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Title: Wanted - Garage for Body work
Post by: Edgar64 on September 04, 2012, 08:49:05 PM

Hello All,

I'm looking to rent a garage for the winter to do a full body restoration - lots of grinding and welding and finally paint.  Preferably in North Van. but will consider other.

Thanks,

Title: Re: Wanted - Garage for Body work
Post by: Alp on September 05, 2012, 09:48:52 AM

never tell anyone you are going to paint a vehicle in a garage.  The fines are huge from the GVRD if they catch you.  Keep the details of why you need the garage to yourself or it will be hard to rent something.

Title: Re: Wanted - Garage for Body work
Post by: jason_hamilton on September 05, 2012, 03:58:58 PM

Quote from: Alp on September 05, 2012, 09:48:52 AM

The fines are huge from the GVRD if they catch you.

Source?

Edit: as per http://www.metrovancouver.org/boards/bylaws/Bylaws/RD_Bylaw_1086.pdf, the GVRD bylaws only apply to commercial operations.

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Definitions
4 In this Emission Regulation:
“automotive refinishing” means spray coating carried out as a business for profit or gain

Individual municipalities may have different regs of course. I'd be curious if anyone knows definitively what they are. I've always spraybombed my cars and don't see how it's any different than painting a fence or staining a deck with a sprayer. I once painted a motorcycle in the living room of a rental apartment I had...

Title: Re: Wanted - Garage for Body work
Post by: Edgar64 on September 05, 2012, 07:01:09 PM

All good info.  If painting is a concern I could always do that somewhere else.

It looks like the regulation is aimed at business rather then personal use.