Painting flat white...

[lordhighlama]

I was looking over the hanging mylar thread just now and it reminded me how I have been needing to paint the inside of my box flat white. I just have been putting it off.

I'm wondering if I paint it and take my plants out while I'm painting, how long do you think I would want to wait before I put the plants back into the box? Or will the paint fumes even bother the plants?

 

[megan23247]

I would wait atleast 48 hours, Just my 2 cents.

 

[The Hemp Goddess]

I buy paint that has no noxious fumes--it is worth it. Generally speaking, I believe that if it is okay for me to breathe, it is okay for my plants to breathe (I understand the basic fallacy of this statement since we breathe O and our plants breathe CO2 , but you get the idea :hubba: )

 

[docfishwrinkle]

i use kils water based primer. let dry w/ lights & exhaust running 4 24 hrs. ammonia smell gone. its kils 2 w/ mildew agents in it. might be overkill but works for me.

 

[lordhighlama]

Thanks everyone. Luckily I'm not in flower yet, as I'm still vegging, but I really don't want to have them down for 24 hrs.

It sounds like spray paint is one of the faster ways to get it done?

Where would I get my hands on this non toxic paint you suggested Hemp Goddess?

 

[SmokinMom]

when i did mine i used spray paint/rattle can

i painted outside because spray paint stinks but the paint drys fast and the fumes disappear quickly

fast clean up-just throw the empty cans away
worked good for me

:yeahthat: exactly what I did as well.

 

[The Hemp Goddess]

Thanks everyone. Luckily I'm not in flower yet, as I'm still vegging, but I really don't want to have them down for 24 hrs.

It sounds like spray paint is one of the faster ways to get it done?

Where would I get my hands on this non toxic paint you suggested Hemp Goddess?

It is a low odor paint for people sensitive to that kind of thing. Tell them your wife is pregnant and sensitive to fumes. It is available everywhere. A qt of flat white should do.

 

[docfishwrinkle]

yeah i wouldnotuse spray bombs! so many noxious fumes i myself try to avoid. to mention a couple are petroleum base one being xylene (the permenant marker smell). yeah im not into huffin & i doubt ur plants r either. jmo.

 

[SmokinMom]

Please don't spray paint indoors...

 

[docfishwrinkle]

if you actually read my post, it explains that i do it outside because the fumes stink, but the paint drys quick and because your outside the fumes disappear quickly as it dries

dont spraypaint unless your well ventilated

right, but dry to touch is different than cured paint. if you paint to seal wood w/ spray then you need multiple coats to do it. couple hrs paint dry? sure, but still leaches fumes for days. i work w/ industrial paints & spray bombs. chits nasty no matter what. imo

 

[docfishwrinkle]

right on. probably judging by your name youve painted a 84 gti mark 1? just want to make sure ppl who dont know get an idea.

 

[docfishwrinkle]

yeah im coming down, tired, & thought you were takeing a dig @ me thats why i retracted my post. sorry man. they are still a sweet car considering it was never expected to make it.