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Painting in garage with oil heater?

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Bob G

09-17-2003 07:47:49




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I plan on painting my M and a 72 Ford F100 this winter in my garage. The question I have is, I use an oil heater. Can I paint in the garage with the hearter running, I'm concerned about combustion of paint vapors. What temp do I need to be able to paint.

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Bob




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Bob G

09-18-2003 06:45:36




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 Re: Painting in garage with oil heater? in reply to Bob G, 09-17-2003 07:47:49  
I live in se Washington and the winters at time are fairly warm, compared to Montana where I'm from. I plan on heating the shop up real good and them painting, ventilate and start the heater back up. The ship is not very big, 10 X 16, so it should heat up rather quickly on a warm day. My M will fit in and once I clean the shop out will have room to get around easily. My old pickup will be painted in pieces.

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Bob

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BillD

09-17-2003 15:08:04




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 Re: Painting in garage with oil heater? in reply to Bob G, 09-17-2003 07:47:49  
DON`T DO IT never paint in the presence of an open flame. This includes pilot lights.If you can figure out a way to pipe warm air in do it. Other wise heat the area, paint, puge the area and reheat to cure.



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ret

09-23-2003 08:50:29




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 Re: Re: Painting in garage with oil heater? in reply to BillD, 09-17-2003 15:08:04  
I know I shouldn't say this, but I started working in a body shop in 47. It was an old shop, in Ia, so it got cold in winter. Worked there 4 years, and he heated it with a open furnace burning coal with a fan on top.Heated real well too. Once inawhile he threw in a tire in the morning to get it going good. We were spraying Dulux and lacquer those days, and the paint booth was a room in the corner with a tarp curtain to keep the dirt out. Paint booth was about 10 ft. from the furnace. Never could figure out why that place didn't catch fire

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Bguy

09-17-2003 14:35:09




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 Re: Painting in garage with oil heater? in reply to Bob G, 09-17-2003 07:47:49  
I agree with the others, I don't think it would be a smart thing to paint with an open flame heater running. I heat my barn (metal building) with kero heaters and when painting I crank them up and get everything nice and toasty (remember that the object you are painting needs to be warm also). Then, I turn the heat off and start painting. When finished painting, I ventilate and then reheat. It's not very efficient fuel wise but, in my case, it's the only option unless I want to wait for spring.

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Red Dave

09-17-2003 11:54:44




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 Re: Painting in garage with oil heater? in reply to Bob G, 09-17-2003 07:47:49  
All the paint thinners I can recall using had flash points below 100 degF. That's not as dangerous as gasoline, but it's a greater danger than kerosene. Add to that the fact that most of the time those vapors are heavier than air and that you are breaking up the paint/thinner mixture into very fine droplets. Not a good thing to have in a room with an open flame.
I wouldn't do it, others may see it differently.

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Mac

09-17-2003 08:36:17




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 Re: Painting in garage with oil heater? in reply to Bob G, 09-17-2003 07:47:49  
If I remember correctly, 65-70 degrees for painting. I would be skeptic about painting in an enclosed room or building where there is open flame or potential for ignition.



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RayP(MI)

09-17-2003 18:02:29




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 Re: Re: Painting in garage with oil heater? in reply to Mac, 09-17-2003 08:36:17  
Even flipping a light switch could be a source of ignition. Advice above is good - heat, turn off all appliances, paint, ventilate, and then reheat. I would be a little worried about reheating too soon, too, as vapors will come off the paint for some time. (Can you remotely locate your compressor, so the switch doesn't spark and provide a potential ignition source?)



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