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Originally Posted by T_Fogg
Hi all- I'm refurbishing a 71 by taking it fully apart, removing the old paint with a knotted wire wheel, priming with self etching primer, and hitting it with IronGard paint in rattle cans. I have been dissapointed to find that after weeks of drying, the paint is still very soft and I can scratch it off with a fingernail. Admittedly, I did all of this work outside in the most humid part of the summer. Have I wasted the paint and my time? Should I move the pieces to a drier environment to cure? Do I just need to be patient?
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Best case scenario - let it bake in the sun. I've never had a problem with CIH paint.
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