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Originally Posted by GpaVader
Greetings all! I so miss my basement, but I am making due using the garage for my hobby. I build plastic scale models and I do a fair amount of painting so I need to plan to address the humidity and moderate the temperature in the garage. Already looking into a split AC unit but it was also recommended that the garage door be insulated. I plan to do this myself, but the question I have is has anyone else done this and does it make that much of difference. The AC salesmen I talked to said it could lower the temperature in the garage by as much as 20*. Living in MN, I know just having your car in the garage during the winter can have that much affect. Just trying to do some fact checking and look for product recommendations.
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"The AC salesman I spoke to said it could lower the temperature in the garage by as much as 20^." It is a matter of BTUs measure of HEAT. There is also humidity. Too big an AC will make the area like a cave-cold and damp.
Your application PAINTING adds another issue apparently not mentioned by the, "salesman." If, you will be spraying solvent based paints it is highly flammable-explosive. No one reads instructions. It says flammable, use in well ventilated area.
Personal story. I used to regularly walk past a guy, on my way home from work who purchased a gorgeous 1960's Jaguar. He showed me all by himself, he put up one of those opened gas heaters you used to see in stores. He apparently was spraying paint
in there. He blew up his garage. The flames destroyed his gorgeous car and he was found DEAD under the car by the fire dept.