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[Jase]

What do people use to cure paint in their garage? I'll be painting my Mini in celly shortly and I'd like it to cure fairly quickly to avoid to much dust. I was looking at the heaters in Machinemart.

[Daz1968]

Correct body shop infra red heaters are different to general purpose ones, also more expensive. I think they are designed to heat the panel below the paint so it dries correctly
I built a plastic booth in the garage and heated with an oil filled radiator but I only painted in the summer when ambient temperatures are fine,
Cellulose dries very quick to touch dry so I wouldn’t worry too much, 2k on the other hand takes a while longer dependant upon speed of hardener.

[Jase]

Thanks

[bluedragon]

One should select a cellulose thinner appropriate for the temperature. Usually there are at least three ranges of thinner for various temperature conditions. Force dry celluose\lacquer paint too aggressively and it will dry with a flattish sheen. 

 

A bit of dust isn't much to worry about because the #1 attribute of celluose/lacquer paint is that it can be flatted to remove dust and imperfections and then polished to bring back a shine.

 

Even a well sprayed cellulose paint job can have its shine improved by further polishing (and sanding for imperfections too great to be removed by polish alone.) Not many cellulose\lacquer paint jobs are perfect when initially sprayed, even by professionals.

 

 

Dave