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jim_mex · 08-07-2009, 05:01 PM

Hey Alan - I hate humidity - probably explains why l live about 300 miles from the nearest coast and at 8000 ft above sea level. So, i guess when you live on an island surrounded by that wet stuff you pays the price - LOL!!

On a technical note - my last overseas job in Bangladesh involved about 8 months of the year at between 80 - 100% humidity and temperatures day and night between 70 - 110F Absolutely horrible conditions! Being a simple but clean living guy I washed my smalls and socks in the evenings and left them to dry overnight - sometimes 2 or 3 overnights to get them to dry, until I found the answer. Tie them to the ceiling fan - technically balanced of course, and spin dry them through the night!

Hey, maybe you should use water based top coats - LOL!

greatdane2 · 08-07-2009, 07:06 PM

Thanks, it was water based that I was using.So now I need a spray booth and a drying room. Maybe I could convert the living room.Hehe. But that won't work as Heather finally got a transfer back here for work. Should of done it before she returned.

08-07-2009, 05:01 PM	#11
jim_mex 'Senior' member - no way! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Pachuca, Mexico Posts: 2,383	Hey Alan - I hate humidity - probably explains why l live about 300 miles from the nearest coast and at 8000 ft above sea level. So, i guess when you live on an island surrounded by that wet stuff you pays the price - LOL!! On a technical note - my last overseas job in Bangladesh involved about 8 months of the year at between 80 - 100% humidity and temperatures day and night between 70 - 110F Absolutely horrible conditions! Being a simple but clean living guy I washed my smalls and socks in the evenings and left them to dry overnight - sometimes 2 or 3 overnights to get them to dry, until I found the answer. Tie them to the ceiling fan - technically balanced of course, and spin dry them through the night! Hey, maybe you should use water based top coats - LOL! __________________ Jim in Mexico “Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.” -Albert Einstein

08-07-2009, 07:06 PM	#12
greatdane2 Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Vancouver Island, BC. Canada Posts: 2,298	Thanks, it was water based that I was using.So now I need a spray booth and a drying room. Maybe I could convert the living room.Hehe. But that won't work as Heather finally got a transfer back here for work. Should of done it before she returned. __________________ Alan and Rafi. In our house, if you have to bend over to pet a dog it ain't a real dog!

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