes, I actually do this) I can still smell the solvent" maybe it's your finger tips your smelling?