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Post by halifax on Dec 29, 2007 17:52:58 GMT
Hi All, Can anyone please help. I already have a badger 200 airbrush and a Sparmax AC27 compressor. It's a bit cold to go spraying in the garage at the moment, so what precautions do I need to take if spraying indoors? I know I need to protect against overspray, but I understand that an open window does not provide enough ventilation. Is there anyone who sprays inside the house who could tell me if it is safe to do so.
With thanks.
Have a good New Year.
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Post by drewboy on Dec 29, 2007 18:44:54 GMT
Hi Halifax,
If you use acrylics,no problem but if you use enamels wear a mask and thin the paint and keep the pressure low to reduce overspray.If you open a window and vacate the room for a while the fumes will dissapate after a few minutes.Hope this helps.
Cheers Drew
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Post by Lonewolf on Dec 29, 2007 22:06:14 GMT
Not having a garage OR a shed (GRRRRRRRRRRRR) I always spray indoors.
I try to keep it to a minimum but the overspray gets all over.
And wear a GOOD mask. Like Drew says I do open both windows and as I live at the top of a hill in North Yorkshire lol its usually windy and it clears pretty sharpish.
Wolfie.
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Post by halifax on Jan 6, 2008 20:04:22 GMT
Not having a garage OR a shed (GRRRRRRRRRRRR) I always spray indoors. I try to keep it to a minimum but the overspray gets all over. And wear a GOOD mask. Like Drew says I do open both windows and as I live at the top of a hill in North Yorkshire lol its usually windy and it clears pretty sharpish. Wolfie. How do you stop the overspray?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2008 20:59:14 GMT
... How do you stop the overspray? This is something I did when I first started spraying, I built a cardboard spray booth. It's cheap and it's easy. So, get hold of a cardboard box, as large or as small as you require. As part of the design of your cardboard spray booth, place a piece of cardboard full width and approximately a third of the height of the box from the top, this will hold back most of the overspray. You can also place side panels on your spray booth. Buy a pack of nappy liners and cover the interior of the box using double sided tape, before you start a spray session, dampen the nappy liners with water spray. If you wish, and you're fairly handy, you can make the booth out of wood and add an extractor fan at the rear, it's up to you, but the cardboard box is cheap and it works.
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Post by Paul Senter on Jan 7, 2008 11:48:11 GMT
Have sprayed quite happily indoors for ages and have no problems - overspray only really becomes an issue if you have to spray a wide area and you open up the airbrush fully. If that is required then I will adjourn to the garage and just put up with the freezing temperatures.
Nick box idea is a good one - to be honest, when painting detail I just lay down a bit of newspaper and use the kit box to catch any overspray, I have almost fully converted to Vallejo Model Air and Model acryllic paints now so spraying enamels and the hazardous fumes that come with them is a thing of the past.
Paul
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Post by The Hooded Claw on Jan 7, 2008 12:40:24 GMT
Don't be fooled that Acrylics are any more safe than Enamels. They are still an airbourne particle mist no matter what they are propelled by.
Inhaling any form of dust/particle in this manner is a health hazard. It took me a major asthma attack and three days in hospital to work that one out.
I now use a full function spray booth and a twin filter mask.
H
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Post by Paul Senter on Jan 7, 2008 15:04:55 GMT
H
Totally agree that airborne particles wherever they come from are a risk and masks and open windows are still a must when airbrushing them indoors - although I do find that acrylics are less obnoxious than the enamels/white spirit mix, I only ever spray detail indoors which means there is very little overspray and a tight control over paint/air mix ensures limited particles floating around.
Big areas/primer are always done outside or in the garage with the necessary masks etc
Paul
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