Painting my own car questions
 

I'm getting close to painting my 46 coupe in my avatar. When I painted the truck in my avatar I noticed that the floor in my shop got a lot of paint on it. What do you do to prevent the floor from getting paint on it? Water the floor down? I just want to do it right the next time without a mess.

Thanks guys.

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Watering it down helps keep the dust down, not sure about paint sticking, but it should help there too.

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Or, Lay down plastic drop cloths

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I sprayed my wife's motor scooter yellow and got a yellow garage floor from the spray dust drifting across the bays.

If I were to do it again or paint an entire car, I'd put down drop cloths under the car and set up a make shift spray booth with plastic sheeting around the car. That keeps the dirt from blowing onto the wet paint and keeps the spray from painting the rest of the garage.

Still learning from my mistakes!!

Dick.

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go to the $ Tree Store and buy 4 or 5 of the plastic drop clothes, they are 9 x12, just tape them together, then throw them away when your done

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3M makes a spray or roller on material that you can wash off later. The only trouble with drop cloths is that they can create dust in the booth and the issue with poly is that the paint can't stick to it and can end up flaking off and getting in the paint.

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Yep. Plus they can be slippery as hell when laid on the floor.
Been painting cars and varnishing wooden boats for 40 plus years now. (Can't believe it's been that long). Wet down the floor. And just be careful that you don't drag your air hose across it and get it wet so it drips on to your roof or hood.
I tend to hold the gun in my right hand and run the hose behind my back and hold the hose with the other hand. Keeps the hose away from the car.
Torchie

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Sound like a lot of overspray. What psi. do you use?? I have never painted with the new paint so just asking. Think I used 40 or so back in the day.

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Shot this engine last week and this firewall the other day. As you can see I cover everything. Over spray is like dry wall dust. No matter how well you protect it can creep in.
Gun was about 30-35 Psi. Single stage enamel. My 40 year old Devilbiss suction style gun. Rarely get above that unless shooting metallic and then may go to 40 with a really reduced coat to even things out.
I have used the HVLP style of guns but if you don't have the entire setup(Right compresser. Gauges. ect.) it shoots just like my old friend.
Torchie

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Lots of good information guys. Thanks

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I start by taping all jambs around windows, doors ect. in garage. I inslall an filter (AC) spun fibre type to a lower sash of an open window 24x25 or what ever fits yours. I then have an portable ventilater with hose from Horror Freight to exhaust the fumes to another opening that is sealed to ventilator. I put another (AC) filter on the inlet of ventilator. Wet the floor and have some fun painting. Keep the ventilator close to the area where spraying to capture fumes. Important never tell the wife what your up to if garage adjoins the house.
http://www.harborfreight.com/8-inch-...tor-97762.html
I forgot to say vacuum the area well before starting! Also when I bought mine they had an optional elephant trunk hose to fit the exhaust side so you can exit to the outside of the area your painting.

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I hang drop clothes on the walls to protect garage art and I found they seem to have a static charge that keeps the dust out of the paint. I have a blower fan from a forced air furnace at the bottom of the garage door and a piece of plywood cover the the rest of the opening. HVLP gun. Very little overspray.

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Even it a top end paint booth they protect the floors It happens, you just have to choose how you want to deal with it, Drop cloths or even a big poly tarp from Menard's etc Cheap