DIY Spray painting at home

[cnprior]

Hello,

Does anyone actually spray paint anything at home anymore?

I used to (fair time ago) have a compressor and spray paint equipment at my parents house......repaired and painted a fair few wings, bonnets, wheels and other parts......but this was cellulose based and not as hazardous to health.

I've read up recently about spray painting at home (here's a good link https://www.mig-welding.co.uk/spray-painting.htm) and even with aerosols, 2K paint and even 1K can be seriously damaging to the lungs.

I would dearly love to get back into painting, as it was extremely satisfying and enjoyable........does anyone have a set up on here that is safe to use, but not professional to the point of being unaffordable.

Looking for inspiration...

[paintman]

It's ALL hazardous to health if you don't use the proper protective equipment & that includes cellulose.

In the 70's I worked in a motor factors & paint was one of the things we sold. At the time 2k was just in the process of coming out & cellulose was the paint on cars.

On the same estate was a one-man-band bodyshop.

Only ever wore dustmasks.

In his mid 30's & the slightest effort - even walking across the yard from his unit to our counter - saw him wheezing & coughing. I moved on to another job & don't know how he fared but I doubt he would have made old bones.

You link doesn't work for me.

[S6PNJ]

cnprior said:

https://www.mig-welding.co.uk/spray-painting.htm

paintman said:

Your link doesn't work for me.

It does if you remove / edit the ) after you've clicked it - or just use my edited one above.

[archie456]

I use an air-fed mask and feed the compressor with air from outside the garage, works fine as long as you ventilate the garage after. Not so good in the winter obviously.

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

I painted the rear tailgate of my Golf at midnight after 8 pints of Black Sheep. It wasn't quite as good in the morning as I'd remembered it the night before.

I took it to the bodyshop after & asked the painter man not too laugh too much.