 Extra Crispy  | 16 Jan 2013 8:51 p.m. PST |
I have an airbrush I've never used but would like to. I have space ships and tanks in need of paint. Do I need a booth? Can I just work in the basement? |
| eptingmike | 16 Jan 2013 9:14 p.m. PST |
I HIGHLY recommend wearing a face mask. I have a 'booth' meaning some corrugated card board I glued and taped to keep paint off of my desk but my ventilation is just that provided by mother nature. But get a mask! Every now and again I just blow through some paint in a hurry, not wearing the mask, and then find, upon blowing my nose later in the evening, whatever color I was using!
As an aside, I was going through my emails looking for an email regarding an order I recently placed with you and ran across a series of emails from a few years back between us regarding airbrushes and compressors…how timely! |
| Extra Crispy | 16 Jan 2013 9:28 p.m. PST |
I think thats when I bought this one! |
| MAD MIKE | 16 Jan 2013 9:59 p.m. PST |
I second the face-mask idea. However it's worth the money to buy a proper cartridge style respirator. The paper masks sold for sanding provide minimal protection against organic solvents and atomized paint. Please remember that if you are spraying ANYTHING that is flammable, that furnaces and hot water tanks are ignition sources. Keep the Ka-Booms to the game table  |
| McWong73 | 16 Jan 2013 10:05 p.m. PST |
cartridge mask + proper booth is definitely the way to go with any airbrushing, especially in a confined space like a basement. Here's some cheap ones that would do the job no probs, though it;s an Australian site (you should be able to find a US supplier)
link |
| eptingmike | 17 Jan 2013 5:01 a.m. PST |
Yes, I should have been clearer: What MAD MIKE and McWong73 said. Skip the paper masks. |
| kreoseus2 | 17 Jan 2013 5:04 a.m. PST |
What you need is an Emily Booth. Get me one as well. |
| Extra Crispy | 17 Jan 2013 5:23 a.m. PST |
This one?
A little out of my price range. Hard to explain to the wife too. Booth and mask it is then….. |
| Goober | 17 Jan 2013 6:19 a.m. PST |
I got one of these for Christmas: link I've found it very quiet and it reduces the amount of airborne overspray considerably. I tend not to use a mask, but certainly can see the benefits. I also reccomend a box of latex gloves, so if you want to you can hold smaller items without worrying about getting paint on your hands too much. I'd also recommend one of these for help with cleaning the airbrush. It keeps all the nasty cleaning chemicals locked away after you flush them through the airbrush: link G. |
| The Tin Dictator | 17 Jan 2013 7:11 a.m. PST |
A little out of my price range. Hard to explain to the wife too. Keep it hidden in your game room and maybe your wife won't notice. Works for minis….. |
| Jovian1 | 17 Jan 2013 10:12 a.m. PST |
Do you have access to a window? You can make an ultra cheap hood-fan with foam-core boards, a box fan, and a furnace filter. I built one and it works great. |
| Striker | 17 Jan 2013 1:18 p.m. PST |
I have a booth and would buy another if this one was destroyed somehow. Painting in a basement I've set mine up to blow outside the house using metal dryer ducting. It definitely helps with fumes, and I wear my cartridge respirator also. It's one of the few purchases that I actually think was worth something (booth and mask). |
| eptingmike | 17 Jan 2013 7:24 p.m. PST |
Out of curiosity, what is the airbrush you're using? Did you ever settle on a compressor? |
| Ron W DuBray | 18 Jan 2013 12:35 p.m. PST |
box fan with a HVAC air filter taped on the suck side, set on the table behind the thing your painting. also works for spray cans. |
