home painting-what paint?

Post by **ianminor** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 4:47 pm

this may be a daft question but what type of paint is suitable for spray painting in the home garage? Given that some are highly toxic I want to live to see my project finished. Next question is...where would I be able to get it?

Post by **ASL642** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 5:02 pm

We use celly in the garage, but with face masks on and the door open.

Post by **ianminor** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 8:15 pm

I thought you could no longer buy cellulose. Is it readily available?
What kind of mask do you need to use?

Post by **MGFmad** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 10:21 pm

I think you can still get it at some suppliers.

Post by **ASL642** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 10:32 pm

I can still get it and the primer, although some of the primers are hard to get. The masks we use come in a pack of 10 recommended by our paint supplier (3M?)

Post by **PSL184** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 1:00 am

Celly is still available at my local paint factors - its onlt 2 pack that is controlled....

Post by **bmcecosse** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 11:55 am

Yes you can buy celly 'for classic car use' - plenty on ebay. These 'masks' will only be for dust - they don't keep the highly toxic (and flammable) fumes out of your body. After a nasty experience a few years ago - I now ONLY spray outdoors, on still warm day. You could (should) wear a full fresh air-fed respirator if spraying celly in a confined space - and take great precautions aginst the flammable vapours being ignited by lights/compressor etc. Certainly DO NOT have a heater on !!

Thu Apr 23, 2009 12:07 pm

i spray in my dads garage but we fitted an extractor fan to teh side wall of the garage.

If you live near bridgend in south wales i can recommend "carpaints plus" on the bridgend industrial estate.

Post by **bmcecosse** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 3:18 pm

Hope that fan has a flame proof motor - or BANG!