keeping dust down to a min

[proctordaniel]

Hi recently been doing a fair bit of spraying in the garage and there is only one thing that is effecting my paint and its the dust is there any tips on how i can keep dust down any help would be appreciated thanks.

 

[steveo3002]

make a tent inside the garage with some tape and plastic sheeting , wet the floor and wear a paper overall

 

[proctordaniel]

that sounds good to me cheers mate

 

[steveo3002]

are you using tac cloths to wipe over the panel before painting?

 

[proctordaniel]

yer i am

 

[denisstark]

a good brush up/hoovering of the work area and i spray down the floor with a hose

 

[brightspark]

use an airline. open the doors and blow any dust out of the floor and roof trusses ect 1st

 

[steveo3002]

if your painting smaller bits , ive painted stuff and put it under a big plastic tub or something to seal it until dry

also helps to have a plan , so paint it and leave and shut the door , have your gun cleaning gear elsewhere so your not stirring up more mess

 

[MG David]

I found changing to HVLP reduced the dust that was stirred up by spraying.

 

[marc76]

Panel cleaning/degreasing with cloths made of cotton is what you should avoid at all times. I believe regardless the materials that you use, rubbing the surfaces makes it static. Suppose that happens, a wet floor and other measures will never help. Static charge works as a magnet for dust that is true for certain. Hope this helps.