warming parts for priming

[borislav]

Hi,

I'm reading the tech sheet for a primer I'm considering and it says metal parts must be at 60 deg F or warmer. The temperature in my shop drops to 50 deg F in the winter (I'm not complaining too much). Heating the whole shop is a lost cause (large uninsulated garage), so how about just warming up the parts for priming?

I'm worried about the fumes. While I have a decent ventilation setup (box fan pulling air through the whole shop, bathroom fan pulling through the semi-enclosed paint booth), I doubt it's a good idea to have a space heater running in close proximity.

So is there a safe heater I can use while priming?

Thanks,
Boris

[L.Adamson]

Heat them up, shut off the heater, & prime.

My ventilated painting area was sealed off from the rest of the garage when painting. I could leave the gas fired unit heater on. Before painting, I'd open the plastic sheet wall, to warm everything up.

L.Adamson -- RV6A

[Pirkka]

Originally Posted by borislav

So is there a safe heater I can use while priming?

There are but you don't want to pay that much for sure. Follow Adamson's advices...

[borislav]

Originally Posted by L.Adamson

Heat them up, shut off the heater, & prime.

That makes sense but probably won't be sufficient in this case. The tech sheet says the metal should be 60 deg F or warmer for at least 4 hours, or the primer can go dormant and not cure properly (epoxy primer). I suppose I can wait a few minutes after spraying for most of the fumes to get evacuated and turn it back on.

I'm thinking something like this hanged from the top of the paint booth might do the job:
Woods Import 550165 Do it Brooder Heat Lamp.

[rleffler]

I'm in Ohio and last weekend was 32 outside and I was able to keep my garage in the 70s. It took about 1.5 hours to bring up to temperature and about 4-5 hours before temps started to fall. We actually shut off all the heaters after about 2 hours because it was getting too hot.

My side walls are insulated, but my door is pretty standard, nothing special. I got a couple of inexpensive electric heaters from Home Depot ($29) and hung above the garage door.

I also have a small floor unit if I need to heat a specific area of the garage quickly. I'll stick this in my home made paint booth, which heats pretty quickly with the tarps hanging.

Here's a picture. The link will take you to my Kitlog site.