This is a line of work I’ve been wanting to do since before responsibilities side tracked me into more commercial work (much more and it bugs me). I’ve painted a few full autos (years ago) before I truly realized the dangers of isos/hardeners ... probably knocked a few years off my life ... yes I wear/wore a mask. I’ve searched the net, talked to paint suppliers, etc. Heard you only need the hardeners in the base/clear and not in between (that I could hire out), heard you need hardeners in everything, mask good, mask not enough, need booth, fresh air system, no booth, no air ... The more I learn the less I know for sure (if there is such a thing) I don’t want to do full auto paint or the like in my garage (which has bedrooms above), I just want to paint small cool s*** ... relatively safely. (tanks, helmets, etc) If I can’t paint/airbrush this stuff relatively safely then I won’t, I also have no desire to use inferior products for given situation. I could build small booth but don’t want to kill everything where it vents. How do you guys who do this type of stuff outside big expensive booths work it? I’m young enough to want to get way into this (gradually) but old enough not to be stupid about it. Please help me with my confusion (this segment of it at least )
Posted by Joey Madden (Member # 1192) on :
Mark, you could always use lacquers and have someone else clear them. Many say you can't get lacquer but that a load of baloney. Both HoK and Metalflake companies still offer lacquer in every color candy and pearl color available. Even though EPA and OSHA have just about cleared lacquer off the shelves of every body shop, there are auto restoration as well as furniture and musical instrament shops still using both nitro cellulous and acrylic lacquers.
All in all, a full fresh air system and suit does the trick of saving your life whether it be spraying waterbase, waterborne, urethanes, enamels or chemicals in your back yard!
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