Spraying a car in Garage through the winter?

[rumpelstiltskin]

So i know you need a bit of temperature to spray,16 degrees cent+ so i've read(2K).Will painting in a draught-free,garage outside,warmed up to 16 degrees in the Winter be as safe for paint curing conditions as painting during the summer when it's naturally 16 degrees+ outside?

Edited by rumpelstiltskin on Monday 20th November 09:49

[Anatol]

Safe as in the paint and lacquer will cure ok, or safe as in your health?

[rumpelstiltskin]

Safe as in conditions for the paint and lacquer,i've got the health/safety sorted.

[ELAN+2]

rumpelstiltskin said:

Safe as in conditions for the paint and lacquer,i've got the health/safety sorted.

suck air in through a garden hose and breath out through your nose!!

[billm]

You can get filter type masks from your paint supplier for about £15 - £30 that are specifically 2k compliant. So for those of us that are spraying 2k at home for short periods of time, this will offer sufficient protection. Afterall you're going to be getting out of the garage pretty quick after spraying anyway and not stopping in there.

[rumpelstiltskin]

I've got a good mask etc,the only thing im asking about,but i don't think im getting my point across,is when im painting in a garage outside,will the atmospheric conditions in a heated garage in the Winter,be as safe for painting as when its naturally warm in the Summer?

[RichardMS]

As long as you can keep the heat then yes, If the air is not warm enough then you will get bloom.

[victormeldrew]

I did this a long time ago with a mini in a single garage. Lined the walls with polythene sheeting and heated it with convector heaters, then maintained the heat with oil filled portable radiators. I did have problems with overspray, or rather fallout, because it was too tight a space, but the paint went off OK.

[rumpelstiltskin]

Thanks guys!I was just wondering if the false heat,so to speak,would be ok(especially if its cold outside)Can't wait to have a go at this,i've been getting great results painting panels for mates just out of tins(the good tins out of bodyshop suppliers)so it can only be better with a good compressor and spray equipment!Well that's the theory?

[victormeldrew]

Sounds like you are where I was all those years ago - the mini was my first go with a proper compressor and gun. If anything it's easier than aerosols, where delivery is hit and miss.

I had one radiator inside the car shell just to make sure the metal was kept nice and warm as well as the ambient temp of the air. Just make sure whatever you use for heating is safe to use when there is paint fumes in the air!