re: paint advice

[CONAN@RALVM8.VNET.IBM.COM]

  He's lucky it didn't just go "BOOM!"
    Ed

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<< I used acrylic enamel, and sprayed outdoors (to avoid fumes getting into
the
 house). >>

Another good reason to paint outside is contained in the story told by my auto
body teacher of the guy who was spray painting in his basement when the
central heat unit kicked on.  Yep--a fine coat of paint sucked into the system
and spread throughout the house on his wife's new carpeting, drapes, and
furniture.