Dust free spraying environment

[nilsleven]

I just had to remove an otherwise perfect paint from a model because of dust particles

I sprayed in a 2 feet x 2 feet x 2 feet cardboard box and left the model drying there. Now I painted the cardboard box because I thought may be the particles emerged from the box itself..

Do you have any hints on how to control dust?

[Greg Cullinan]

They sell spray booths roughly between $200-$500.The one I have my eye on is made by Pace.I believe pace.com is their website.Others have built there own and I think there may be a tutorial on this site.

[astroracer]

It sounds like you were simply spraying in a box, right? No vent fan? The "dust" you had in your paint was probably overspray left in the box when you finished painting. This settled on your fresh paint as it was tacking off and left you with a bunch of dust nibs.

There is a way around this if you don't have a vented booth or box. I have a nice vented box I built BUT I usually don't spray inside it. I'll turn on the vent to draw out fumes but I usually spray in the open air. I do this because I don't like all of the "back spray" I get from the box. I also think this is better because it keeps the sides of the box clean. I also mount the body on a wire frame so I can hang it upside down in the box when I am done spraying. Hanging it upside down eliminates 99% of the dust problem. If you spray in the open air you can use a "clean" box to hang your model in upside down... Do this and you will eliminate your dust problem.

Mark

Edited April 3, 2010 by astroracer