Primering car in garage attached to house

Reddartowner said

It doesn't have to be... Ever seen the results of a grain silo explosion ? And that's just the dust igniting from static..... Get the right combination of air, solvent vapors and particles and you could be the feature on the evening news....not that you'd be around to see it.

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Exactly. Grain, flower, anything that burns (paint!!! thinner!!!) that is aspirated into the air. Frankly, I do NOT know how guys get away with this.

Commercial body shop paint booths have to employ special fire and electrical code condsiderations. That alone should tell you something

http://www.aframe-paint-booth.com/national-fire-code.html

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http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/local/kent_county/belmont-fire

a partial quote:

"
CANNON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) - A 57-year-old man was severely burned after an explosion occurred in his garage as he was spray-painting near a wood-burning stove.
Louis Deleau suffered second- and third-degree burns on nearly one-third of his body"

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