[stephens_cj5]

Heres the deal. I am just about ready to paint the jeep but do not have the means of getting it to a paint booth. Is it a good or bad idea to paint it in my garage? I plan on a two stage paint of 2008 BMW yellow with clear. I figure I can paint, finely sand any problems I might have and follow that up with the clear following the same process. Are there just too many issues that could pop up for me to consider using the garage as a make-shift booth?

[HackFabrication]

It's done all the time. Here's one: http://www.manoian.net/jeep/amber_fire_pearlcoat_paint.html

[82Renegade]

I take 2 cheapo wal mart box fans and point them outside, close the door on top of them, then plug all but a few feet of the door with cardboard. the draft does a great job of keeping the air clean.

[stephens_cj5]

Originally Posted by HackFabrication

It's done all the time. Here's one: http://www.manoian.net/jeep/amber_fire_pearlcoat_paint.html

I'm diggin this guys set-up. Sounds like a paint project after turkey day.

[medDOyj]

I've painted many vehicles in my garage which is attached to my house (not the smartest idea but you deal with what you have). Like said above find a bunch of fans or else the paint fumes will end up in the house. also make sure everything is covered up that you don't want paint on and that you leave enough room to move around while painting.

[medDOyj]

oh and realize that humidity and temperature affect how paint goes on and that your garage isn't a controlled climate so that paint isn't going to come out factory perfect. I wet sanded and buffer my truck after i was done painting it the last time.

[illinicj]

A tip I read about and used was to wet the garage floor before you paint. Keeps the dust down.

[jayhawkclint]

Originally Posted by illinicj

A tip I read about and used was to wet the garage floor before you paint. Keeps the dust down.

Yep. Wet the floors. Just run a garden hose about 10 min prior to painting.

You do need to ventilate somehow; if you get a haze going, the fine particles will dry in the air before they settle back down on your wet paint, makes it look like poop.

[Ones&Zeros]

Originally Posted by illinicj

A tip I read about and used was to wet the garage floor before you paint. Keeps the dust down.

Doesn't the moisture in the air negatively affect the clear coat?

[stephens_cj5]

Originally Posted by medDOyj

oh and realize that humidity and temperature affect how paint goes on and that your garage isn't a controlled climate so that paint isn't going to come out factory perfect. I wet sanded and buffer my truck after i was done painting it the last time.

What is the LOW temp that I should be concerned about. Its not too bad in Jacksonville Fl right now, the high is some where between 60-70.

[medDOyj]

i'm not an expert but temp in the 70's should be fine. painting on a warm day in january in pittsburgh (50's) didn't work to well. I'm sure someone else here can give you more exact info.

[prjohnson]

It sounds bad, but I use to work in a funeral home (I know you're trying to figure out where this story is going, just wait...) & whenever we would pick up someone at the hospital, they would always be wrapped in these huge bed sheets. I would take them back to work, bleach them out & use them to put in my garage floor while changing the oil or whatnot. I had a lot of them & whenever my buddy was painting his car, we hung them from the celing in the garage (making a cool painting room), & kind of rigged them up to a fan on the floor that was blowing outward. It worked perfect! We did it in early spring, so the temp was just right too. The results were great!
You can do anything with great results & by using limited means, just open your mind & look at what you can use around you....Anything is a tool. Good luck & let us know how it goes!

[Coiz]

It kind of depends on the type and brand of paint you are using. The last time I painted a motorcycle the paint was 4th Dimension brand. The Technical Data Sheet supplied with the paint listed different reducers depending on the temperature at which it was going to be painted. The reducer thins the paint so it comes out of the gun at the right viscosity. The temperature dependent is for how fast that reducer will evaporate so the paint can have the correct cure times. The tech sheets lists a different reducer for each temp range starting at 50-60, another for 60-70 and so on up to 100 degrees. 60-70 degrees is fine, just get the correct reducer for the temperature.

[jayhawkclint]

Originally Posted by Ones&Zeros

Doesn't the moisture in the air negatively affect the clear coat?

Maybe. I wet the floor, and this is how my clear turned out. Garage temp was around 60 deg F:

[CJhollic]

Originally Posted by jayhawkclint

Maybe. I wet the floor, and this is how my clear turned out. Garage temp was around 60 deg F:

Not trying to hijack the thread, but can you tell me the paint code/color for this jeep?