Board Thread:General Nerf discussion/@comment-27306930-20191014053043/@comment-27306930-20191104025939

I think I discovered a clue to prevent crazing. The directions on most spray paints say "apply second coat before X hours, or after Y hours". For example, this yellow Krylon ColorMaster I'm using says repaint within 2 hours or after 72 hours.

Tonight I applied several coats before the 2 hour mark, and they didn't craze. Not even a little. In total, I applied 3 coats of yellow on the foot plate, about 90 minutes apart. No sanding or buffing between coats. Remarkably, there was no crazing.

In the past I've always waited the maximum time between coats. I've also done some light sanding or buffing with steel wool to prep the surface for the next coat.

But repainting before the previous coat is fully dried seems to be a better method. It's also less work.

Who said you can't teach an old dog a new trick 😛