andy12646 Posted May 13, 2018 Posted May 13, 2018 Just purchased a food dehydrator for drying paint. It's a Costzon and the food area is (rectangular) 12.6 x 9.8 x 5.1. I thought the configuration would lend itself well for this purpose. Anyway, having never use one before, I would like to know what, if anything, is used to support the parts for drying? Support material ie: plastic, wood, metal? Also, any tips and or concerns using the dehydrator would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
MrObsessive Posted May 13, 2018 Posted May 13, 2018 Small parts I'll just attach to a plastic spoon or something with either tape or something called "Fun Tac". which is a removable type putty. I don't often put bodies in the dehydrator though as I'm paranoid about warping due to the bodywork I do. I have to ask though............does yours have a temp control? This is important as you don't want the temp to get no hotter than 105 degrees for plastic bodies. Beyond that can be asking for trouble.
andy12646 Posted May 13, 2018 Author Posted May 13, 2018 It has a temperature control and timer. I plan on checking the temp control with a thermometer before I use it. Just to be safe.
andy12646 Posted May 13, 2018 Author Posted May 13, 2018 Just got all of my questions (and then some) answered by Jay Vee's post August 2006. Thanks everyone.
Art Anderson Posted May 13, 2018 Posted May 13, 2018 My Dehydrator is an Oster, bought at Walmart back now 8 yrs ago, with it's temp preset and fixed, ad 125F. It has worked, each and every time I've used it, with styrene, RESIN (known to be temperature sensitive!) and metal parts, for "baking" paints, both enamel and lacquer, dry and hard. It works for me EVERY time it's used, so IMO, no need for a bunch of "rocket science"! Art
Art Anderson Posted May 13, 2018 Posted May 13, 2018 Just now, RAT-T said: DO DEHYDRATORS HAVE FANS, OR JUST RADIANT HEAT? My dehydrator has a downdraft fan, very gentle fan
BigTallDad Posted May 13, 2018 Posted May 13, 2018 Whatever you do, do NOT use any type of clamp that will put tension on the part. An example would be the Tamiya paint rack, with the spreader clips that go inside the body; if you use one of these, the spreader clips will widen the body (ask me how I know)! 1
High octane Posted May 13, 2018 Posted May 13, 2018 I really don't have any room for a dehydrator and I use the old tried and true method of air drying, and it still works after all these years.
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