Painting outside

I'm in the process of painting my 9n.

Went to put the last Cote on and after I'm done with the hood.i keep getting small insects ( nats) in my paint..... It's like my wet hood was a bug magnet....

Is there anything I can do to prevent this from happening a third time?

I plan to sand between each Cote with very fine sandpaper.

I want this thing perfect before I use clear.

I'm using majic paint.i have spray cans and half a gallon I used to brush the cast parts ( witch came out perfect).

What do you guys do? I'm thinking about using a box fan next to it.or painting it at night or something.when nats are not out.

What would you do?
 
When you paint outdoors you have to do it in the middle of the day when there isn't as many bugs out. The finish needs at least dry to touch before the bugs come out. You also have to wait for a day when there is little or no wind. If this isn't possible both tractor supply and harbor freight sell a garage in a box. It's a 10'x20' tent you could put the tractor inside to spray it.
 
...and just how are you going to paint it at night without lights? You know what happens when you turn on the lights at night don't you? You'll have more creatures than ever in the day. Paint outside without "creatures"... whoever figures that one out will be a millionaire !
 
I will try that Saturday Steve when I'm off work.been trying to stab at it after work during the week.

Randy ,it's called a flood light on the house.it would be far away...... And I could turn it off after the 6 min job of spaying the hood.the nights here are getting cooler.We all know what happens when it gets cool out ...no bugs .... As the hood and grill is all I have left to do.thanks.

I'll try Steve's idea Saturday,if I get bugged again then I'll find somewhere to take it and paint it.im trying to get this thing together on my long holiday weekend.
 
I'm certainly no painter, but could you put a box fan or something like that near it? Might dry a little faster and would blow the small insects away like on my back porch?
 
The electric motor in a fan creates a spark. You don't want an electric motor running anywhere near where you are spraying paint for that reason. If it didn't ignite the paint anything that would blow on the paint would blow dust into it. In a paint booth paint fumes are drawn outside while the air going into the booth is filtered to eliminate the bugs and dust. The fan on a paint booth has a sealed motor so what ever spark it makes is internal where the paint fumes can't get to it. Working properly this eliminates the risk of a flash fire.
 
I appreciate all everyone's thoughts. I got rained out saturday.so I said the heck with it . decided to ask a buddy to use his garage this weekend.godda get her back together and ready to push snow... I learned alot through this experience.i won't paint another tractor until I'm retired and can put a weeks or two time into it . been stabbing at this when I have time since mid July......never again lol thanks again everyone
 
For future knowledge, if you're quick enough you can take a piece of masking tape and usually get the bugs/dirt out. You have to do it when the paint is still very fresh and wet. The wet paint will fill the spot right in and you'll never see it. Done it many times because I usually paint outside because garage is either not big enough or too much stuff to move out/cover up.
As others said, paint in the middle of the day is the best. Not many bugs, plus it dries quickly to get the second or third coat on.
 

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