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paint guys i sprayed some omni 1 part paint the first stuff is staying tacky the secound batch i added more hardner and slow dry reducer it kicked fine and is dry but the first stuff is still tacky after 3 days do you think it will harden i dont want to touch it because it looks good smooth as glass help i hope i dont have to strip it off

I don't think it will ever dry. Try putting another coat with the activator in it.

i had the same thing wrong with my 1966 chevy truck about 6 years ago . it was the nicest paint job thing i have ever did but it would not dry. i let it sit in my shed for 2 years and it was still wet and it would have not been dry it this day . i had it buy some striper and strip the whole truck down it the metal . it turns out that the people at the paint store are the most dumbest people ever the sold my the wrong reducer.they give my money back back but the truck never has looked as good as the wet paint. so it is up to your alone if you want to strip the paint.thanks

if you do start over it will have to strip the painted with a striper . redone the body work sand and propmer and painted again it is very painful and can cost alot more money , time . thanks

i was thinking about spraying clear over it with hardner but im worryed it may melt the paint and leave a bigger mess im going to leave it a few more days the paint is also about 5 years old but was stored in a cool place and looks alright and the secound batch did work alright thanks for the help ill let you know what happens with it but i wont leave it 2 years

I had the same problem with some paint on my motorbike.A friend of mine paints cars for a living and he told me to run cold water over it. Don't ask why but it worked.....wierd things sometimes work. I don't know if it will help but it might work. I am in no way saying it will work, but it did in my case. good luck

you culd try spraying some hardner over it it may work but it might not and youll have to strip it all off and start from scratch and paint it all over again but what have you got to loose its already messed up and the materials are wasted so try it and see what happens or try the cold water thing and see what happens with that it might work and might not work who knows

Maybe you could call the manufacturer and see if they have a solution?

good news its starting to harden up i think in a day or two i will be able to work with it Fatboy iv heard the same thing about cold water or rain i was thinking about ice water in a spray bottle but now its setting up so i think ill be good to go hopes this helps anyone with slow drying paint glad i waited it out

Have you tried heat, with almost all the paint I apply rattle can enamel included. The 2k hardeners generate a little heat within the paint and if you used to slow of a reducer you can kick it off a little sooner by applying some heat.
I put a few of those Halogen work lights on small items, i.e., engine covers and accessories, window or interior trim etc. I just shot the inside of the door last week with some DBU/DUI and had three lights on it overnight, might be my imagination but it seems to get very hard by doing this. Some times I make a tent around the light and part with some foil, or if it will fit in the oven I’ll bake it at a couple hundred degrees.
You gotta make sure mama is gonna be out for the day when ya do that though! Also make durn sure that all the solvents have evaporated before using the oven thing. Of course this wouldn’t work if your trying to dry something large like the cab.
Denny Graham
Sandwich, IL

right now its in a room that gets over 90 every day im putting things together its soft so i have to go slow but its getting better every day

left it outside tonight hoping the morning dew and the sun will help harden it

yep that did it went down to the shop heavy dew that paint is no longer tacky the cold water did the trick paint job saved

Well looks like ya lucked out, that's a new one on me, sure would like to know the logic behind cold curing of paint.
Denny Graham
Sandwich, IL

Did you wait after mixing the paint? I think with a catalyst you need to wait about 1/2 hour or so before you paint it. What happens when you place the paint job back in the heat? Does it stay hard?