I am definitely not going to say what to do or not to do, you have to decide for yourself....I will say I have seen guys painting in a poor ventilated area with a god damn propane heater going the entire time full blast... If you have good air flow im not sure the concentration is going to be anywhere high enough that an explosion could happen, but in the end, crazier things have happened.
Here is my fan when I gutted my old shop....Talk about neglect!!
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Small shop, but it got the job done.
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New fan when I built the new place. It was a winter project to open up the sealed area and clean it all out. I am sure it looks just as bad as the old fan at this point.
24" deal
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