SPI EPOXY

JC Daniel

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I am getting ready to paint a sandblasted mechanics truck bed and the owner asked me if I could get on with the job? The temps here are 50's daytime and 30's at night, The shop I will paint in has no heat and I said it was too cold to do any paint work in these temps. Any advice from you guys is appreciated. By the way the shop is not mine, My shop will not fit the project so I have to do it at his dirty, dim lights and no dry air!
 
People will ask you to do things you know won't work because of ignorance, but as soon as you do it, and it fails, they will say it is your fault and show all their buddies the mess you made. Stick to your guns. Too cold is guaranteed failure.
 
I looked at the bed and it has some rust pits that the blaster did not get fully clean, He said he was scared of blasting through the metal. I told the owner that I have no idea of the longevity with epoxy sprayed over the pits.
 
Does he not have any torpedo heaters? I sprayed lots of epoxy this winter in similar temperatures with only a couple of those. Pain in the butt, but can be done.

I'm curious how long the fumes last once painting the epoxy is done. I have a gas furnace in the garage with a pilot light. Granted it's in a closet with a fresh air vent from the bottom side of the house, raised foundation. I can shut off the furnace and turn the pilot light off while painting but, it has to be turned on a least a couple of hours after I'm done painting. I'm concerned about the fumes building up over night in the garage.
 
I won't give you advice on what to do, but I can share what I have done without incident. Get the metal temps up to 80+, shut off heaters, turn on fan, spray epoxy, let overspray clear 5-10 minutes, turn off fan, turn on heaters, metal temp up to 80+, repeat. I have left heaters (open flame) running all night many times to keep temps above 65°. A little ventilation (door or window cracked) would be a good idea. There are always risks when dealing with paint, but fires from painting are rare.
 
I have used propane heaters to aid in my shop to keep the temps up and have done so without incident, How bout the left over rust in the pits?
 
I won't give you advice on what to do, but I can share what I have done without incident. Get the metal temps up to 80+, shut off heaters, turn on fan, spray epoxy, let overspray clear 5-10 minutes, turn off fan, turn on heaters, metal temp up to 80+, repeat. I have left heaters (open flame) running all night many times to keep temps above 65°. A little ventilation (door or window cracked) would be a good idea. There are always risks when dealing with paint, but fires from painting are rare.
I've done this.
 
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