Paint Booth for Full Respray

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The little blue Campbell Hausfeld that I picked up at Canadian Tire or Princess Auto (can't remember which it was..) has worked well for me so far - though I've never test the air quality coming out of it either, and the small bit of paint I've done I haven't inspected closely; and probably shouldn't be.. lol. The sample cards and panel that I did with my Canadian Tire HVLP, a basic compressor with separator, and an economy line, single part straight colour paint (no metallic, pearl, etc..) gave a nice, even colour and decent gloss. I figure if I ever get the body on that truck straight, assembled, and ready for paint then it'll do just fine. That's is a lot of IFs ...

I guess the old adage of what you want as a result vs what you want to spend applies - given the work you did on the low lip, I bet if you do a few practice boards and use some care you can probably put down a decent paint job that you'll be happy with; maybe at close inspection there are small imperfections, but hey at 50' it looks great! If you want the absolute perfect candy apple show car paint, well garage brew maybe won't work for ya.. lol

Glad to hear you've got the respiratory gear covered. A half-mask I assume? Only trouble I've had with half-mask is blow back (painting and cleaning in parts washer) into the face can irritate your eyes - safety glasses tend to fog up with the half-masks that I've used. Maybe just something to keep in mind if you spray into a fender well or other nooks and crannies..

I've worked with fans running when I've painted (spray, roller with a 2-part epoxy primer) or when using the parts washer full of varsol, thinner, diesel, etc..) and not had a problem - not that I want to say that and have you blow-up, I'd feel terrible, but while the products may be flammable the explosion limits might be higher you'll encounter painting - a good read of the MSDS and talk with the paint supply place should give you a better idea.

Can't wait to see how you make out!

-- Adam