OzFclass

for the past 11 years ive had the luxuary of a fully equiped 20x10m workshop to do my reloading and gun building and cleaning etc. now i have mooved into the town and am struggeling to find the time to get back to the workshop and make ammo and clean guns

the obvious solution is to convert one of my spare rooms into a "toy" room but i am worried about things like solvent and carbon getting into the paint and carpets.

im shure there are hundreds of people out there im the same situation so im interested to hear how you have worked your way around this problem. id love to see some pics of how youve layded things out and protected your walls and carpet.

thanks in advance
adam

Get some second hand vinyl and lay over the carpet
I can put you onto some products we use in our industry polymeric laminate will stick to the wall and should be able to remove it with out the paint coming off as well

Adam,

I have been reloading in a carpeted room for years. The main thing I would warn against is eating or drinking while you do it - that's what kills the carpet!

But cleaning.... hmmmm. It is an inherently messy business. Bronze brushes are the worst. They drip solvent as you move them to the barrel, then flick the solvent everywhere as as they exit the muzzle. What you need is an area with a plastic shower curtain, and something impervious to cover the floor.

In marital terms, a very risky business. Good luck .

Alan

RAVEN wrote:Get some second hand vinyl and lay over the carpet
I can put you onto some products we use in our industry polymeric laminate will stick to the wall and should be able to remove it with out the paint coming off as well

sounds like a good option richard. i was thinking of tying to put someting on the walls but the polymeric laminate could be worth a try. whats it worth a square meter?

There are those solvent catcher gizmos that you can buy for the muzzle.

I reloaded and cleaned my guns inside for ages. Yeh I got the carpet a bit stained, the best thing to do is put down an old rug or some towels under the bench.

Had to move my loading and cleaning stuff out of the house though. The toy room still remains but is loaded with fishing gear, fly tying gear and all the other bits and pieces that one needs in life

Oh common, you guys. It's not that hard to clean a rifle. In the past I used to have a concrete bunker in the back yard, butn these days I use a plastic water bottle over the muzzle. No need to coat the walls with any anti-radioactive lining, or some special coating on the floor. Most important place is the ceiling, thats where is all the BS is going to stick

solvent in the carpet gives the room a lovely and unique smell after a few years.
quite a home away from home.
if you're worried about this, pull up the carpet and lay tiles.
these rooms can become like an artist's studio, having a lot of character if the right stuff is spilled in the correct manner.
devcon f in carpet can have particular value as a long lasting addition to the decor.
keep safe,
bruce.

the material is 1.2m wide how many metres do you require

AlanF wrote:The main thing I would warn against is eating or drinking while you do it - that's what kills the carpet!

I disagree. It's the swarf from trimming cases that gets stuck in the carpet in the loading room. Everything else vacuums up ok.

I'm quite relaxed about the blue/green stains on the lounge room carpet detracting from the eventual sale price of my house - the girls can worry about that when they're liquidating my estate.

Barry

bruce moulds wrote:solvent in the carpet gives the room a lovely and unique smell after a few years.
quite a home away from home.
if you're worried about this, pull up the carpet and lay tiles.
these rooms can become like an artist's studio, having a lot of character if the right stuff is spilled in the correct manner.
devcon f in carpet can have particular value as a long lasting addition to the decor.
keep safe,
bruce.

yeah i could imagine what your loading room would be like bruce . . . . a true man cave with walls hung with beasts slayed by the mighty fire stick, an ash tray overflowing with butts and spent primers, a few holes bunt through the carpet from tying to pour 580gr solids in a 500gr bullet mold and that unmistakable odor of hoppes No9 . . . a place where only gods may enter after passing the required beard scanning security and secret handshake device.

RAVEN wrote:the material is 1.2m wide how many metres do you require

1.2 would be a good height. i recon id need about 8.5m

adam,
yes i forgot about molten lead.
with this goes melted bullet lube spills as well as the aforementioned.
the art of the man cave is to create something the wife prefers not to enter. this has many advantages!
keep safe,
bruce.

Adam the material I have is about $10 per metre
But would need to try a test piece to make sure it adheres to the paint
There are other types of material that may be suitable also

Haven't you guy's heard of a Splatter Box? I hadn't until I went to Mackay.

Check out Sinclair's:

http://www.sinclairintl.com/.aspx/pid=3 ... latter-Box

Part Number: 749-002-200WS

Got one.

Not only does it contain the spray & patches, but if you carry a rag to wipe it out, you can store quite a bit of cleaning kit in it. It won't fit over my Shadetree tuner, though.