Problems with testors gloss white 1245

[Darren B]

Problems with testors gloss white 1245. I just sprayed on two lite coats in a two hour period of the testors white gloss and two days later its still tacky. I was wondering if anyone else has had issues with testors gloss white?

[MikeMc]

They will dry...could be two weeks to two months. Enamel Guru Donn Yost cuts enamels with lacquer thinner and does not dehydrate. I switched to lacquers because of extreme humidity and enamels never drying. I wish I could be more positive but I would rather tell the truth

[Darren B]

Thank you for all your inputs, i have to admit even testors orange and bright red even thou they dont take as long to dry , do dry almost a flat color. Ill have to switch to the others ones you suggested. Thanks again for all the fast replies.

[59-Desoto]

Problems with testors gloss white 1245. I just sprayed on two lite coats in a two hour period of the testors white gloss and two days later its still tacky. I was wondering if anyone else has had issues with testors gloss white?

As matter of fact I had the same problem just a few day ago with Testors Flame Red lacquer , and its still pretty soft after more than 10 days

[Darren B]

As matter of fact I had the same problem just a few day ago with Testors Flame Red lacquer , and its still pretty soft after more than 10 days

I think then testors is just not good paint then enamel or laquers.

[High octane]

Darren,

I use Testors Classic White Lacquer and it works good. Why not make the switch to lacquer?

[MikeMc]

I love their lacquers as much as I do Tamiya's lacquers, & Testors are available in American factory stock colors, which is a big plus to me.

The Testors enamel sprays are best decanted into an airbrush, mixed with lacquer thinner & sprayed that way. Donn Yost recommends a 2/1 ratio of paint to thinner which works well. Any lacquer thinner, even the cheap ones, works well with them.

This is for the bottle enamels....Decanted paints are close to perfect for airbrushing, after gassing out...

For good old white I use HOK BC26 or linen white by duplacolor.....

Edited July 24, 2010 by MikeMc

[59-Desoto]

I had started to ask if anyone had had a problem , I'm wondering if there just may have been a bad batch of paints make it's way to the store self. I've never really had a problem before now. But on the other hand this is the first can paint I have bought in a long time as well. Most of my paint is bought in a jar and used in a air brush.

[MikeMc]

Mike, I still add lacquer thinner to my decanted spray can paint after it gasses out, it works very well for me.

However it is of course possible that it may not work the same way for another person. Sometimes you gotta experiment.

I do also.....but nowhere as much as the bottle paint......usually 3 to 5 drops will work for me!

[Darren B]

wow i thought that laquer would eat enamel, after reading all these post i shot testors glosscoat clear over the white paint this morning and tonight i am actually doing some sanding on it to knock down the orange peel for a finished clear coat top coat tomorrow. I would use enamel clear gloss (about 3-4 coats) and have to let that stuff sit for months till it was able to be handled with no finger prints in the clear. Using laquer is going to speed up my builds by weeks if not months. Thanks again for all the response!!!

[charlie8575]

One other trick you can use to help dry enamels is a hair dryer set on low and about 8-10" away from a model. The heat helps speed the catalyst.

Many enamels have gone down the drain due to a large number of factors, including lack of development and mandated reforumulation courtesy of the enviro-Nazis.

I always used to get decent paintjobs from Testors Pla Sprays until the last couple of cans of flat black I bought (which I use for chassis painting.) It seems the paint doesn't want to stick, even when primed. Perhaps a bad can? I'm not sure.

Other things that do help are heating the can prior to use in some warm water until it's just barely too warm to handle comfortably. That builds lots of pressure in the can, and helps the paint come out more efficiently and the pressure helps the paint mix better when shaken due to the higher can pressures. You also get more out of the can.

Charlie Larkin

[Darren B]

I always use the very hot water to warm up the can, makes it come out smooth as glass especially all the high gloss clear coats i put on for the final coats, just this white for some reason didn't dry, 'cept now i shot some testors glosscoat laquer over it and sanded it down and shot a few coats and its like glass and dry to the touch right now! That would never have happened with enamel, Id still be waiting for the white to dry.

thanks every one for their replies....