Can you rattle can in the cold?

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Can you rattle can in the cold?

Posted: 12/1/2016 5:27:44 PM EDT

I've got he hankering and it's cold out......

I need some kind of netting too. Any ideas for typical household items I might have laying around is welcomed.

Posted: 12/1/2016 5:29:56 PM EDT

[#1]

I would make sure to follow the directions on the can. Most have minimum and maximum temps. I always use the cheap plastic drop film from someplace like Harbor Freight or Walmart.

Posted: 12/1/2016 8:09:52 PM EDT

[#2]

Put your cans in a crock pot of water on low, and use a heat gun to heat your parts. I just painted my AR a couple nights ago in my shed, with no heat. Wasn't super cold, but the pre heating of the parts before each coat, and then heating them after each coat with a heat gun sure helped.

Posted: 12/1/2016 9:35:19 PM EDT

[#3]

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Put your cans in a crock pot of water on low, and use a heat gun to heat your parts. I just painted my AR a couple nights ago in my shed, with no heat. Wasn't super cold, but the pre heating of the parts before each coat, and then heating them after each coat with a heat gun sure helped.http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h202/jterry831/painted%20ar/2016-12-01%2007.50.46.jpg

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I don't mix gun stuff and kitchen stuff any more. Can't I just put the can of paint in my crotch in between sprays? LOL.

Posted: 12/1/2016 10:30:30 PM EDT

[#4]

Or just send some hot air from the heat gun across it, without blowing up your can.

Posted: 12/1/2016 11:37:28 PM EDT

[#5]

As for keeping the cans warm, I'd suggest a cooler with a heating pads in it, set no higher than "medium". I've painted in the garage during winter, and preheated my parts in the oven set on low. You will be fumbling around a little bit as you get started, and the parts will lose heat pretty fast. Any type of paint that's out of its comfort zone is susceptible to runs and sags. Keep that in mind. If the metal is a bit on the hot side, the paint may seem to dry on contact. If that happens, the metals too hot.

Posted: 12/2/2016 11:58:42 AM EDT

[#6]

This was already stated, but it's the process I've used a few years back. Bring the cans in your house for a bit and let them reach the room temp. (Assuming you don't live in an ice box)

Then use a heat gun or blow drier to warm the parts. I typically try to get them ~90 degrees. Then apply your paint. I've done this in the garage when I didn't want to cerakote and it works perfectly.

Depending on the type of paint, I sometimes let it set and dry for ~24 hours, then I'll throw it in an oven for a few hours on a lowish temp. Results have been truly fantastic.

Posted: 12/3/2016 12:14:18 AM EDT

[#7]

I get better cure times when it's less humid and 40-60 degrees outside.

Posted: 12/5/2016 1:24:10 AM EDT

[#8]

That makes sense. I'm not sure if we're going to be that warm anytime soon.

Posted: 12/6/2016 3:52:39 AM EDT

[#9]

Glad to know. I have been wanting to repaint a few things lately.

Posted: 12/6/2016 3:32:42 PM EDT

[#10]

47° and 83% humidity or around there is working fine for me. Not really cold but not warm by any means
Still more to be done, tightening the shit up (FinSlayer I dig your work)
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f11/ShitStorm7/20161205_214245_zps54r1tj8v.jpg

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