Spray Paint Over Spray

[Michael]

I tried the lacquer thinner and micro fiber cloth. Does about the same as the other solvents I tried. Would really need to rub harder and longer but am worried I may damage the clear coat.

On a side note, that micro fiber cloth does wonders when cleaning the glass.

Wow, that surprises me that a 1k can be that tough against lacquer reducer but yeah, smart not to keep rubbing hard as it will haze and soften the clear if in contact for too long.

[Bitsyncmaster]

Wow, that surprises me that a 1k can be that tough against lacquer reducer but yeah, smart not to keep rubbing hard as it will haze and soften the clear if in contact for too long.

What I'm thinking is any solvent softens the clear coat so removing that overspray is a little more work than using rubbing compound on the hard clear coat.

[Bitsyncmaster]

I tried my new paint booth. It's just a cheap one from Amazon. Seems to work pretty good. Fans seem to pull enough air to keep any over spray at the back of the booth. The LED lighting is very good. I just vent the 4 inch hose out the window.

Just wonder how fast the filter will clog up with paint. There is a lot more over spray then I thought.

If I used an air brush I know it would do a better finish and less over spray but then I would need to clean the air brush each time.

[Victor]

Airbrush too are creating overspray, although they are more fine and probably would not require you to use a spray boot. I never use this. But did use a mask. A double filter mask.
But if you want to go with an airbrush, they are super easy to clean, as long as they are gravity feed airbrush. I absolutely suggest the Iwata brand. Model HP-C, will get you cover in most applications. I have had several airbrush in my artistic life (Badger, Iwata, Devilbiss?) but have always return to Iwata. Or at least a gravity kind, for sure.
Buy a silent compressor use for stappling gun for you air. They sometimes use a refrigerator compressor.

All the airbrush hardware used to cost quite a lot back in those days. Now they are quite affordable.

[Bitsyncmaster]

Well I love the paint booth. The rows of bright white LEDs really show the spaying even better than sunlight. Plus you don't have changing wind directions. I've used it 5 or 6 times now. I am going to build a shelf next to the window for it. Right now it's sitting on a few large cardboard boxes but it seems to just the right height.