Title: Painting in maine
Post by: joesquid on May 07, 2005, 03:11:27 am
I'm in the process off restoring a vendo 63 and sprayed two coats of black to the compressor base. 30 minutes later I went to the garage to check on the paint as I noticed the outside temp had dropped considerably (awaiting a big Nor'Easter here in Brunswick, Maine). The temp had dropped low and fast enough that the paint cracked all over the compressor base.......guess I'm not in Florida anymore!! 
Title: Painting in maine
Post by: MoonDawg on May 07, 2005, 09:42:51 am
Hmmmmmmm......so that's why paint cans have a recommended spraying temperature printed on the label.
Thanks for sharing
Thanks for sharing
Title: Painting in maine
Post by: sodaworks on May 07, 2005, 09:49:49 am
joesquid,
You may want to invest in a propane heater to preheat your garage prior to painting. This works good for me during the winter. Just be sure to shut it off while fumes are airborne.
You may want to invest in a propane heater to preheat your garage prior to painting. This works good for me during the winter. Just be sure to shut it off while fumes are airborne.
Title: Painting in maine
Post by: BryanH on May 07, 2005, 12:44:05 pm
Eric - I used to live in Burlington, VT. I know what you mean about the radical weather change. The locals used to love to tell us transplants "if you don't like the weather, just wait 5 minutes!". In the meantime, at least you can sand in any temp?
Title: Painting in maine
Post by: BrianB on May 07, 2005, 08:09:54 pm
Sorry to hear that Eric!! I had the very same prob with the weather here in Indiana vs. San Diego. One minute it's 68 degrees and a little overcast and then 45 minutes later the temp nosedives 20 degrees and everything is ruined. I guess (I know!) I took the weather back home in San Diego for granted....
Maybe you could take your compressor base to BIW and have them powdercoat it.....They'd never notice....Just throw in a job into the CSMP.....LOL.
Last fall I ended up buying a propane heater for the garage, definitely one of my better investments
Maybe you could take your compressor base to BIW and have them powdercoat it.....They'd never notice....Just throw in a job into the CSMP.....LOL.
Last fall I ended up buying a propane heater for the garage, definitely one of my better investments