Will this blow me up?

[fitz19d]

Have a melamine enclosure that somewhere in the process will be getting coated in polyurethane sealer. 40ish sq foot worth.

I dont really have a heated area, and hit upon the idea of my backyard shed with power would fit the thing on sawhorses. Due to the cold, was thinking run a heater in there closed up should keep it nice and toasty. I know the fumes arn't good to breathe, but would they be heavy enough to be like condensing onto the heater and burning up or lighting in the air like gasoline vapor?

[Wulf202]

use an electric heater

[brutal]

Please videotape this.

[Irving]

In before the Knowing When To Put Your Husband Down thread.

[fitz19d]

It's an electric plug in, long and low, has like tilt protection. (Bump it turns off.) Gets hot enough though to make dust on it stink.....


Wonder if this cold the stuff will cure at all, or just have to wait 1month +.. Hesitant to even do in cold garage lest i stink up house.

[SideShow Bob]

Plough in heater, warm up shed and enclosure, turn off heater spray enclosure ( use air supply or at least a chunk of harden hose as a snorkel to outside the shed), vent fumes and plug heater in, close door and let it cure. Have a large fire extinguisher or two on hand just in case.

[Jamnanc]

Hold my beer and watch this!!
But seriously leave the door open a crack. Make sure the piece is warm before you coat it. If its cold it may not cure. Are you brushing or spraying. If your spraying the risk is higher.

Just do do it in the basement?

[SideShow Bob]

Hold my beer and watch this!!
But seriously leave the door open a crack. Make sure the piece is warm before you coat it. If its cold it may not cure. Are you brushing or spraying. If your spraying the risk is higher.

Just do do it in the basement?

More ignition sources there most likely, water heater pilot, furnace pilot, sparks from light switches from other household members turning on or off lights. Fumes being sucked into the HVAC system.

Besides, as the OP stated, he doesn't want to stink up the house.

[jslo]

Must be just me but why are you sealing melamine?

[Jamnanc]

If he's applying with a brush or roller it's not very likely he'll have a problem.