How much ventilation?

[KLH2004a]

Well I just practiced a little bit on half of a liter bottle, but I obviously do not have proper venilation. What I am wondering is how much do I need? I don't want to have to do this in the garage, as it is cold out there and probably would not work out so well. And I do not want to have to wait until summer either. What I am wondering is what kind of CFMs I would need to get moving to keep the air clear? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks;
Kyle

[Farwar]

What are you doing, Airbrushing or spray painting? Also what type of paint? I good suggestion is get a good respirator.

[SquirrelNutz]

the more the better. get a mask as well. if you are using blue paint and the inside of your nose is blue, then you will also have blue paint in your lungs. Personally, I dont play around with ventilation and masks. garages are good with the door open. as long as you have something to push the paint mist away then you are good to go.

[KLH2004a]

I just got an airbrush for my birthday. I was thinking some sort of fume hood would be good to do it in the basement? Even with a mask tho I need something to suck the rest of it out.

[adrcracing]

You need a paint booth.

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[Farwar]

Well it depends on what type of paint. If you're spraying laquers or uro's, than a paint booth is needed if you paint in the basement. If you use waterbased paint(non-toxic), then there is no need for a paint booth but a respirator is still a good idea for spraying the large areas as you don't want to inhale a lot of it. It dries like plastic and you don't want that in your lungs.

[KLH2004a]

Well it looks like this airbrush venture is getting to be more expensive than I was planning.

- respirator
- paint booth
- more light

[4DMNYC]

Yeah jeez those paint booths are an arm and a leg. You can make your own for a 10th of the cost.

[KLH2004a]

The only problem for me is going to be joining the the sheet metal together, but that is my plan, I don't know if I will fold the edges or weld them, but I will make my own. and it will be large. And hopefully I won't have too many sharp edges :eek:

[Piggy89373]

Another option to go with instead of expensive and heavy metal is to make a booth out of lexan. You can pick up 1/4 inch sheets of it at your local hardware store such as Lowe's or Home Depot. Add in some PVC piping for ventilation tubing, a few small wood screws, a bit of caulking to seal the edges and Bob's your uncle.

[mikevillena]

Also choose an electric motor or blower fan assembly that's approved for use in high VOC (volitale organic compound) atmosphere just in case you spray lacquer, otherwise...BOOM!

[SquirrelNutz]

all he needs for a couple of bodies a year is a mask and a air flow that will take the paint residue and push it out of his face. a fan will work just fine.

[KLH2004a]

high VOC (volitale organic compound)

Now that is good piece of information that I did not think of! I am spraying laquers, or trying to. I picked up 113 bottles of pactra for $20 which is what made me decide that I need an airbrush now. Originally I was just going to sell it all on ebaybut I only sold half of it and am keeping the other half for me :cool:

And I do plan on doing more than a couple of bodies a year, and possibly some motorcycle helmets if I get decent at it.

Thanks so far for all the help;
Kyle