I'm also in Colorado ... I just got one of those propane heaters but have
not gotten around to using it yet, though when I have in the past they've
worked pretty well. Just FYI, they are not infared! They burn fuel and
are combustion heaters. Keep flammable stuff away from 'em.
Some day, when I buy a larger house and get a big garage (i.e. shop),
bigger than the 2-carI have now, I want to get one of those overhead ones
with the shiny duct (radiant heaters of some kind, not sure how they work)
that runs the length of the celing, those work very well and don't carry
the risk of catching particulates like paint and sawdust on fire AFAIK.
-rf
On Thu, 7 Nov 2002, Mike Pieczarka wrote:
>
> Hi all,
> I'm looking for some input on the effectiveness of those little infrared
> heaters that sit on top of a propane tank. My intended use is in one of
> those portable tarp garages to keep me warm and also to warm up the small
> sports car that I am stripping and hopefully painting this winter. What I
> want to be able to do is get the car warm enough (50+ degrees) to shoot the
> first layer of primer on it when the temperature outside is 20 to 30
> degrees.
> Of course the heater will be off when I am actually shooting paint but the
> intentended process is:
> Prep surface for painting, which includes prepping it to rust immediately.
> Let car sit overnight and get very cold.
> Start heating the car the the next morning.
> Shoot primer that afternoon.
> The good thing is I'm located in Colorado where we have negative humidity in
> the winter, but it can get very cold at night. Here is a link to the type of
> heater I'm thinking about:
> http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=38484
>
> thanks
> mike
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