Cucurbitam0schata
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Snagged a toaster oven for three bucks at a thrift store, so I'm trying out some toaster oven baking for a build. My first experiment was 200F for 60min, and the brass/gold paint held up really well and didn't fade next to my control. The goal is to make the final paint job more durable.
After a little research here and around the internet, looks like most folks who utilize this method bake their home spray paint jobs around 200-250 F degrees for 30-60 minutes.
General questions for the hive mind:
Is this technique just mystical internet lore? Or does it really work? Like anything, you can find heated (hyuk hyuk) debates on baking across different forums.
For the folks who are convinced, what temps/times work for you?
Has anyone baked an enclosure with a waterslide decal and a clear top coat*? I figure at 200F, you're not going to be melting the decal and would harden off the clear coat...
Pedal on, pedal people!
*Edit - always helps to read instructions... ? my waterslide instructions say: "speed up the process using a hair dryer or an oven at 200F for 20 min if possible". There ya go!
After a little research here and around the internet, looks like most folks who utilize this method bake their home spray paint jobs around 200-250 F degrees for 30-60 minutes.
General questions for the hive mind:
Is this technique just mystical internet lore? Or does it really work? Like anything, you can find heated (hyuk hyuk) debates on baking across different forums.
For the folks who are convinced, what temps/times work for you?
Has anyone baked an enclosure with a waterslide decal and a clear top coat*? I figure at 200F, you're not going to be melting the decal and would harden off the clear coat...
Pedal on, pedal people!
*Edit - always helps to read instructions... ? my waterslide instructions say: "speed up the process using a hair dryer or an oven at 200F for 20 min if possible". There ya go!
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