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Hi everyone I want to learn how to spray paint by doing up two cars I've got and was wondering if someone could advise me which sort of face mask would be best for someone who's an amateur but wants to become professional eventually. I've been looking at this site here ( http://www.workplacesafe...spiratory-devices-1.htm ) but aren't even sure if their stuff is even close to what I need. Can anyone help by letting me know if any of them are suitable and if so, which would be best? Thanks a heap. |
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Do an Ebay search for 'Sundstrom spray mask' They are a good brandname benchmark industry standard. You can get basic and professional masks. They all have the same high quality protection. The main difference is the higher cost masks will last a lot longer and be more comfortable for longer periods of time. If you paint 8 hours a day every day, then the professional is the only one to get. If you are painting a couple hours every so many days, then the basic mask is fine. They use the same filters. |
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i can give you a few tips;
1) start your own panel shop
2) pick up some insurance work
3) do a few custom restos on the side, which means you work 12- 13 hours a day because you have to deal with walk - in dreamers every hour
4) you cant pay bills because insurance pays you $23 / hr to fix them according to their "panel work timeframe"
5) your local tow truck driver suggests you move some amphetamines to the guys in the custom work circle to pay some bills
6) you give some of your mates tick on the amphetamines which now means your hocked up to $80 grand
7) your mates can't pay because they now have a habit / or the people they sell to on tick now have a habit
8) tow truck driver now wants his money
9) patch members now hanging around
10) with a broken collarbone, you can no longer work. And your labourer has shot through to cashies with all your tools to pay for his habit.
10) you burn down premises to collect insurance money.
11) you move to another state
12) become a courier driver for TNT or Toll |
Old holdens brought on the spot, quick decision, cash paid. |
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Hi There,
I have been spray painting stuff for 40 years and I am less than proficient. Painting a trailer, go kart, your FE sedan and then some years later your HQ ute will never make you a spray painter!
Spray painting is a trade. you do not become a painter after two cars.
The preparation for spray painting is as critical as the spraying its self.
Big call, good luck.
cheers Dave
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Yeah the sundstrom is a popular mask, personally I use a 3m mask. Depends on what your spraying too.. 2k or acrylic and enamel. By law any product containing isocyanates i.e. 2k your supposed to wear an airfed hood. Just throwing that in the mix though, it wont worry you.
At the end of the day all you really need is a mask that has charcoal filters and a particle filter. To put it into perspective and I DONT advise this but if you did 2 paint jobs in your entire life even without a mask it wont kill you so if thats all you plan on doing mask choice isnt to criticle. Trust me you inhale worse standing next to someone smoking.
Growing up I spent a lot of time in my grandfathers restoration shop in sandgate, Qld and have now been spraypainting proffessionaly (trade qualified) for 12 years in a shop that puts out 60-70 cars a week and in that time done my fair share of refinishing and custom work. I also work closely with colin chapman who if your not familiar is the Qld state director for the ASRF and an awesome fabricator. Currently I'm doing body and paint on a Model A hotrod for him. Shoot me a message if need be and I will help you with anything I can.
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If these are your first major jobs go with acrylic lacquer...if you do it right it will be a superb finish without the
health danger mentioned above, it is also much easier than 2 pack or enamel to touch up anything that goes wrong.
Also if you are doing up an old Holden then Acrylic is the original paint. I'm not a tradesman but I learnt enough
working in a panel shop and have sprayed a lot of cars for myself since then.
Supercheap have Stanley double filter mask that is pretty good for Acrylic, I reckon if you can't smell the paint
then the thing must be working. |
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