Heater in the car hold.

I am looking into a heater from harbor freight for the garage. The question is should i aim for a radiant, blue flame, natural gas or propane. Heres a bunch on the website that i was looking at. http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Category.taf?CategoryID=791&pricetype=

Not sure on the difference between the blue flame and the radiant. The main reason is to be able to paint this winter, and be able to get something done out there. Im tired of part collecting and want some part ***embly.

What do you guys think, what do you have.

 

Paint fumes + sparks/fire = Explosion!!!!!


With that in mind - I opted for a Household furnace mounted in the attic. The Flame is isolated from the garage via the heat exchanger.

A thru the wall unit does basically the same thing as far as isolating the flame from the room you're in.

I'd think LONG and HARD on any unit you choose with the environment you plan on putting it in. A leaky fuel line on a car could spell disaster with some units.......

My garage is heated 24/7 (albeit low) so I opted to keep the Combustion Flame AWAY from the garage area itself.

Just thinking out loud

 

Ditto on the open flame and paint fumes don't mix.
Using a kerosene heater with outside intake and exhaust.

 

i wanted to paint this winter, but things are starting to look doubtful. Cant really do any changes to the garage, too full of **** and then it gets expensive. I use to use little space heaters, but i blew 2 of those a few years ago working on my truck. Heard those large heaters do the job, but wasnt sure if they were safe for painting purposes.

 

HemiRambler has a great suggestion. Check with some of the heating contractors in your area. Especially the small independants. They almost always have used furnaces laying around from upgrades. Tell them what size of space and approx. temp you need and I'll bet they can set you up for a lot less money than you think. A friend of mine picked up a small forced air electric (power is only .08/kwh here) that will slow roast you in Jan. for only $75. $25 more for a breaker and wire and he was in business.