What todo after painting?

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So my model looks really good but whenever i touch it my fingerprint shows up.Its dried for 2 days.Is there something i can apply to make touchable.

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Are you using acrylic, enamel, or lacquer paint?

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Enamel

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Enamel takes a long time to dry depending on humidity. In cooler/colder climates/environments, enamels tend to take longer to dry.

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“What to do after painting?”…

I often go upstairs and drink coffee and kill time on FSM on my laptop. [:D]

I’m just kidding around. Sheep is right, enamel takes a while to dry. I still forget and do the fingerprint thing. It’s not just you, Wolf.

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i take a nap… LOL!

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Hey, I’m going to have to remember that one.

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I usually let paint dry for three or four day’s.

Feel free to use this time … to start another kit.

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I’ve been a one kit at a time guy, until currently I have two going and I must say what Timmy is suggesting is working out great for me.

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Don’t forget about the natural oils on you fingers. I wash my hands before handling models.

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I have a few friends who always handle their models, after painting, using those thin latex gloves. I have been glad to see the price of those come way down, and while I don’t wear them all the time, I am starting to use them more.

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I have been using Nitrile exam gloves I buy in bulk from Costco or Sam’s club. They annoyed me for a very long time. I’ve noticed lately it feels funny if I don’t have them on when modeling.

Go figure.