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Originally Posted by Grounded63
If you're using catalyzed products, you really need to be mindful of lower temps. And what the fully cured window is. The curing process for some products can slow down significantly. Below 60°F. ( epoxies/polyesters love heat ) Some products may continue to cure very slowly. And finish curing once the temps come back up. Some will stop curing completely if they get to cold. And will not finish cross linking, even when temps come back up again.
1k products can be more forgiving of lower than ideal temperatures.
You don't necessarily need to heat your whole garage to an ideal temp. But create a micro climate for the part your working on.
If your painting small parts/brackets. Hang them in front of a smaller heater or heat lamps between coats and your final hard flash. If you're doing bigger parts/panels. Tent them after spraying and run a small space heater to keep them at temp, if needed.
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So, far I have been using just the rattle can that doesn't have the two part epoxy in the can. I am referring to the type of cans that you have to break the bladder inside to mix the paint and the catalyst. I hope I am using the right terms there.
What I have done which I think would be the same thing as you are suggesting is I group my parts together at the door of my garage with the door closed. I run my turbo heater for a while and puts some heat on the individual/group of parts. I then turn the heater off, open the door enough for a fan to pull some of the fumes out, paint, close the door, and turn the heater back on. I am hoping to start on my cab before winter is over and may have to build the tent as you mentioned to spray. But, I am not sure exactly how I want proceed with the cab.
Rob