Depends how far east you are; if you're on the coast you can probably get away with it. I built many a fiberglass creation in my unheated garage in vancouver. Using a 500W work lamp to warm the area you've applied fiberglass to works wonders. I also had a 5kW electric heater I broke out a couple times during this tank build when it was too cool for the fiberglass to set up.605caddi;3591728; said:
Finally Upgrading: 600gl Plywood build
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Thanks!greengiant;3593584; said:
It was a tough choice, I do love my hotrod. The garage is too small to practically house the car and anything else though. Car is 18'x6' or so and the garage is 12x20, so there really would not be much room to do anything other than keep the snow off of it.
I live on the west side of the state (San Juan Islands) It's currently 49 degrees outside and dropping, but the worst part is the rain. My house/garage is old (built in '82) and does not keep moisture out well anymore. I think a combo of the cold/wet would be killer on trying to build a plywood tank. However I suppose I may have to give it a try using some heaters.cvermeulen;3594395; said:
Sorry to thread jack, back on topic... When are going to get that bad boy filled?
Yeah - I'm very keen to see it up and running. Too bad about the 'rod. The tank and your beast both deserve a home.
As long as it's above freezing I've had decent luck getting FG to cure. You are right though, the moisture definitely does not help.605caddi;3594621; said:
As for a fill date, Well the krylon takes 7 days to cure, and I'm going to Vancouver to visit the family from the 10th to the 15th, then I have some jetsetting to do with work. So it will be a little while.
I have to get some 2.5" deck screws to finish screwing together the stand (it's missing a few screws atm) and level it, but then she'll be good for a fill.
I also have not 100% decided how I'm going to circulate water in this thing yet. I have a pair of Quietone 9000's, but to be honest, I think they are junk. I have a newer 4000 and it's great, but these older 9000's take FOREVER to start in the right direction, and are quite loud. I was going to use my 2 koralia 4's for circulation, but it's really not what they were designed for, and I don't think they move the advertised flow rate.
What I want to do is get a couple more Q1 4000's and use them with eductors to circulate water through the filter, but the time and money and hassle and blah blah blah. We'll see.
