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How do you paint dust-less finishes on cars?

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  • Member since
    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, May 18, 2005 3:54 AM
after spraying my models, i put them in a cardbaord box , with holes in da sides, with coffee filters taped over the holes.... i have found this helps alot with keeping dust off my models...
remcogrobs suggestion about usinbg the damp cloth to wipe ur spray area is a good one, dont blow it away coz itll just be back in the air, ready to attack ur model ;) i have heard of ppl using a water spray bottle to acheive the same results, but this isnt really getting rid of the dust, just keeping it outta the air
also, if ur using a booth, keep it covered when not in use, and let it run for a bit b4 u spray in there....
hope this helps!
  • Member since
    September 2004
  • From: Utereg
Posted by Borg R3-MC0 on Wednesday, May 18, 2005 2:11 AM
A dust free enviroment is a must for good finishes. Keep the place in which paint clean, dust it out before painting including the spray booth. Use a damp piece of cloth, to pick up the dust, not pushing it about (and in the air)
Letting the model dry in a box is very often a good way to keep the dust out, but make sure that there is not any dust in the box.
Another thing you could try is letting it dry in the bathroom. Because of the humidity of a bathroom, there wil useally be less dust in the air. This might increase the drying time slightly, but keeps out the dust.

  • Member since
    November 2005
How do you paint dust-less finishes on cars?
Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, May 18, 2005 1:12 AM
Hi, I have been painting models for a long time and have had pretty good paint results. Recently, I have been experiementing using Gloss overcoats for a more glossy showroom finish.
I have also experiemented with painting a few light layers within 30 minutes before the enamel paint starts to cure. I used to only do 1 light coat at a time and wait a few days to a week for it to fully cure before applying another coat.

I know to get dust out of paint, you usually wet sand it. But what do you do with the final color coat or gloss coat that you cannot sand? If I sand it, it won't be gloss anymore.

It seems like glosscoats are harder to apint dustless? Why is this?

I even tried putting a plastic (large translucent tupperware-type container over the wet model body after painting to reduce dust but it seems like this way attracts the same if not more dust. I don't think there is static electricity in the container.

I usually spray in a home-made large cardboard box spray booth and it works good. i just want to learn how to paint perfect, showroom shine models with no dust in the paint.

Thanks!!!

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