Spraying pre cat in the shop, with a big fan and filters pulling clean air in and pushing the overspray and fumes out.
Yesterday, very humid, the air pulled in is not conditioned, but all is going well and the base coat is sprayed over the primer coats. Big job.
Finish the base coat around 6:00pm and starting to close the shop, switch off the fan, everything is curing. The next day, (today) is planned for final spraying with some remaining base coat and a clear coat over the solid color base coat. Wifey comes in and says you should switch on the AC, will dry the air overnight and help with curing. So I switch on the AC at 68F and close up. Today, I opened the shop at 8:00am, nice and cool, set up for spraying and started the big fan to get the air moving through the shop. It is humid again today. Sprayed some of the final base coats and then finished everything with a clear coat.
So was it a good idea to run the AC at 68F, dehumidify the shop and bring the temperature inside down to 68F overnight, or was it a bad idea?
Yesterday, very humid, the air pulled in is not conditioned, but all is going well and the base coat is sprayed over the primer coats. Big job.
Finish the base coat around 6:00pm and starting to close the shop, switch off the fan, everything is curing. The next day, (today) is planned for final spraying with some remaining base coat and a clear coat over the solid color base coat. Wifey comes in and says you should switch on the AC, will dry the air overnight and help with curing. So I switch on the AC at 68F and close up. Today, I opened the shop at 8:00am, nice and cool, set up for spraying and started the big fan to get the air moving through the shop. It is humid again today. Sprayed some of the final base coats and then finished everything with a clear coat.
So was it a good idea to run the AC at 68F, dehumidify the shop and bring the temperature inside down to 68F overnight, or was it a bad idea?