static and dust problem

[RANDY L]

HI I live in nothern Nevada, very dry.I am having a problem with plastic bodys attracting dust.

I have a paint booth i start up about 30 min before i paint.I also blow off the bodys and have a tack rag but i still attract dust. Any Help

Thank you

Randy Ludi

[LoneWolf15]

Wet the floor down if it is concrete ! Starting up the fan early ? I wouldn't . Every step you take in and around the area is going to get dust and particles into the air and the fan is going to pull them into the booth before you paint .

Tack rag ...... Nope ! Wash off the body , have your paint mixed and ready to go , dry the body with compressed air , put it on your stand and immediately begin to lay the paint down ! Tack rags hold debris and release it at inopportune moments .

If you have carpet under the spray booth , lay a sheet of plywood down on it . The fibers trap dust and debris that is going to dance with your paint work , and the fibers themselves might visit !

Controlling your paint environment is the most important factor for achieving stellar paint jobs !

[RANDY L]

Hi

Thanks for the advice By the way i have both of your dvds

a wealth of great info

thanks Randy Ludi

[LoneWolf15]

You are more than welcome , Sir ! Thank you !

[Mike_G]

I have an old "zerostat" gun that works great, but they're expensive nowadays.

[weasel]

I take a spray bottle with filled with water and spritz the entire 'paint area' before I lay any 'nice' paint down...not so much worried about primers and such, but 'nice' color coats and clears..

[Chief Joseph]

Just a theory here, as I have no way of testing this (I live on the Gulf Coast-- low humidity is NOT a problem here), but maybe you could wipe your body shell with a dryer sheet before painting. I think a used one would work better than a brand new one, and you'd have to make sure you didn't put any lint or fibers onto the body. Grounding yourself would probably help, too.

[dougp]

Dryer sheets will leave a residue which will mess up your paint. I learned along time ago never use towels or rags dried with dryer sheets or softeners on a 1:1 from a paint and body man. Because they pick up the residue from the softeners and dryer sheets and transfer them to the surface you're going to paint.

[JohnU]

  On 9/21/2013 at 6:58 PM, Mike_G said:

I have an old "zerostat" gun that works great, but they're expensive nowadays.

[JohnU]

Man, great idea! I've got two of those stashed in the basement! Haven't used them in years since I retired my vinyl records! Look like they can be repurposed.

[my80malibu]

You could try grounding your paint booth

[Mike Kucaba]

I use tack rags. I cut them into small squares and stack them in a plastic container. I pull one out and wad it up and dab at the car body then toss it. The size is about 3x3 inches. I use the blue ones.