flying_silverad
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I just thought I would pass this along in case it helps.
I used to think that looking at the current temp and humidity was what I should use for guidelines for painting. Well, today I found out that's a good start, but where I paint also influences quality. I usually paint outside on the southeast side of the lawn where it's shady. Did you catch the problem? It's my lawn. Even though the outside humidity is low, the morning dew on the lawn is enough to haze over my Krylon. After putting on 2 coats of red in the shade, i moved the model over torwards the house and gave it one last shot. Even in the sun, probably above the temp parameters of the paint, I still got a nice gloss. Another rocket, in the shade, same paint, 3rd coat....hazed.
Moral of the Story. ..
Painting can sometimes be a pain in the grass.
I used to think that looking at the current temp and humidity was what I should use for guidelines for painting. Well, today I found out that's a good start, but where I paint also influences quality. I usually paint outside on the southeast side of the lawn where it's shady. Did you catch the problem? It's my lawn. Even though the outside humidity is low, the morning dew on the lawn is enough to haze over my Krylon. After putting on 2 coats of red in the shade, i moved the model over torwards the house and gave it one last shot. Even in the sun, probably above the temp parameters of the paint, I still got a nice gloss. Another rocket, in the shade, same paint, 3rd coat....hazed.
Moral of the Story. ..
Painting can sometimes be a pain in the grass.