Don’t use spray cans in paint booth

Thanks for your input, Johnny.

I use a fiberglas furnace filter in my spray booth. I also use rattle cans. Once a month I clean the filter with my shop vac. If that dosen't work I replace the filter. 

Tojo72

Greg,gotta do what you gotta do,be safe

 

Thanks, Tojo.

Actually, since I don't build models in the winter anymore, I actually am planning to do more spraying outside. I am not very good with rattle cans, but good 'ol Tamiya primer is so forgiving even I can handle that stuff.

Whatever I do with the un-vented (for now) new booth, it'll be better than what I've been doing, which was spraying into a big corrogated box.

Tojo72

I just take a quick walk outside my basement walkout,a quick spray of primer and back inside.

 

So would I, Tojo, if I didn't do my model building in the Arctic, uh, I mean northern Indiana.

This is a timely thread for me. I just added a spray booth (finally) and am not going to be able to vent it anytime soon. I am kicking around adding extra filter material, and testing of same to see how it effects the partial vacuum or exhaust or whatever.

My new booth has a layer of that blue fibery furnace filter stuff as the first stage and activated carbon as second. I'm planning on Jerry-rigging some additional layers just to see what happens. Most curious to see if an extra layer of activated carbon will further reduce the fumes of the solvent-based stuff. I expect whatever I try to mess up the air pull though, so anything but an exercise in futility will be a surprise.

BTW, I ordered extra filter material directly from Paasche as an afterthought. I was really surprised to recieve same in 2-3 days, especially in the middle of the current events.

GMorrison

If you don't use a booth, it will prematurely ruin you or the dog.

I use furnace filter cut up, It's not HEPA but it's cheap.

 

It does coat the top layer of the filter on my booth, but those are cheap and I replace it frequently.

If you don't use a booth, it will prematurely ruin you or the dog.

I use furnace filter cut up, It's not HEPA but it's cheap.