Kodski

Thank you so much for providing this information. This was the stuff I was looking for. So from what everyone is telling me activated carbon seems to be a safe filter for isocyanates? But I'm also assuming that after running the fumes through an activated carbon filter they are venting it to the outside and not inside? I'm quite familiar with activated carbon having several aquariums in the past. I'm sure I even have some in storage somewhere. This was my line of thinking. I knew such filters existed but from what I was it was only on a larger scale. Mainly used in industrial settings to control pollution output of factories. There isn't a whole lot of information out there on them and how they work. So thank you for the explanation.

After reading some MSD's and as someone with asthma I think I'd rather choose to avoid isocyanates and stick to water-based paints. I have a water-based clear coat made by createx but I feel that it leaves something to be desired and would like to try something else out.

See that was exactly what I was thinking and the problem I saw with this system. Now I'm not really afraid of engineering something as I'm currently studying mechanical engineering at UW Platteville. So my mind has several ideas on how to possibly make this work. First of all, the bubble size would need to be reduced. To do this with adding minimal resistance to the system a bubble plate could be used. This could also allow for more contact time between the water and air. Secondly, contact time. A wide container would not be as effective and a narrow tall container. Two unknowns are how large of a scale is needed for this, and how effective it will be. But something I'd like to consider is how much do I really need to remove from the air. In reality I'm not looking to remove 100% of the pollution. To be honest though I'm not sure how much is need either. Could be 50% could be 90%.

So there are reasons as to why I can't use the living room to paint. Two small furry reasons.. One of which ONLY resides in the living room. So living room is out of the question. Also the bedroom is too, unless I want to be in the dog house for the next month. If you refer to this video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyEyO4iuz5E You'll see almost exactly what I'm talking about.

Hey all, Hope this is in the right section. I have an idea on a DIY paint booth but I"m not sure it will work and wanted to ask your opinions on it. First of all, I live in a small apartment and the only windows are in the living room and bedroom, while I do my models in the spare room. So my biggest problem is that I have no ventilation in the room. This is what posses my question. While most paint booths ventilate outside, I need a way to purify that air before its reintroduced back into the room. My only idea for this so far is to run it through a homemade air purifier. My idea of a purifier consists of bubbling the air through a column of water to separate the impurities from the air and trap them in the water which can later be dumped down the sink. Now the question is will this work or not and are there any other ideas out there? I'm sure someone somewhere has been in my situation and came up with a solution for it. EDIT: I guess I should also note that most of the paint I'm using is water based. But I would Like to get into 2k clears such as the ones from Zero Paints.