| RE:Paint/autobody: Anybody here do their own work? |
Subject: RE:Paint/autobody: Anybody here do their own work? by CentralCoaster on 2008/1/23 17:37:57 Ok, so the scoop on ventilation..... Little combustion air openings in the walls aren't enough even with a good mask? So I need a fan. Any old exhaust fan is dangerous because the motor/arcing is in the exhaust flow of flammable paint fumes? So either use a fancy $ exhaust fan with a sealed motor, or... Force air into the space and make sure the space can breath. (This also keeps it under positive pressure and prevents dust from leaking in past my enclosure. I simply filter the incoming air with a furnace filter or two. And I have to be careful where the fan blows, I don't want a huge breeze where I'm trying to paint.) How much air movement do I need? The big square fan sounds like good idea, shove it under the garage door partway shut and seal off the rest of the opening, or hell, maybe leave part of it open on the other side if it's under positive pressure.) Other safety considerations... Turn off the gas to the water heater during painting. The air compressor should stay outside the paint area too right? It's got an electric motor, not to mention it's pulling that nasty air into the compressor. Quality considerations... Plastic off everything and maybe make the floor damp. Static - how do I ground the frame exactly? To the floor? Just throw a chain around something under hood and let it lay partway on the floor? Any other tips that can help? Something I do to the surface before spraying to take the charge off? |
