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Originally posted by SprayTech
Matt,
You can make a cheap makeshift paint booth in your garage with 2x2's and 6mil clear plastic sheeting. make a frame for a air conditioner filter in one end and a hole to stick a fan in to suck out overspray .
I have painted a ton of cars in my garage and have had very clean jobs .
The trick is to wash the garage floor out with water the night before, and blow and clean the car very well out side and let dust settle , then pull the car inside the booth and wax and grease remover it , after letting dust settle for 3-4 hours. walk out of the garage ,and spray it in the morning when bug, wind , and dust is at its least.
walk into the booth and wax and grease remover it one more time and tac and shoot. never blow the car off after its in the booth as you stir up air even before you start shooting .
And also neveer point the gun as you are spraying at the floor as it will kick up dirt on thhe floor.
I knew a guy that painted simi trailers in a sand floor booth and I asked him " How the hell do you keep dirt out of the paint " he told me " I dont mess with the dirt and the dirt dont mess with me "
Some of the best advice I ever got early on in my carrear. always keep the first 4 feet of air hose where it connects to the gun OFF THE FLOOR as dropping it on the floor will pick up dirt when you drop it as it will be sticky with overspray !
never yank the hose around as it will stir up dirt , always walk and pick it up and lightly carry it around the car as you are painting .
Another thing I will say is after you shoot your single stage paint in your garage , leave the fan running with fresh air comming in for at least 8 hours as your paint is gassing off and if you shut everything off and not let fresh air circualte you might get solvent pop on your fresh paint job.
What that means is your solvents will gass off but will fall right back on top of the paint and cause little bubbles or it will also cause dieback or dulling of the shine .
Spray
Thanks for the advice on makeshift spray booth. 1 more question, what do you use to mask windows off, I have seen people use paper bags and stuff like that for cheap home jobs but I see on TV and in bodyshops, they use like plastic is special ways, what and how does that work?