Best Way to Heat a Garage, Need to paint my bro's car... Options

[Coomer]

I'm hoping to paint my brother's '88 Celica over winter break, but the problem is that my garage that I'd paint the car in is very cold. It's not insulated and is composed of concrete walls and a concrete floor with a wooden framed roof. For the most part, the garage is enclosed, although the garage door doesn't seal completely near the top. And the garage is a two-car garage, shown below.



Basically, I'm trying to find a good, efficient way to heat the garage for a day so that I can spray the car. It needs to be fairly inexpensive too, because I'm broke.

Anyone have any ideas?

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[Uppitycracker]

I would say a space heater but that might cost alot of money. The other option is to find a wood burning heater, my buddies dads shop has one, Im sure you could find a used one for cheap. Though installation and all that might not be worth it just to paint a car.

PS what color??

This post has been edited by Uppitycracker: Dec 7, 2004 - 7:46 PM

[amysmojo]

Pack ur garage full of a bunch of hairy marys & have a wrestling match

[Coomer]

That's what my dad suggested, but it seems kind of dangerous, since there'd be an open flame and paint vapors throughout the entire garage. But there is already a chimney in the garage(top right corner of that pic.) So Installing a wood stove wouldn't be too hard. It just seems kind of dangerous to me.

Edit: It's going to be painted John Deere Blitz Black, which is a satin black made for industrial use on tractors. It'll be my first time painting a car, so I figure it's a good color to learn with since it's flattish-properties will hide my mistakes that I'm bound to make.

[macavely]

Heat cannon... not sure of the price.. but it looks like a cannon you place it on corner of the room and depending on the size it will warm it up any where from 10-minutes to 2hours..

[brianforster]

is this the one thats already black?

you said you put a body kit on it am i right?

lets see some more pics of it

[Pali_playa]

Presto Heat Dish, 2 of those and ull be done

[BlackCelicaGT94]

COOMER WE HAVE A PRETTY BIG SPACE HEATER! bring the car here and we'll put up plastic and u can paint it here!

DO it DO IT

[Uppitycracker]

That's what my dad suggested, but it seems kind of dangerous, since there'd be an open flame and paint vapors throughout the entire garage. But there is already a chimney in the garage(top right corner of that pic.) So Installing a wood stove wouldn't be too hard. It just seems kind of dangerous to me.

Edit: It's going to be painted John Deere Blitz Black, which is a satin black made for industrial use on tractors. It'll be my first time painting a car, so I figure it's a good color to learn with since it's flattish-properties will hide my mistakes that I'm bound to make.
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Ya that does seem like a potential problem, maybe look into volatility of paint vapour and see what adequate ventilation would do to prevent any kind of ignition of the vapours. And already have a chimney would make that even easier. Maybe theres a way to have the actual opening on the outside of the garage, but I suppose that wouldn't be very efficient.

And ya I always paint stuff in flat black, even flawed surfaces look good when painted flat.

This post has been edited by Uppitycracker: Dec 7, 2004 - 11:09 PM

[Coomer]

COOMER WE HAVE A PRETTY BIG SPACE HEATER! bring the car here and we'll put up plastic and u can paint it here!

DO it DO IT
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I might just have to do that. Do you guys have a big air compressor?

[BlackCelicaGT94]

yes we do but sorry looks liek our garage is now full for a while!

[Kwanza26]

My bros and I put together this contraption with a couple pieces of 2x4's and we tied up a bunch of lights to it. Big high wattage bulbs. Then we positioned it and the lights however we needed and painted away. Made for some pretty good results... ;]

[Coomer]

My bros and I put together this contraption with a couple pieces of 2x4's and we tied up a bunch of lights to it.  Big high wattage bulbs.  Then we positioned it and the lights however we needed and painted away.  Made for some pretty good results... ;]
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I think I may do that just to provide a ton of light to the garage, because the more light the better, especially when painting a car.

Did it heat the entire garage, or just the area where you were working?

[Kwanza26]

My bros and I put together this contraption with a couple pieces of 2x4's and we tied up a bunch of lights to it.  Big high wattage bulbs.  Then we positioned it and the lights however we needed and painted away.  Made for some pretty good results... ;]
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I think I may do that just to provide a ton of light to the garage, because the more light the better, especially when painting a car.

Did it heat the entire garage, or just the area where you were working?
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Well... our garage is sorta huge... ;] We just heated specific surface spots that we wanted cooked up a bit... I guess it's pretty damp in WA so you would need a heater or something else if you wanna heat the whole garage to prevent mishaps and such. Aside from that... it worked well with general lighting and heat.

[Digndoug]

I would say a wood stove would be the best and sfist way , an def if you already have a fire-place. or pipeing to set up.

[presure2]

i used a kerosene heater when i did my swap...prolly not the safest thing around paint, tho..hehe

[Hanyo]

can you rent a space heater?

[Drocay]

Presto Heat Dish, 2 of those and ull be done
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definitly, u can get them anywere i saw them on sale at costco i walked passed the demo and i thought i was infront of a fire. hek one of those and like 30 minutes would be fine.