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PostPosted: Sat Jan 15, 2011 10:14 am
How cold has it been where the car sits? Has it been in the sun?
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 15, 2011 10:30 am
You could flat it ,and let it breath .IT will let the solvents out.Then some how get some heat on it.
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 15, 2011 11:19 am
Car has not been in the sun. I maintained a shop temperature in the paint room of 60 deg. over night. Since then it has not seen 60 deg. If I get heat on it do you think this will remedy the problem.

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PostPosted: Sat Jan 15, 2011 11:45 am
The normal activator is meant for temps in the mid 70s so with your booth temps during curing at 60 will definitely slow everything down. They make a Fast Activator and a Polar Additive for cold temp spraying and curing.
If you are not planning to cut and buff then just get the heat up in that garage so the clear can finish curing. If you are planning to cut and buff then do as Painpot suggested as opening it up will help the solvents escape. Once its finished curing you can then continue the sanding process and begin buffing.
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I have gotten the booth up to 70-77 degrees now. How long do you think it will take to cure? I still need to put a stripe on the car. So you think I should use the fast activator, I did not use it because I had painted some of the small parts without any runs with the normal activator, and everything flowed out so well I did not want to slow the flow.



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PostPosted: Sat Jan 15, 2011 4:08 pm
that will help some, but what will really help is getting it outside . It needs some uv rays to help cure. I know you say it has been snowing and what not...what is the temp outside?

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PostPosted: Sat Jan 15, 2011 6:11 pm
you asked,,"If I get heat on it do you think this will remedy the problem?"

Yes Sir,,,it will.
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 15, 2011 7:02 pm
It is about 40-50 deg. depending on day. Am I better to keep heated in shop during the day, or leave in the sun in the cold temperature.



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PostPosted: Sat Jan 15, 2011 10:09 pm
if it is atleast 50 deg, you are better off setting it outside a good day while it is cut open. It's all about uv rays. Just heat alone will only get you so far.

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PostPosted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 10:06 am
Ask a body shop if you can pay for 30 mins bake 70c .They probably charge you 30 to40 dollars.They can only say yes or no.
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