Spaying problem

[Elliott'n'KS]

Need some advice. I either need to build a special paint booth or something. The last few cars I have done, I've had a problem with debris drying into the body when I paint it. Rather it be dog hair, dust or whatever. This is extremely frustratic and I'm desparate for advice. I am currently doing the painting in my garage but I suspect that is the problem but am hesitant to do it inside because of the fumes.

Edited June 1, 2015 by Elliott'n'KS

[Kenny B]

You need to build a spray booth. That will solve your dust problems.

Ken.

[Ace-Garageguy]

I don't use a booth and I rarely have dust or hair problems. I make damm sure there's nothing loose on ME by blowing myself off with compressed air before I even pick the model up, then blowing it off too (along with my gloved hands and whatever I'm using to hold the model) just before shooting primer or paint.

Pay attention to any air movement around you, and if the wind is blowing, don't spray.

[unclescott58]

I keep preaching it. I've had a lot less problems with paint since switching to lacquers. Lacquer dries faster than enamel, so there is less chance for dust and other things to ruin your paint job. I too do not use a paint booth, and I've no troubles with dust or other debris in lacquer paint jobs.

Scott

[slusher]

What ever is in the air and on your clothes is going to get blown by the spray on your model. i do not have a booth but Bill has a very good suggestion. I whip eveything around my model and platform my model is sitting on down with a damp rag...

[Miatatom]

Use a spray bottle of water to mist the area around you if you have to paint in the garage. Some folks use an anti-static rinse before spraying the bodies. I do. I spray it on with a spray bottle and blow dry with compressed air. It's 20% isopropyl alcohol and 80% distilled water.

I think your best bet is to move to a cleaner environment and build some kind of fume extraction method (booth, bilge blower vent) if you can.

Edited June 1, 2015 by Miatatom

[Exotics_Builder]

OH!! Spraying. Guess a Vet is not needed

[StevenGuthmiller]

I agree with Scott. I rarely have dust issues anymore since I started using lacquer.

I don't use a spray booth either & if you saw the thick coating of dust on most surfaces in my shop, you'd probably run for the shop vac!

Steve

Edited June 2, 2015 by StevenGuthmiller

[espo]

Many good ideas here. I remember reading something by a 1:1 painter who pointed out that you should never work on anything in a flannel shirt. His idea was that static electricity would draw the many particles too what ever you were working on. What I have done is to spray of the model I'm painting with my airbrush first even if I'm using a rattle can to paint. This has greatly reduced the problem of "trash" from sanding and prep work coming out of the inside of the body or the door jams.

[Elliott'n'KS]

All great ideas. Thanks everyone. I'll see what I can come up with.

[cobraman]

I hang my bodies upside down to dry.