Does Matte finish Enamel paint dry faster than Gloss enamel?.....

[foxbat426]

Its seems to me like it does. Also Matte finish enamel paint seems to be more forgiving i.e. less mistakes and less running. what i'm wondering is, does anyone here use just matte finish paints for these reasons and then finish off with clear when doing bodies? it also seems like matte finish is "tighter" vs gloss. I'm talking enamels here. I'm pretty new to this - this is just an observation on my part.

Edited June 19, 2012 by foxbat426

[Guest]

Yes, Flat enamel will dry quicker than gloss, and using it as a base coat/clear works fine. Real cars are actually painted in flat, then clear coated for gloss.

[Dr. Cranky]

Lee, your comment reminds me of the first time I used nail polish and when I saw it dry flat I almost had a fit. I could not believe it. The same then happened with House of Kolor, and then I read up on the paints and felt better once I found out these types of paint systems come alive when you clear coat them.

[Terry Sumner]

Matte paints then clear is the SOP in airplane building!

[foxbat426]

Thanks everyone - its amazing how your mistakes turn into huge learning experiences. here I was thinking i had to strip all of this matte finish paint off (michaels stores goofed and put matte bottles where gloss was suppose to be), to be resprayed with a gloss paint. Now I have a whole new way of doing things.

[Art Anderson]

The one exception to the "flat dries quicker than gloss" would be Humbrol enamels. In my experience, Humbrol flat finish paints take fully overnight to dry, just as with their gloss enamels.

Art

[Harry P.]

Thanks everyone - its amazing how your mistakes turn into huge learning experiences. here I was thinking i had to strip all of this matte finish paint off (michaels stores goofed and put matte bottles where gloss was suppose to be), to be resprayed with a gloss paint. Now I have a whole new way of doing things.

Color coats plus gloss clear... that's how real cars are painted...