Getting to the details on my car restoration and doing lots of
painting of parts. The shop always stinks of paint lately and I had a
minor health issue where I just didn't feel "right" for a few days after
painting some parts. YES I wear a mask, I am gloved but I only wear the
mask while spraying and I wonder if the fumes got to me after the
spraying but while the paint was still flashing and I was in the shop,
this happened to me 2 weekends in a row, guess I am getting old, never
bothered me before. I do need better gloves too, my Nitrile disposable
gloves fall apart in when cleaning parts in the parts cleaner and
lacquer thinner or acetone when painting and then my bare hands are in
the mess, again it never bothered me decades ago, so I need to hunt down
some better gloves. My shop is covered in overspray also which I am
very tired of.
 In the past with small parts, I just painted in the shop and for the
big projects, I would set up plastic over a PVC frame and spray inside
that with a explosion proof exhaust fan, but that is a big pain in the
derriere to set up and take down, so I have been looking at inflatable
spray booths. My wife thinks they would work great for me, they are
still a pain to put up and take down but far less than the mickey mouse
setup I have used in the past.  Then my wife (love her) suggested
building a shed in a corner of the yard. I can build 100sq.ft. with no
permit, so 10x10 or 8x12. My car is small, I can fit the main body tub
in that size and walk around to spray no issues, not enough room for
main body tub and fenders, etc. but that is fine with me. I would be
painting lots of small parts and front/rear fenders, doors, gas tank all
separate from body anyway. We are willing to spend the $2k +/- $500 as
a estimate because once the car is done, we could re-purpose the shed to
storage and yard tools, etc. I would build it with intake filters and
make a exhaust port for exhaust fan to filter. Since I paint with a
HVLP Turbine system all I need is electricity and good lighting, I have
lights I can put in so no cost there and just a heavy extension cord
when I want to paint. The advantage would be a clean space dedicated to
paint, leaving the parts in there to flash with no fumes in my shop.Â
The disadvantage would be the distance from the shop (about 30ft away)
in the back corner of the yard and that is almost not worth mentioning,
except when it rains. The bigger negative is temperature control, in
summer it might get too hot to paint, in winter too cold but I can live
around that I think.
 So, what does the shop-talk gallery think ? any other suggestions ?
 Then, if I build this, what is the best way ? Anchor it to the ground
with concrete posts ? place it on 4x4 skids ? we don't want to pour a
slab for it (need permit if attached to slab) and I am thinking 2x6
floor joists sitting on 3 or 4Â 4x4 skids (all pressure treated of
course), although we have no plans to move it later when we re-purpose
it. For some idiot reason, if I attach it to a slab we need a permit,
if we put posts in concrete at each corner and attach it to that, we
don't need a permit.  But just putting it on skids seems far quicker to
build. We are in So. Calif. so no snow/freezing heaving issues. Looked
at a 10x10 shed kit at Lowes for about $200 less than the material cost
alone, that one would be pre-cut and quicker to build but since I want
to put filters in back wall and exhaust port in front, I think I am
better of building it from scratch.   My issue with building on skids
is critters getting under it but I can stop that with wire mesh. The
goal would be to get this done as quickly as possible, I will likely
take a few days off from work and a weekend.  The Lowes one is based on
24" on center studs which I think is fine for a shed. The Lowes one is
just plywood floor sitting on a ledge about 1" from the ground, so it
will sag in the middle and touch the ground. Â I will be doing 16" on
center 2x6 for the floor joists and I think 24" on center for the studs.
 The inflatables would be half that costs, they seem to work well, they
are noisy and the power must run constantly until the parts are removed
after drying, setup seems very easy and quick. Taking them down is more
work.
   mike
--
As he stared at her ample bosom, he daydreamed of the dual Skinners Union
carburetors in his vintage Singer, highly functional yet pleasingly formed,
perched prominently on top of the intake manifold, aching for experienced
hands, the small knurled caps of the oil dampeners begging to be inspected
and adjusted as described in chapter seven of the Singer shop manual.
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