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neblinc

12-08-2007 15:27:53




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Hmm,I posted this in the modern view and it did not sync with the classic view.

Well I want to start planning on getting things set up for painting my Farmall H"s, hopefully in the next few months, we"ll see Question

Anyway If I just build a frame out of 2x2"s or 2x4"s, wrap the floor, ceiling & walls. Cut a hole in the side of the shop and get one of those spark proof fans for exhaust with a filter in front and maybe add some more filters for intake.

Will this set up work for what I will be doing? I have a couple of vacuum pumps that I thought I could use for a fresh air system and just buy the full mask.

Have never painted with a gun before, only spray cans so I still need to get some paint guns. Looking at this for starting out.
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Randy

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MT in Walford

12-09-2007 12:48:14




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 Re: Temporary Paint Booth in reply to neblinc, 12-08-2007 15:27:53  
Be sure to get a good mask that has the proper filters or you can hurt your lungs permantantly.Don"t use just a paper filter mask
Mike



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Kent i KC

12-09-2007 07:33:37




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 Re: Temporary Paint Booth in reply to neblinc, 12-08-2007 15:27:53  
Ran,

I agree with Glennster. I bought the Starting Line HVLP gun set and really like them. They leave a surprisingly small amount of overspray.

You also want to get a spray gun holder bracket to corral the gun while you pour paint into the cup, trust me. Sherwin WIlliams Automotive sells a nice one for $15 that holds the strainer over the cup too. There are others on the Net.

Get a respirator, don't use the paper masks. Lowes and the other big boxes can sell you one for about $40. You won't even smell the paint.

When you're pouring paint put on goggles. I splashed Xylene in my eye and, podna, you won't like that.

I just shot my JD and two of my kids' cars with single stage urethane (no clear coat). After it dries you can wet sand it with 1500-2000 grit to get the dust nibs and runs (everybody does that once in a while). After wet sanding, clear it good with thinner then buff it out with fast cut and high gloss polishing compounds. Harbor Freight (yeah, I know) has a pretty good buffer on sale for $30.

Wait about three months before waxing it. Paint has to cure first.

Get in there and have fun!

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neblinc

12-09-2007 15:53:30




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 Re: Temporary Paint Booth in reply to Kent i KC, 12-09-2007 07:33:37  
Thanks Kent for the hands on thumbs up for the guns.
I am pretty sure I am going to get some kind of supplied air mask setup, just need to do some more research on what's out there.

Randy



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neblinc

12-09-2007 06:32:54




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 Re: Temporary Paint Booth in reply to neblinc, 12-08-2007 15:27:53  
If you were just a little closer Glenn third party image

I will have to cut a hole since I can't block the doors, we park in the shop/garage.

Randy



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glennster

12-09-2007 07:46:26




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 Re: Temporary Paint Booth in reply to neblinc, 12-09-2007 06:32:54  
how about ducting over to a window????? hate to see you saw a hole in that beeeeeutiful shop!!!



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neblinc

12-09-2007 15:50:07




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 Re: Temporary Paint Booth in reply to glennster, 12-09-2007 07:46:26  
No windows Glenn, wanted to keep the tax man and other riff raff from looking in ;)

Randy



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David Maddux

12-08-2007 20:09:04




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 Re: Temporary Paint Booth in reply to neblinc, 12-08-2007 15:27:53  
From experience, I would not put plastic on the floor. When you get overspray on the floor, your feet will have the tendancy to stick to the plastic. You won't like that. Keep the floor wet and that will help attract the overspray and help keep paint from sticking.



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neblinc

12-09-2007 15:55:30




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 Re: Temporary Paint Booth in reply to David Maddux, 12-08-2007 20:09:04  
My epoxy floor gets pretty slippery when wet so I don't think I will use water, maybe newspapers?

Randy



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glennster

12-09-2007 15:59:07




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 Re: Temporary Paint Booth in reply to neblinc, 12-09-2007 15:55:30  
i'd stick with the wet floor and wear sneakers when you paint. reason you want the floor wet is to keep dust down and catch overspray without it sticking to the floor. before paint booths, many body shops just had a curtain hanging from the cieling and an exhaust fan, you wet the whole area down before painting.



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glennster

12-08-2007 15:53:20




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 Re: Temporary Paint Booth in reply to neblinc, 12-08-2007 15:27:53  
sounds like your building the old crossflow style booth. should work pretty good. instead of cutting a hole in the wall of your shop, get a couple pieces of plywood, make them long enough so you can drop the shop door on em, depends how wide the door is, say 8 ft wide door, lay plywood on side cut hole and mount fan on outside, put some furnace filters on the inside of the fan so they catch the overspray, then make a short duct to the booth. on the intake side use furnace filters too, couple intakes low, couple high, that way it will pull the air across the lenght of the booth and out the fan side. you can draw heated air from inside the shop, keep a door or window open do you dont pull a vaccuum in the shop. or if you want, bring it up to our shop and you can use our downdraft booth and bake the paint!!!

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glennster

12-08-2007 16:03:34




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 Re: Temporary Paint Booth in reply to glennster, 12-08-2007 15:53:20  
randy, i looked at your link, those devilbiss guns look pretty good. touch up guns are nice for doing small parts, and the big gun comes with both tips. i dont think you can go wrong with those for the price.



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