Paint Curing WAS:Re:Room for Collections - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

27 Aug 2001

On Aug 27, 10:36, Pete Rickard wrote:
...

 "Iggy Drougge" &lt;optimus(a)canit.se&gt; wrote:
 > The device in the kitchen for baking small spray-painted articles
 > can be used for pizza and muffins.   [Pete Turnbull] 
...
  I read in Electronic Musician, or some similar mag, of
a way to get a
 professional enamel finish on metal 19" rack plates: the author said
 to place the spray-painted piece into an oven set at 200 deg F, turning
 off the heat after closing the door.  Do you have any experiences on
 getting a smooth, durable finish, etc. ? 
As an aside, real "stove enamel" is a ceramic, fired onto the surface of
steel.  "Enamel paint" gets its name because it was supposed to be nearly
as durable (though it isn't, of course).

Professional sprayers do "stove" or "oven" the paint to improve the
hardness; on cars, they use a temperature of about 70deg C (which is about
160deg F) -- much higher can damage the electronics -- but for small parts
I use a bit more, around 80deg C.  It does make the finish tougher, but it
won't improve poor visual finish significantly.  It just hastens the drying
process, which otherwise would take several days to be complete.  Of
course, all this only applies to cellulose paint.

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Pete						Peter Turnbull
						Network Manager
						University of York