Portable Heaters

[Bigdee]

Winter is here and it's getting cold.

Anyone use portable heaters during wrap installs?

I rent out a section of a fairly large shop that doesn't have adequate heating.

Making my install not a fun experience...

Does anyone have experience in this situation and can recommend a heater(s)?

I'm thinking of buying a few oscillating infrared heaters and directing those at the vehicle while I'm working.

I work in a fairly open area so I need more direct heating I assume?

Think that'll work?

 

[Kentucky Wraps]

When I had my first shop, it was in a HUGE warehouse. I bought a large easy up type tent and a large tarp to make a mini tent for cars in the warehouse and ran a cyclone heater into it. Got warm real quick. Just don't aim it at the area you're working in...to much breeze.

 

[Bigdee]

When I had my first shop, it was in a HUGE warehouse. I bought a large easy up type tent and a large tarp to make a mini tent for cars in the warehouse and ran a cyclone heater into it. Got warm real quick. Just don't aim it at the area you're working in...to much breeze.

That is such a good idea KW. Thank you so much. I think that might just do the trick. Now I need to hunt for a large tent.

 

[Kentucky Wraps]

That is such a good idea KW. Thank you so much. I think that might just do the trick. Now I need to hunt for a large tent.

They sell them at Tractor supply, Lowe's etc. They are the ones you see people parking thier cars under in thier yards and stuff.

 

[401Graphics]

i have a 60,000btu kerosene heater, heats up my garage in ten min. also installed a modine "hotdog" 30,000btu propane heater a couple years ago, but hardly use it now.

 

[DizzyMarkus]

60,000 BTU propane mini floor heater :0) -- Start it a few minutes before I need it -- even my chair gets warm :0)
Markus

http://www.tractorsupply.com/master-reg-gas-forced-air-heater-60-000-btu-1016658

 

[SightLine]

Not really portable but my new install shop has three 85000 BTU natural gas forced air heaters. With all 3 running you can warm the entire 5000sf up in less than 5 minutes. :Big Laugh Pretty much have found that we really only need to run one so far and even it cuts off a good bit. At our old shop, we also did Kentucky's method. Had an Easy Up tent (with optional sides) and used a couple of the radiant propane heaters that mount on top of a propane tank. Worked pretty good without the wind and noise of a fan forced heater.