Well, thanks guys. My garage is attached and I make sure the air or heat is off before I start spraying any uro's cuz my air conditioner filter is in my garage.. I do wear a mask no matter what.. Just thinking if I put this fan on a table on the same height & right next to my easel, it might work like a spray booth. This fan does have a carbon with iodine filtration system especially for paint and it is sold at coast. What's the difference between this fan and a spray booth? Only difference is that it's not boxed in right.. I could build something around the fan maybe.. Currently, I mostly spray water based & now that I am starting to acquire a pretty good URO color selection and 2k clear, I want to make sure I have everything setup correctly so I am not putting myself or my family at risk for lung problems or brain damage from the harsh fumes.. Know what I don't understand? Nail polish remover, acetone is harsh and so is lacquer thinner.. How come nobody thinks of filtration when it comes to acetone and lacquer thinner? Do those solvents not have a lot of VOC's? I know I've handled both of these solvents without gloves or a mask. I have also put mineral spirits on my hands to remove paint before. I didn't know any better. Thanks for the great explanation Mad Brush.
I posted a link in a different thread for a home made spray booth using PVC pipe How to Create a Paint Booth in Your Garage: 12 steps
Something for you to think about.
Just checked that out Herb, that's exactly what we did with the boats, the only difference was that it was a lot bigger and we used steel scaffold tubes instead of PVC pipe, but this system is ideal for in the garage or even in the house if you can close it and feed it with clean air.
@Optowel, if you place this fan next to your easel and your easel is in the middle of the garage all it does is recirculate the air around your garage, it will also stir up any other dust that may be there, it needs to pump the the air away from your garage, you would get a far better result if you could install this into an outside wall in your garage and situate your easel under or close to it.
As for the thinners and acetones, these are purely VOC's and should be handled with care, they are not only bad for your health but are also a fire hazard, leaving either of these on a rag you just used to clean your hands in your garage on a warm day is the easiest to burn your house, you should use these only when it's absolutely necessary and even then do it outside, if you have store rags which have been dipped even with small amount, these should be stored in a sealed strong metal container away from other flammable materials, also outside if you can, taking the lid off after storage in a warm garage will knock you on your arse,
So you know, I've been working with all of these things for almost forty years, I can't work any more because my lungs are goosed, I wonder how that could have happened, I worked with it all before there were rules and regulations as to there use.
I would urge you never to use any substance your not sure of to clean your hands, there are designated hand cleaners available at many different outlets ideal for this.
It's too late for me but lets just say some of us risked our health so you don't have,
Well, thanks guys. My garage is attached and I make sure the air or heat is off before I start spraying any uro's cuz my air conditioner filter is in my garage.. I do wear a mask no matter what.. Just thinking if I put this fan on a table on the same height & right next to my easel, it might work like a spray booth. This fan does have a carbon with iodine filtration system especially for paint and it is sold at coast. What's the difference between this fan and a spray booth? Only difference is that it's not boxed in right.. I could build something around the fan maybe.. Currently, I mostly spray water based & now that I am starting to acquire a pretty good URO color selection and 2k clear, I want to make sure I have everything setup correctly so I am not putting myself or my family at risk for lung problems or brain damage from the harsh fumes.. Know what I don't understand? Nail polish remover, acetone is harsh and so is lacquer thinner.. How come nobody thinks of filtration when it comes to acetone and lacquer thinner? Do those solvents not have a lot of VOC's? I know I've handled both of these solvents without gloves or a mask. I have also put mineral spirits on my hands to remove paint before. I didn't know any better. Thanks for the great explanation Mad Brush.
Ok Madbrush made some great points here I'm going to add on it is the motor a non spark motor designed for autobody applications filling a room up volatile chemicals that could go boom and using a regular box fan is a no no. How happy is the family gonna be if you blew the garage off the house with you in it. Well I guess that depends if you have life insurance or not LOL. You get the point though what are the chances of this happening not very likely but it has happened so you should take proper precausion. Turning the heat or AC off in the garage is also not enough the fumes and overspray will get into the system and spread through the house this is from experiance. You need to mask them off air tight. I used plastic and masking tape worked good. If you live in a raised ranch or a house where the garage is under the house the garage is out of the option even taking precautions you will stink up the house and get the family pissed off from experiance as well. If this is the case start looking into those carports and put some thought into making a booth/ work area out of one of those. Hope this info helps.