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I sprayed Duplicolor Paint Match Gloss Acrylic lacquer Clear on a resin laser pistol prop(from the 1985 TV show 'V').  I sprayed the clear on about a month or so ago.  It's still a bit soft and not hardening too well.

Could it be since it's been very humid here in New York?  Is there anything I can do to help it along?  Perhaps hit it with a hair dryer a few times.

It took over 15 hours to mask off all the gray areas to spray the black so I really don't want to strip this one.  When I was priming it I had to use some Isopropyl Alcohol in the area with the yellow tape.  The tape is covering a clear acrylic rod.  The rod broke free and I had to use an Epoxy for plastic to glue it in.  The alcohol caused the acrylic rod to loosen.  So to avoid all this again I'd rather not strip it.  

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Edited by crowe-t
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18 minutes ago, 64SS350 said:

That should have dried in hours, and handle time maybe a couple of days. If it hasn't dried in a month, good chance it won't.

It is dried but it's still a bit soft.  In my experience lacquer usually dries a bit harder.  I was able to handle it within hours after the clear was sprayed on.  I thought it would cure harder than it is.

Edited by crowe-t

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