Thread: Ventilation Dilemna

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Well, either way I go, it'll be costing me a few bucks for sure, but I'll want this set-up for future painting also.
I have an '88 Lincoln Mark VII LSC that will need a paint job eventually, besides the Mustang I'm wanting to paint.
My garage is small, like 1 1/2 car sized. It's only 16'x20', barely enough room to walk around front and back, so I'm thinking I'll need to disassemble the front end Fascia and fenders to be able to just walk around the back of the car.

This ventilation thing has me a bit stumped though. It has to be safe, but not too involved or expensive. I found out firsthand when I shot the primer in the garage how toxic the fumes can be, but I did it with just the big door open and nothing drawing or pushing the fumes out. I looked almost like a red fox when I was done. Ha ha....red fox ('83 Mustang GT). I really want to do this paint job myself. I already seen what $4000 at a body shop bought my insurance company on my Dodge truck. I could've done a better job myself for a 1/4 of that cost.

Surely, more rodders here have painted their own cars and will chime in eventually. I'm patient, but have to go for now.
I have until the end of summer weather to try and get this done.

Thanks for the suggestions.

Oh BTW, concerning the lighting, I plan on just using those 4' dual tube shop lights mounted about waist high on the garage walls all the way around and overhead. I'm not sure how safe they are, but the flourescents don't generate anywhere near as much heat as those dual 500 watt halogens on tripods which I already have but won't be using. I want to live to "see" my finished work.