Drying and rinse wait times

baumee01

Hey Everyone, I tried finding a forum with some info about this but I was obviously unsuccessful....

I was wondering what an average wait time would be from dip to clear coat. I typically wait a day, but am I good to apply the clear once the part has no more water on it? Or does the actual ink itself on the film require a dry time?

Also, I have been rinsing immediately after my dips, and i'm wondering if i'm hurting myself doing this. My dips are mostly solid but need more improvement. I rinse with lukewarm water and dont use high pressure. I just read someone say that this can cause issues so I figured I'd ask.

Thanks for the answers in advance guys!!

baumee01

Also this is in the wrong category and I'm not sure how to move it, any help would be appreciated...

PagesHydroDipping

Once the parts are dry and touched up your good to clear. rule of thumb is to keep your rinse water cooler than dip water. So you should be good there. And we rinse directly after each dip.

MidOhioHydrographics

We always go direct to rinse, no problem.

You should touch up and clear within the topcoat window of your base paint. Some paints that is 8 hours, some 48 hours, some remain open indefinitely. Look at the TDS for your paint system.

baumee01

@MidOhioHydrographics I'm using OHW rattle cans so the topcoat window would be the same as the dip window correct? 18 months?

baumee01

@Midwesthydrographics I also saw another discussion where you were talking about hosting a class in Ohio, wasn't sure what every came of it with corona and everything, but I have been looking for a more in depth class to take to sorta level up my skill a little bit. I'm in Indiana so Ohio wouldn't be to far for me like all the other classes are...Let me know if you do host any classes or training, i would be very interested!

looch

@baumee01 with ohw you have up to 2 weeks after dip to clear,  not that I would wait that long without concern of getting stuff on the dipped part

MidOhioHydrographics

Yeah, you should touchup and clear as soon as possible after dipping to avoid contamination. We go straight to rinse, touchup, and clear in production very quickly.

WileECoyote

@K2Concepts ran some classes a few years ago, likely there is not enough interest anymore to get a large enough group to make it worth it. But who knows, maybe there is?

MidOhioHydrographics

Our new shop is almost ready... would be the perfect venue