I would like to set up a “spray room” in my garage for shaped blanks. The JC video is cool but, it focuses mostly on technique if I remember correctly.
Thank s in advance for any ideas.
3M P100 particulate filters do the job just fine. Great advice from all of the Swaylock pros!
Speedshaper, The trick is to make a permanent-like setup that can be taken down if need be. 3M pink filters when spraying or the resin resistant cartridges?
Quarantine booth! Hilarious.
Wow Barry! I’m bookmarking that video! Very well done! One of the best I’ve seen. I really like all your tape-offs! Awesome.
no gurantees on the tent method either, I’ve only thought about it, have yet to execute it. The air might billow it out. I might have to use visqueen and really build some NASA grade quarantine booth.
Worth it though. Highly inspired by some of the color work around here.
Ventilation is always good, Either have the fan blow IN to the room so it doesn’t get paint in the air-cooled electric motor, or use furnace paper filters about $5.00 each if the fan is on the outlet side. Go at least 3 times the fan size and space it well away from the filters so it doesn’t suck through in one small area. Keep in mind it has to be sealed otherwise air will just flow through the gaps since the resistance to flow is lower thn the filters. Put it in a spot you can check the motor often and make sure it isn’t getting hot from restricted air flow or clogged with paint. Burning down your garage could result otherwise!
I’d recommend a mask. Acrylics may not be toxic, but keep it out of your body, wear a mask that fits tight, otherwise you’ll see where the leaks are as color streaks on your face.
A quick tip for mixing colors: Use artist acrylic in tubes, squeeze into a clean drinking water bottle, add warm almost hot water, screw the lid on and shake hard for 20 seconds, then pour through a paper paint filter. Store it in a labeled water bottle. Sprays without the chunks and mixes a lot faster.
Have fun being creative! Show us your work when done.
Holy cow VAESKE! What a drag! I’m going to head Barry’s advice and use that as a starting point. I didn’t think about placing a top cover over my spray walls. Glad I asked!
Thanks Artz. Plastic sheeting is the way I’m going to go and pulling out the car from the garage. Kinda like drapes around the board. I like the Rick Griffin hippy mobile!
Super green to spraying myself, I learned a hard lesson myself about shooting in the shaperoom. I did some red & pink, and there was some exposed shaped boards way up near the ceiling with red dust on the surface. The air coming off the sprayer finds the stuff you don’t want sprayed.
My plan of attack is to drape a spray ‘tent’ over the shoot area. We’ll see how well that goes haha, not a fan of shooting color at the moment because I don’t have a dedicated room for it.
Two words, air flow.
A fan or some way to move the air is a must.
Over-spray goes EVERYWHERE.
At least the water-based paint we use for surfboards is void of stinky odor.
Neighbors will appreciate that.
My spray both is set up like my shaping room and sanding room, side lights and overhead. On separate switches.
One thing cool about that set-up is you can turn off overhead light and see where your tape has lifted before you paint and get paint bleeds.
Also you can see really well on the rails.
Check out my video. It has a few spray room shots.
Barry
Unless you are going to be spraying lots and lots of boards a spray room is not necessary. Cover what you do not want to get over spay on with cheap plastic sheeting. and go for it. Acylic Paints are not toxic so you do not need an elaborate ventilating system. Just don’t get carried away and channle the spirts of Mouse Kelly and Rick Griffin So no painting the wifes car like a purple hayes hippy love mobil from 1967. Don’t ask me why Thats not a good idea.