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Baranovich24 Jan 2019 5:51 p.m. PST

For spray primers like Army Painter colored sprays, is there a minimum drying time before you can do a second primer coat, if needed?

I know for many enamel-based primers there's the general rule of "recoat within two hours or wait 48 hours.

Are acrylic primers different for drying time between coats?

Thresher0124 Jan 2019 6:29 p.m. PST

Read on the can.

Usually they specify the time in very small print.

Of course, since you're asking perhaps yours doesn't.

Baranovich24 Jan 2019 7:00 p.m. PST

@Thresher,

The Army Painter cans don't specify with regard to drying times, at least not anywhere I could find on the can.

If you go to their website and download the PDF guide to priming and painting, even in the guide it doesn't talk about specific amounts of drying times. The only thing it specifically says, or I should say claims, is that with Army Painter spray primers you can begin painting over them quote: "as soon as they are dry". Just a tad vague, lol.

However, at the end of the guide they DO make a point of saying that Army Painter stuff dries super fast, and they use it as a selling point that it's kind of like a feature that you can paint over it soon after spraying.

From tutorials I've seen on Youtube for channels that promote Army Painter products, like Spikey Bits, he says you paint over the primer as soon as its dry. Or to be more specific, he never says that he waits. He just says he paints over it when its dry.

So maybe they use some formula where it dries and cures faster?

I know that some modelers also say they use GW's sprays the same way, they'll start painting over them within an hour or less of spraying, because they dry so fast.

Hard to know for sure. Some people say that you can never paint over a spray primer that quick, yet many do with seemingly no problem.

nevinsrip24 Jan 2019 11:41 p.m. PST

Can't get hurt waiting 24 hours.

paintingden25 Jan 2019 5:20 a.m. PST

Army painter sprays dry really quick. I would say you could paint over it within 4 hours.

Personal logo Sgt Slag Supporting Member of TMP25 Jan 2019 4:55 p.m. PST

Most acrylic paints fully dry within 15 minutes. Wait 30, and you will be fine. Experimentation is king, though. Cheers!

Xintao05 Feb 2019 7:46 a.m. PST

Someone told me even when dry Primer is still degassing. He said let it sit for 24hrs


No idea if that is true or not.

von Schwartz10 Feb 2019 1:14 p.m. PST

Someone told me even when dry Primer is still degassing. He said let it sit for 24hrs

I know that it normally takes me at least 24 hours to "degas" after a meal of Mexican.

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