Paint for Safety

[Olle]

Originally Posted by G.T.

you really have to wait a'bit, (might accelerate with heat) for the enamal to cure... I'm talking months!!!!..

Here's another late reply: I build plastic model cars now and then, and one trick that's mentioned quite frequently on the discussion forums is to put your painted parts in a food dehydrator. From what I have heard, the enamel will dry hard enough to polish in a day or so, and this should be hard enough for most purposes. Granted, I have never tried this myself, but many model builders swear by it so I'm sure that you can do the same thing with a Luger frame. Then again, the paint is is a recessed area where you can't really touch it, so it's difficult to damage it even if it's not completely dry.

I might also add that the Testors enamel is a bit too glossy for my taste, but a quick and careful application of acetone (just a few drops that you dab off immediately) will knock the sheen off of it and make it look more "aged".