Spray painting a car at home

[dom14]

Hi guys,

I've been wondering whether it's illegal to spray paint your car in the backyard or in the shed in some of the councils and shires in Melbourne?
Is it generally illegal in regional shires, like Yarra Ranges?
How about all the metro councils?
Do some of them have bans against car spray painting or or a ban against certain type of auto body paint?

Thanx in advance for any information.

[dads tractor]

How would it be Illegal any where ? It's no different to painting your house with Oil paint really are we that stupid in this country .

[taslucas]

Automotive spray paint is a fair bit different to house paint. Considering that there are a lot of requirements necessary in a commercial spray booth then yeah I reckon it would be technically illegal to spray out in the back yard but realistically the chances of causing trouble would be very small depending on your neighbours

tappin from tassie

[AB]

Everything is illegal in Australia. According to Yarra Ranges and Nillumbik website they require a permit to set up a tent on your property. I rung them up for a joke and asked for a permit application because my daughter wanted a camp out on the weekend.

The bloke took 4 hours to get back to me and said sir I can't find the form but umm this hard to say and I hope you can read between the lines but umm sometimes laws are for people who abuse them and I hope you have a good weekend whatever you have planned.

Spray away mate!

[dom14]

Thanx guys.
I do have a paranoid elderly neighbour with mental health issues who complains just about everything.
This guy gets everybody into trouble & everybody hates him around here.
He spend a fair bit of time near the fences worried about imaginary intruders.
He made a noise last time I was painting, but nothing happened.
I was spraying the floor of the van that time.

This time I'm planning to spray the body of the van with spray cans.
I'm not planning to use a compressor for the van but, has a small area of the old Patrol to spray.
I thought it's better to make sure it's not illegal and that I don't end up with a fine.
I've read somewhere that some councils having insane rules including not being able to repair your own vehicle in your
own house, other than oil change or changing tyres.

[Clunk]

Just put up a load of sheets along his fence line so he can't see over the top lol

[dom14]

Just put up a load of sheets along his fence line so he can't see over the top lol

:D
Yeah, that's already been done by the previous people living here by raising the fence height over the council maximum height. :D

He came around one day while I was working on the car and compressor was running.
I was in a pretty bad mood as the compressor wasn't running properly.
He came out and complained and I was in a bad mood enough to tell him ef off and almost dragged him and kicked him out. :)

I just have to make sure that I don't give him any legitimate fuel to get back at me. :D

[Clunk]

Aks him if he wants to come and help, could even do it in his yard lol

[dom14]

I read this on the internet, so I thought it's better to make sure.

http://www.gmh-torana.com.au/forums/topic/47423-dirty-stinking-local-councils-attack-car-enthusiasts/

[dom14]

Aks him if he wants to come and help, could even do it in his yard lol

Too late for that now.....'cos I told him to ef off and almost dragged him out of my place last time. :)

May be I should send him a X'mas card during x'mas time?. :D

[MudRunnerTD]

I am going to buy this and put it up around the GQ over Christmas. They are out of stock of a White one and will be back in stock on the 9th of December so will place an order then. Perfect spray booth. Don't want a coloured one as it will affect my colour analysis with the light inside if it is glowing red or blue. Overspray of white paint on white walls won't matter either. Cant find anything remotely as good for this price.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/140956079342?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Winner.

[BigRAWesty]

Very nice Mr and a top idea..

[dom14]

I am going to buy this and put it up around the GQ over Christmas. They are out of stock of a White one and will be back in stock on the 9th of December so will place an order then. Perfect spray booth. Don't want a coloured one as it will affect my colour analysis with the light inside if it is glowing red or blue. Overspray of white paint on white walls won't matter either. Cant find anything remotely as good for this price.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/140956079342?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Winner.

Thanx mate.
That's also good for living in my case.
Now, I know how I can afford a house without having to lick the rear ends of banks. :D :D :D.
But, unfortunately for me, my elderly PITA neighbour will find a way to complain about this as well. :)

[dom14]

I found this from NSW. It's from APA, I think.

http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/askenvironmentlineapp/question.aspx?qaId=AEL-26

http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/resources/air/mod3p3spraypaint07268.pdf

[MudRunnerTD]

Thanx mate.
That's also good for living in my case.
Now, I know how I can afford a house without having the lick the rear ends of banks. :D :D :D.
But, unfortunately for me, my elderly PITA neighbour will find a way to complain about this as well. :)

yeah but you can put it up, spray and pull it down in a weekend nearly if your keen. I am going to set mine up over the GQ for a while but will be perfect to do some painting in for sure.

[dom14]

yeah but you can put it up, spray and pull it down in a weekend nearly if your keen. I am going to set mine up over the GQ for a while but will be perfect to do some painting in for sure.

If you're after an outdoor tent for the GQ, Super Cheap is selling a one for $150 or something with open sides.
I bought a one last year, but ended up returning it.

I reckon by the time the neighbour get around to the council person to show up, spraying will be over.
From what I read so far, a neighbour needs to have a legitimate claim of excessive fumes, noise, etc to complain about.

The rules for commercial operations are their for a reason, but same rules can't apply for a domestic spray that happens for couple of hours
once every five years.

Cheers.:cheers:

[MudRunnerTD]

Yeah the Supercheap Auto ones are Junk. The cheap one comes with a box of poles and you have to build it. The white cover is Not UV Stable and is basically one of those cheap ass Blue woven tarps died White and lasts not very long before it disintegrates in the sun. I used one a few years ago as a temporary storage at a rental when i was between houses. By the time you buy their rubbish walls to go with t it not cheap.

The one in that link is the real deal and a bargain, i have been shopping for them for a while and the RRP price they quote is about the going rate in stores like BCF and Rays. Their shipped to your door price is amazing!!

[dom14]

Yeah the Supercheap Auto ones are Junk. The cheap one comes with a box of poles and you have to build it. The white cover is Not UV Stable and is basically one of those cheap ass Blue woven tarps died White and lasts not very long before it disintegrates in the sun. I used one a few years ago as a temporary storage at a rental when i was between houses. By the time you buy their rubbish walls to go with t it not cheap.

The one in that link is the real deal and a bargain, i have been shopping for them for a while and the RRP price they quote is about the going rate in stores like BCF and Rays. Their shipped to your door price is amazing!!

Yes mate, the gazebo is a good, and the price is good too.

There'a guy down the road, who's been using a one that he claimed he bought from Super cheap. That was last year. He added extra ropes attached to it anchored to the ground to give more strength during stormy days. It's still there, but not actually sure whether it's from Super cheap. I bought a one last year, but returned it, 'cos I wasn't going to use it. I actually bought it for the van, but then realized putting a good caravan cover over it was good enough. I just realized when I need to work on the van, I just have to make sure it's a sunny day, not a rainy day.

Do you think the neighbour can get me into trouble?

[MudRunnerTD]

Nah I don't think he has any grounds to get you in trouble . If you use a tent then there is no claim of damage from overspray mist, no bugs landing in your wet paint. Good to go.

[rusty_nail]

hey mate i did a full respray in a farm shed with drop sheets hung to stop the breeze, it worked a treat. make sure your spray area is out of the breeze though, because any small amount of wind will make your spray job VERY hard and less consistent. see here, this was my experience:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-r_RLPd-ac

[dom14]

hey mate i did a full respray in a farm shed with drop sheets hung to stop the breeze, it worked a treat. make sure your spray area is out of the breeze though, because any small amount of wind will make your spray job VERY hard and less consistent. see here, this was my experience:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-r_RLPd-ac

Yeah mate, I learnt that the hard way last year. :D
It's gota be a sunny,non windy day. So, I would have to wait for the perfect day. Today is good, but not hot enough I reckon.
I'll wait for a hot summer day with zero wind. That will make sure the geriatric dude won't come outside. :)

Cheers
Dom

P.S. Thanx for uploading the video. :)

[dom14]

Nah I don't think he has any grounds to get you in trouble . If you use a tent then there is no claim of damage from overspray mist, no bugs landing in your wet paint. Good to go.

I'll make sure it's a day that's so quiet and windless that my neighbour will have trouble breathing in his bed without his oxygen. :)

Cheers mate.

[MudRunnerTD]

hey mate i did a full respray in a farm shed with drop sheets hung to stop the breeze, it worked a treat. make sure your spray area is out of the breeze though, because any small amount of wind will make your spray job VERY hard and less consistent. see here, this was my experience:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-r_RLPd-ac

Hey Nic great vid mate. How many days in the shed was that? Did you use a gopro or something? A lot of work in the bonnet mate. Good job mate.

[rusty_nail]

Hey Nic great vid mate. How many days in the shed was that? Did you use a gopro or something? A lot of work in the bonnet mate. Good job mate.

we did it in 5 days pulling nearly 10 hour days mate. it was like 40c outside and even hotter in the shed. we had alotta breeze to contend with too, you can see the plastic drop sheet blowing back and forth in the video. yeah we filmed it on 3 cameras i think? 1 was a gopro the others were just regular cameras with internal hdds(one had a 60GB hdd and when plugged into power could pretty much record for the whole day on a tripod was real neat. i paid the bloke 2k for the pain job, plus i spent about $300 on lighting, power and sheets etc. it was certainly alotta work though!

here (http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/showthread.php?10050-The-Nissan-SWB-Transformers-Trasformation-%28My-Ride%29-lots-of-pics&highlight=nissan+patrol+transformers) is the original build thread if you wanted to see the finished product again lol

[Sarah newbie]

I didn't even think to see if it was illegal in Australia I actually sprayed my car a couple of weeks ago

[dom14]

I didn't even think to see if it was illegal in Australia I actually sprayed my car a couple of weeks ago

It is not. Just few numnuts that happens to be your neighbours makes a noise about it while having no clue about what is real environment pollution is. They are usually geriatrics with mental health issues(at least in my case) :)

Of course, you don't wanna spray a vehicle every second day in your backyard.
That will have a good chance of annoying somebody. :)