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How long to let enamel dry before applying an acrylic gloss coat?


David Womby

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I normally paint with all acrylics but this time I used a matt ModelMaster enamel.  it's dried fast - less than 2 hours but how long before I can safely apply an acrylic gloss coast for the decals to go on, please?  

 

David

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Hi David. 

I prime my models with Humbrol enamel, and then paint them with acrylic paint. 

And I usually let the enamel dry for at least 24 hours, sometime 48 hours.

 

HTH

/Bosse

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A clever, fellow modeller once told me; when you can't smell the enamel anymore, that´s when you can apply an acrylic layer over enamels. That's been my rule of thumb ever since. 🙂

 

Bjarne

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3 hours ago, Phantom726 said:

A clever, fellow modeller once told me; when you can't smell the enamel anymore, that´s when you can apply an acrylic layer over enamels. That's been my rule of thumb ever since. 🙂

 

Bjarne

My rule as well. Darn clever, that modeler!

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