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1. I live in a house with no basement so I can only paint in my own bedroom. I need to close the door to isolate the fumes Is it enough to buy a fan and paint near to the open window (2 windows)? And make myself a "spraybooth" from cardboard? I also plan to use a respirator. Afterward, I can leave both window open with the fan on. Do you think the fume might go away after a few hours?
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That should be sufficient. An airbrush does not have a lot of volume, about 1/4 cubic foot per minute of air flow roughly, and the paint vapors will be dissipating even while you are painting. The vapors should be barely noticeable after 30 minutes or so.
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2. I have a Badger 360 airbrush and I plan to paint enamel. What's the most efficient way to clean it? What do I do with the used dirty thinners?
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There are two ways to clean it; 1) Blow thinner through it, 2) Completely disassemble and clean with thinner. #1 is much easir and quicker, #2 causes fewer vapors. It's pretty much your choice as to which you use, but those are the only real ways to do it.
| QUOTE: 3. Since each color change is a hassel, is there a strategy to use to cut down on the number of color changes? Maybe paint all the parts with the same color at once? |
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That's what I do. I build in sections, cockpit, wings, etc. and try and spray all parts of a particular color at the same time. It cuts down on paint waste and saves a lot of time. It never works out exactly, there will always be some parts you miss, but that's a very good way to go about it.