Well, I'm pretty much settled in to my new shop and getting some work done. I could use a little help on a few things.
My shop is 35x50x14 with a hanging propane heater. I keep my shop at 40 degrees when I'm gone, then bump it to 50 when I work. I have a different area I keep at 45 degrees at all times with all my paint in it to prevent freezing should something happen. I'm trying to keep costs down, so rather than heat the entire shop to 65 degrees for a few days (I'm only in there every other night for a couple hours and 4-6 hours on the weekends) I want to get a heat lamp. Currently I'm only priming small sections at a time, so I would put the lamp on a quarter, let it heat, spray, keep lamp on it for a day or two. I keep my shop at 40 degrees when I'm gone, then bump it to 50 when I work. I have a different area I keep at 45 degrees at all times with all my paint in it to prevent freezing should something happen.
Question 1 - What heat lamp do you all prefer or recommend?
Next, the lighting is not adequate for body and paint work. I do plan on renovating the shop to include better insulation and much more lighting, but that's down the road and I need to be able to do some work until then. I am going to build a rolling light rack, I got the idea from Mitch Henderson as he does it when color sanding and seems like a great idea.
Question 2 - What temperature of bulbs do you like for bodywork and colorsanding?
Lastly, when I go to do my filler/poly fill, I would like to keep my shop temp down.
Question 3 - Aside from longer dry times, anything catalyzed should still cure correctly at lower temps, correct?
My shop is 35x50x14 with a hanging propane heater. I keep my shop at 40 degrees when I'm gone, then bump it to 50 when I work. I have a different area I keep at 45 degrees at all times with all my paint in it to prevent freezing should something happen. I'm trying to keep costs down, so rather than heat the entire shop to 65 degrees for a few days (I'm only in there every other night for a couple hours and 4-6 hours on the weekends) I want to get a heat lamp. Currently I'm only priming small sections at a time, so I would put the lamp on a quarter, let it heat, spray, keep lamp on it for a day or two. I keep my shop at 40 degrees when I'm gone, then bump it to 50 when I work. I have a different area I keep at 45 degrees at all times with all my paint in it to prevent freezing should something happen.
Question 1 - What heat lamp do you all prefer or recommend?
Next, the lighting is not adequate for body and paint work. I do plan on renovating the shop to include better insulation and much more lighting, but that's down the road and I need to be able to do some work until then. I am going to build a rolling light rack, I got the idea from Mitch Henderson as he does it when color sanding and seems like a great idea.
Question 2 - What temperature of bulbs do you like for bodywork and colorsanding?
Lastly, when I go to do my filler/poly fill, I would like to keep my shop temp down.
Question 3 - Aside from longer dry times, anything catalyzed should still cure correctly at lower temps, correct?