hi i am spraying my scooby in my garage / workshop am going to be using 2 pake/k2 and I am doing it panel by panel and the shell bit buy bit but i was wondering what mask to go for i can't do a air feed one as my compressor size I will have 2 fans going to take the k2 out wive a damp towe on them and the workshop space I will have is 4m buy 5m and it is heat in it for drying need help on this thanks

 

the 3m carbon masks do work, but you have to make sure they are properly sealed against your face, that is why they recommend airfed masks

 

Have a look here

http://www.finishingbrands.eu/

 

Is there no more out there as need to get some think

 

2k is airfed only although some say the gerson masks are suitable although they are not guaranteed to work effectively. Up to you really some people get away with it and some don't. I wouldn't risk it myself for a full respray. It depends how much your health means to you.

 

I no most say air feed but don't have the funds for that and I am not going to be doing the full car in one go it is going to be done over weeks bit by bit that is y I am looking for a mask m8 and I will not be staying in ther ones I have been laying it down I will lev it for a day or so and the go and do a bit more as the car is in bits

 

A cartridge mask will be fine for what your using it for. Plenty experience here. Only reason a full face/air mask is preferred as the icosidinides can penetrate through the tear ducts. But av done many a job at home with no extraction and just a cartridge mask on. Obviously breathing air is better but many will use a air fed straight from there compressor which is often in where there painting :-/. Compessed air with paint in it! The filter in the belt is good but not that good haha

 

2k isnt nice stuff but it isnt that bad. i think its more of a warning for continuous use. look on the yank programmes ,you dont see them with airfed masks and they do it day in day out. just make sure whatever mask you choose (ie a proper carbon one or whichever one you choose) fits and seals properly.

i worked with a painter who never even used to wear a mask.... nuts i know, havent seen him for ages...............

 

Was believed 2k was carsonagenic but apparently more research has proved it to cause industrial asthma. Not cancer.

 

Ok so buy not being in ther wive it for to long and venting it out wive a full suit and gloves and hat mask I will be ok like this or am I missing thinks out her

 

Gerson mask is only one I have seen that is ok for short term 2k exposure and are cheap but I wouldn't risk it as an airfed can be bought for about £125

 

Plus I'm guessing he'll need another compressor.

 

It's not a poisonous gas ur useing so don't panic ur not ona keel over off ine wiff acartridge mask will be fine. And think I need about 13cfm to run an surfed mask well the one I have u do. Out of intrest is the car straight colour or metallic?

 

Excuse my spellings this phone has a mind of its own

 

I am going for Ford Frozen Whit or a nice whit like this

 

Was just checking because if u were doing a metallic colour. More so silver. Painting a panel at a time ur car would have been like a patch work quilt. Not one panel would have matched. My mate has had his Evo 9 painted frozen white. Looks nice.

 

Do you have much spraying experience? White is the most difficult colour to spray because you can't see ur wet edge very well and runs happen very easy. Hope it comes out good for u mate.

 

So so m8 I have done lots of body kits and bumpers m8 but not a full car befor

 

Well am sure u will get on fine. Post up some
Pics of ya progress

 

I will be m8 thanks

 

i dont know if this is true but i was told to have the car facing the same way when ever you spray metallic or paint with metal flake.

i`m having mine done in frozen white , nice colour choice, my mate knows a good painter so just got to prep and mask myself

 

Imagine metallic paint as millions of little mirrors. If u don't drop coat it at the same pressure then u will have slightly more or less flake which will reflect the light more or less so can make the colour seem darker or lighter. If u painted a door laying flat and blended the panels either side on the car it would be off a little but nothing major. It's a tricky business people think if u can pi55 u can paint. Hence why it's not classed as a skilled trade.

 

I will just take my time and get it rite as thay say it is in the prep work

 

Ya right there mate

 

Well that is how I do bodykits m8 prep prep and more prep and spray ones

 

Tbh anyone could learn to put the paint on. But if its prepped rubbish the result will be rubbish. I won't paint something someone else has prepped. Or if I was ad still charge to prep so I could correct there mistakes

 

You no it m8 I don't like no one but me working on my cars just me if you no what I mean m8

 

Classic saying! You want something done properly. Do it yourself!