I'll second what Bill has said regarding respirators. When I worked for
a large studio/lab the boss had purchased a very nice, but homemade
spray booth. I decided to use it when I got back into modeling. The
problem was the fan was so strong that it sucked the paint away before
it got to what I was painting--think wind machine here.
So I decided to paint without the fan. One night was boxcar red and
another black. Each night I would blow my nose with a different color
in the tissue. The other night, I was painting with Scalecoat and
webbing on my respirator broke, so I had to go without. Since I don't
paint that much, I probably won't shorten my life but this weekend I'll
take a trip to Harbor Freight for a replacement. As expected the
replacement parts for my old one was more $$ than a new one.
Bob Werre
PhotoTraxx
On 3/19/12 7:01 PM, Bill Lane wrote:
Towards the end of the time period that was painting "open air" in the
basement and got my paint booth I started using a respirator. That was
only for a few years. Now in spite of having my paint booth with 2
fans for maybe 15 years I use a respirator all the time. I even use 1
when I use my blast booth. I used to urge Russ Downs to use a
respirator and he finally did after many years. Russ' main health
issue when he passed was respiratory & he never smoked.
I guess I am saying it you paint you have to use a respirator at all
times.
Thank You,
Bill Lane
