Just a reminder on material temperature.

Barry

Barry

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Just a reminder as in winter will get a problem call caused by the material being sprayed has gotten cold from heat being off or turned down low for night or weekend.

Worst case scenario for a shop is, car metal 70 deg and shop 75 deg and contents in the can or mix is 50, its a problem waiting to happen, can be minor or a disaster.

Had a call from a non customer where omni base was rolling off 2 days latter.
It can take 24 hours to warm up a gallon can so check the product, activator and reducer too be safe.
 
Nearly made that mistake yesterday. Used my laser pointing thermometer and found the booth was 75 degrees, metal temps where 70-72 degrees and then I checked my epoxy primer that was inducing for 30 minutes - 60 degrees. Fortunately it was a small batch and a few minutes near the heater did the trick.
 
Did the same check as you with our cold snap. Back of the garage was warm, but up near the exterior wall where it was colder was my paint. Paint was 63F and metal was 64.5F. So close for epoxy (65F per tech manual), but I resisted!
I think I've read that Barry would rather it be closer to 70F anyway, so I figured 2F below what is the absolute minimum wouldn't be a good idea.
 
The worst case i remember was clear was stetting on cement floor next to full size roll up door and heat was turned down to 55 over the weekend.
Forget but thickened enough the painter could not spray it and it was somewhere around 40 some degrees contents temp. Don't remember the exact facts but pretty close.
 
Had to touch-up some structure work outside today with some vinyl modified single stage metal paint, (nothing you would use on a car). About 38 degrees, by the time I used the paint it was almost as thick as spot putty. Wacky stuff dried but who knows it may fall off in the spring :eek:.
 
EddieF said:
Hotplate, water pot, mason jars.
Put clear & activator you'll use in seperate jars & put them in hot water pot till yummy :)
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That's a good idea Eddie, the hot water will transfer the heat better than air. The wife does something like that to melt chocolate.
But I think if I tried that I would somehow end up with the 70's water spot effect and no good story for it.o_O
 
In colder temps I store and mix the materials in my basement, which stays around 70 all year. Once it goes into the paint cup, out to the garage to spray.

Mike
 
better yet- just looked at big cheap $35 crock pots. bathe mason jars in that. easier less pieces heavier.
 
I have a electric oil filled radiator that I keep by the paint bench to warm up anything that gets sprayed. Works great in the winter.
 
This works well to heat product up quickly.
 

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