Horrorshow Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 Good day Another question, what do you fellow Northeners do in winter time for spray paint? I’m in a basement apartment so there is no chance of a portable booth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 Do you know anybody who has a little bit of heated space that you could borrow occasionally? Someone with an unfinished basement, or a mechanic’s or auto body shop, or the like, that would let you use it for a few minutes after hours once in a while? Otherwise, you might be stuck. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills72sj Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Years ago, I would drive 45 minutes to work and paint in our unoccupied work shop because it was big and heated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick L Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 How about using water soluble paint with an airbrush? A good filter should catch any minimal overspray the airbrush emits. Bathroom vented? If so you could set up your portable on top of the sink or vanity and shoot in the closed room while also running the bathroom fan. Kind of a pain in the A.. every time you want to paint but desperate men will go through desperate measures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Years ago when I lived in Chicago. I painted in my laundry room. I had some old covers that I put over the machines and turned the fan on . Not ideal but worked ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglia105E Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 This was something that has been on my mind recently, and I was thinking now that the outside temperature has dropped below 13°C the spray painting will have to stop for the Winter . . . Currently it is around 8°C outside, and obviously it will drop to below 0°C at some stage. As Rick suggested, maybe we have to use paints with airbrush that don't emit fumes. I have to open my Velux roof window in the loft workshop when spraying paint, but it will be way too cold for opening windows ! David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonhawk1066 Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 I used to just paint and clear a bunch of bodies around September and October to get me through the winter months. I mostly use water-based paints through my airbrush now, so I can paint year round. I have one of those small portable booths in my spare bedroom and just crack the window for the vent tube whenever I paint. It gets a little chilly, like maybe down to 60 degrees if I paint a lot, especially if it's windy, but it's certainly doable for an hour or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZTony8 Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 I paint in my basement until it gets too cold to stand being down there ( I live alone so I can stink the place up). Yes, it's heated but it still gets too cool to get good paint jobs done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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