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HawkeyeHobbies The distance you describe is a rather long run. Where are you planning on doing your spraying?
The distance you describe is a rather long run. Where are you planning on doing your spraying?
I spray in my basement. My workbench happens to be on the opposite wall of where the one and only window that opens to outdoors is. The only other option is to run it through the attatched garage, but my mother would KILL me if I punched a hole in her walls for a duct, so it would mean running it out open doors...and in winter that would not be fun! Besides, the distance is probably no shorter than the window on the other side. Setting up closer to the window is not an option either since there is no room (courtesy of the familys home gym set up) and the fact that there is a lack of useable outlets (courtesy of the dope of a contractor who failed to see the utility of placing more than one electrical outlet in the basement.)
Thus I am forced to run long lengths of duct to achieve this. Believe me, I would LOVE to set up a spray booth. Being a wearer of glasses I never liked masks. But until I can afford what a high volume fan would cost I figure a mask is my best option. Better than nothing, which is what I am at now.
Nofosq8, thanks for the tip. I will keep it sealed in a zip lock bag when not in use. I don't do anywheres near as much painting as you, but the cost of the filter, even for just a years use, is very reasonable and I will replace yearly regardless. Thanks!
Brian
The filters only collect the particles of paint from the overspray. Cheap filters will last the average modeler months even a year or more. I don't run a filter on my setup, I do too much spraying. I periodically clean the fan to keep its efficiency up.
Gerald "Hawkeye" Voigt
http://hawkeyes-squawkbox.com/
"Its not the workbench that makes the model, it is the modeler at the workbench."
the amount of time the filters last depends on how you are using and storing it. if you can put it in a vacuum sealed bag after using it, it will help keep the freshness a lot longer. At home I basically get a new one every year - I usually paint bike tins and other medium size things 1-2 times a week - sometimes less sometimes more. If you store it out in the open it will absorb everything around it and get saturated faster so at least put it in a zip lock bag.
My choice for Airbrush supplies -
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Hey Gerald,
I have looked into making my own spray booth. The problem is that I have no choice but to run ducting over at least 25-30 feet, and I believe this requires a fairly good fan moving some decent cfm, correct? I have been looking around at fans in the 300-350 cfm range, and have yet to come up with a fan less than about $100, usually more.
Oh, one more quick question. About how many hours do you get out of each filter before replacement.?
Visit the paint department of your local hardware store and see what they have that are suitable for working with enamels.
If you have a window, some dryer hose, a box fan, cardboard, furnace filter and duct tape you can make yourself a means to vent out the fumes for about the same costs as a good respirator.
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I've used both of these setups in my days...both worked very well. You can use any opening whether it be a window, door or dryer vent...just as long as you get the fumes to flow outside. The window blind I designed and use for photography makes an excellent interface between a paintbooth and the outdoors.
Excellent, many thanks Phil and Mark!
Hi Brian,
And happy Friday to you. Your average universal enamel thinner is comprised of a variety of petroleum distillates and n-proppoxypropanol. With these molecules floating around in the air, you'll want to purchase a filter that is rated for organic vapors. I use a 3M M7502 respirator mask with 3M 6001 filters. It's comfortable enough to wear for extended periods of time and replacement filters are readily available at your hardware store.
A beer to your health!
Mark
Yep, the cartridge for organic vapors/solvents is the one you need.
Generally you'll see cartridge types for organic vapors,, Dust / particulates, and (I think) welding. Paint fumes fall into the "organic vapor" category.
I am softening to the idea of occasional use of enamels in my airbrush, but with no spray booth and temps outdoors in the 20 degree or less range I am looking to get a respirator since a spray booth is a tad outside my financial reach right now. The question I have is pretty simple and it is about the filters for said mask. I was looking through the Grainger catalog at work (though I plan on getting the mask at the hardware store, but I digress) and I see that there are certain cartridges for certain uses/chemicals. My question is, what kind of filters do I need? By that I mean that I see some are rated just for Organic Vapor, some for certain specific chemicals, etc. etc. What filter type do I need to filter out enamel vapors?
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