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Setting up a small spray shop
Fed up with spraying Foamex letters/clear panels/whatever with spray cans that splutter and drip and give me a hacking cough for a week after – I’ve decided to built myself a small spray booth/room. Any advice on setting up? I know to use two pack paint and that I need some kind of extraction system, but can anyone recommend types of spray gun, etc.?
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Martin,
you may have a branch of Morelli’s near you – they may be able to help you
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A second hand box body fitted with extractors makes a great small economical spray room…..if you have the room.
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I also bought one of these, almost no overspray…..brilliant bit of kit and can run two guns.
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That looks the business Harry
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I thought 2-pack paint was being phased out for commercial use due to the nasties it contained / dumped into the atmosphere.
Certainly all of the spray-painters I know have switched to waterbased unless they are using up old stock.
Just a thought….
Dave
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quote David Rogers:I thought 2-pack paint was being phased out for commercial use due to the nasties it contained / dumped into the atmosphere.Certainly all of the spray-painters I know have switched to waterbased unless they are using up old stock.
Just a thought….
Dave
Still loads of 2K paints about. Indeed, many of the water based products I come in contact with (aerospace industry) are still 2 part mixes. They are phasing out isocyanate containing products though.
Another thing to keep in mind is your local friendly neighbourhood council! Setting up a paint facility, even a small one in this day and age is a nightmare. Might be worth a general enquiry phone call before taking the plunge. Some of them can be complete ars#####s if they are not involved from the very beginning regardless of how thorough a job you do.
Good luck with it. 😀
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If anyone’s interested – apparently you can still buy cellulose spray paint if you sign the suppliers disclaimer to say it’s for use on a classic car (or perhaps a classic sign would also count)
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Thank God for cellulose, besides the classic cars I use it on, I find it indispensable.
Good Luck
Jason
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Water base is now standard in larger body shops but this is only for base coat i.e colour then its lacquered using 2k
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Good advice as usual gang.
Can’t say I’m crazy about getting the council involved in anything – especially as they scooped my A-Board off the pavement last week and are now holding it in their depot until I pay fifty quid to get it back!
Will mull the spraying over during the holidays – Merry Christmas to you all!
Martin -
we built an enclosure out of wood with lights inside and ventilation setup…. had to take it to bits as insurance company doesnt like it and we dont do enough spraying… they also didnt like the lights inside it either
so if we do it again, it will only be a part-open room with a tray to hold the items which is vented
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it’s debatable if isocyanates are carcinogenic or not – but they can enter via the pores and the tear ducts. it will sensitise you to asthma and once sensitsed a small amount can trigger an asthma attack.
the damage it can do is accumulative.you really need a fully filtered breathing system – ie an air fed mask fed from an external source with a filter system capable of delivering pure air.
it might sound ott – but thats just for general requirements/hobbyist.if its a proper working environment with employees then you really need to look into the hse requirements or you leave yourself liable, but more importantly leave your employees exposed.
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