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eddrick wrote:

Just some suggestions - I've seen 'quick greenhouses' made of plastic poles & green polyethylene sheet, available from most DIY shops, or maybe make something similar using plastic plumbing piping or garden canes. OR keep an eye out for a cheap family sized tent (One you can stand up in). Gazebo & fill the sides in with plastic sheet? etc. Extraction - use a vacuum cleaner with the hose inside & the machine outside. Heat - fan heater works for me when I've been spraying in the shed. Get divorced, then do what you like?

For outdoor, a "mini-tent" would sure be a good idea! I'm planning for indoor use, and I would like to have something more permanent.
Divorce... hmmm....no, don't think so

larbut wrote:

agemax wrote:

i just spray my stuff outside when its dry and as warm as it can be then bring it inside to let it dry, never had any problems so far

I can do that, but only for a few months of the year. Up north where I live is just too cold many months of the year..

-Lars

it works well if the paint is warmed up indoors and the part you want to spray. run outside, give it a quick coat then bring it straight back in to dry in the warm.
no overspray on the furniture and minimum fumes

Why restrict a 'mini-tent' to outdoors? Erect it indoors, be warm & at the same time be able to keep the paint off the telly! (& the missus)

I definitely warm the paint and the item I'm spraying. It just helps the paint atomize better.

With regards to putting a kitchen extractor over a box, just be careful of air velocity. If the velocity is to high, you'll just suck the paint out before it hits the object being sprayed.

Watch how warm you get the paint too - too warm & it'll be drying before it hits the workpiece & you'll get a stippled or orange peel effect. You can sort it out by giving it a dust (Light spray) with thinners to reflow the paint. Paint finishes are always better (Or rather easier to make look good) the longer the paint takes to dry

The ideal temperature for the room is 20 - 24 degrees C. But that is in a perfect world. sometimes it can get as hot as 38 degrees C in Cape Town, then I spray in my garage.

Yeah I'd go with that - I usually aim for 70-75F (21-24C), but I find spraying outside in the sun in summer (80F/27C+?) is a nightmare, especially if there's a breeze, not to mention all the wildlife that ends up in it....

This is my paint booth :


Other than that it serves as a garden, holiday resort and it also has a cat toilet area.
Painting activities are seasonally limited.

Louisbaby wrote:

With regards to putting a kitchen extractor over a box, just be careful of air velocity. If the velocity is to high, you'll just suck the paint out before it hits the object being sprayed.

This is one of my worries for the extraction part. Have anyone experimented with different air flows in different sized cabinets?

eddrick wrote:

Yeah I'd go with that - I usually aim for 70-75F (21-24C), but I find spraying outside in the sun in summer (80F/27C+?) is a nightmare, especially if there's a breeze, not to mention all the wildlife that ends up in it....

At the few attempts I've had of painting outdoors (or in my garage) the pollen/insctes always become a problem....