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| lilshawn:
the main issues with latex are: 1: the main "solvent" in latex/acrylic paint is water....water takes forever to evaporate at less than ideal temperatures. trying to expediate this process can result in bubbles and/or peeling paint because the water evaporates from the surface leaving a skin of cured paint and the remaining water cannot escape. 2: you apply it too thick and it takes FOREVER to dry... again, because the water evaporates from the surface leaving a skin of cured paint and the remaining water cannot escape. thin coats is the key. just enough to cover your item. oil would be best for a quick dry paintjob. The solvents in oil paints are things like "drying oil" (linseed) that react with oxygen creating a tough solid structure and "alkyd" a form of plastic that sets when a stabilizer begins to evaporate from the paint mix. While latex goes on nice and levels beautifully, you need to give it time. |
| Richardgregory:
Thanks for the feedback. I might have put to thick a coat. Regardless, I'm giving it 4 weeks and ready or not I'm applying the art. Worse case scenario I will strip it all out I the future and redo. |
| dkersten:
There is a difference between curing and drying. Curing is the chemical process that takes place when paint is exposed to air, drying is just the solvents in the paint evaporating. Latex cures at a very slow rate, even if temperatures are ideal and it dries quickly. Until paint is cured, it can be cleaned with the same solvents that keep it in a liquid form, once cured however, that is not the case. |
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