Spray painting in freezing weather.

Is it Ok ti spray paint in cold wheather. It's winter now in Nj and freezing.
If I spray paint in the cold will it affect my paint job?

:smoker2:yes it will affect the paint job, if the can is cold the paint wont come out as smooth, easy fix though, before painting the car just put the can in a tub of hot water for a few minutes then easy to use, just dont make the water toooo hot or paint will go everywhere:alien2:

Even if the can is heated,it still MIGHT affect the way the paint dries. I say wait for a hotter day, no matter how long it takes.

Originally posted by integra818
Even if the can is heated,it still MIGHT affect the way the paint dries. I say wait for a hotter day, no matter how long it takes.
i dont think he ants to wait like 5 months before he could paint the car:finger: just try to paint in the warmest spot possible and keep the can warm:flash:

Originally posted by integra818
Even if the can is heated,it still MIGHT affect the way the paint dries. I say wait for a hotter day, no matter how long it takes.


Why not leave everything indoors. Go outside, spray, then move back in to dry?

do you realize that waiting for a "hotter" day might mean waiting months. I sympathize with Auto considering that I'm from the Frozen Tundra of Green Bay, and our average temp is like 30 throughout the winter. Would it make any difference if the model was only exposed to the weather for just a few minutes, or would the extreme change in temperature really mess with the drying process?

Originally posted by kris



Why not leave everything indoors. Go outside, spray, then move back in to dry?
trust me right now it is VERY VERY cold outside and that is the worst place to do your painting:bloated:

i dont think he ants to wait like 5 months before he could paint the car just try to paint in the warmest spot possible and keep the can warm
:finger4: Damn right, I aint waitin five months to spray paint!

Originally posted by Blackout
do you realize that waiting for a "hotter" day might mean waiting months. I sympathize with Auto considering that I'm from the Frozen Tundra of Green Bay, and our average temp is like 30 throughout the winter. Would it make any difference if the model was only exposed to the weather for just a few minutes, or would the extreme change in temperature really mess with the drying process?

Trust me, Ive waited a LONG time just to spray the body, if he's devoted to modeling and he want the car to come out nice, I would wait. Painting it outdoors and putting thwe car indoors might be bad becaus eif he puts the car inside , it maight catch a few specs of dust which can ruin the paint job.

Originally posted by integra818
Trust me, Ive waited a LONG time just to spray the body, if he's devoted to modeling and he want the car to come out nice, I would wait. Painting it outdoors and putting thwe car indoors might be bad becaus eif he puts the car inside , it maight catch a few specs of dust which can ruin the paint job.
but maybe he wants his car to be done for the contest here at AF:flipa:

:confused: What contest? Are you talking about that Itr contest?

People still remember that contest?

[deadline: end of april 2003]


I'm hoping you all know the rules. It was posted a while ago.

Build yourself a spray booth and paint near a window indoors. Just get some large plastic fans, pretty cheap, and some wood or plastic or whatever material and set it where you can have it in the window and the fan will suck all fumes and overspray outside.

Spray paint out to be sprayed when the weather is 70 degrees and the humidity is below 60 percent.

Anything other than that and you're risking your own model.

Originally posted by TheSyndicate
Build yourself a spray booth and paint near a window indoors. Just get some large plastic fans, pretty cheap, and some wood or plastic or whatever material and set it where you can have it in the window and the fan will suck all fumes and overspray outside.

That's the only way to go. In Belgium winter is also setting in, although very slow, but temps are not higher then 7Celcius during the day, so I do all the spraying inhouse, in my spraybooth, although not completely finished, I'm using it.

Its can be ok to paint in cold weather
One major important thing - dont spray in damp conditions.

If u keep a hairdryer on the model and keep everything warm you should be ok.

You run the risk of making clear coats go milky in cold damp conditions and also runs in the paint are common in cold conditions -

You should be ok if you heat the paint and heat what you are spraying this will allow the paint to stick. move indoors when finished and allow longer to dry - with heat paint can dry on the outside forming a skin over wet paint and the whole lot can fall/run.

Hope this helps

JIM

Originally posted by jimbob
Its can be ok to paint in cold weather
One major important thing - dont spray in damp conditions.

If u keep a hairdryer on the model and keep everything warm you should be ok.

You run the risk of making clear coats go milky in cold damp conditions and also runs in the paint are common in cold conditions -

You should be ok if you heat the paint and heat what you are spraying this will allow the paint to stick. move indoors when finished and allow longer to dry - with heat paint can dry on the outside forming a skin over wet paint and the whole lot can fall/run.

Hope this helps

JIM

If only I'd known this a couple of weeks ago. Went to the garage to spray my S2000 when it was cool and foggy. The paint went on very nicely (after heating the can) and so I wandered off for a bit feeling quite happy about it. When I came back, to my horror the paint had gone totally matt and a bit lumpy in places.

Morale of the story - check the weather before spraying in the garage! Or build a spray booth :D

Spray booth! I love the one I picked up from Harbor Freight... only cost $70+s/h and looks a lot nicer than what I would have put together after 6 hours of work and $40 spent at home depot.

Although I did have to spend an additional $8 at home depot for some dryer hose to vent the fumes... works great. I just put it up against the screen aiming out my kitchen window.

Here's a URL, if interested: http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=44040

Now if only the guy in that picture was using it right :rolleyes:

bah, take it to the mall. spray it on the benches. bark at people who are staring

bah, take it to the mall. spray it on the benches. bark at people who are staring

:D I think I'll do that.