Getting the room dust free

[MarcV]

Hi all,

 

Before airbrushing I spray the room with a cheap water atomiser to reduce the amount of dust in the air. Works well but is not perfect. Especially gloss black prepping for NMF finishes will still catch quite a lot of dust.

 

I noticed the other day with the sun shining in that as I sat down lots of dust was released into the air from what I was wearing - recently washed BTW 🙃.

 

So who can help with reducing dust further and does anyone out there actually wear dust free or dust proof clothing to keep dust down?

 

Thanks all,

[Stef N.]

I'm not sure what material is the best to wear but fleece jumpers are by far the worse to have anywhere near your spraying/modelling room. And getting rid of any carpetting from your room would also help.

[MarcV]

Thanks Stef,

I don't have a spray booth now, just rely on getting the room wet by spraying.

 

Maybe I'll build a spray booth.

 

[Mark Harmsworth]

Do you cover the model after it has been painted? I use a plastic cake cover (maybe that should be a cake plastic cover) or for larger models, one of those plastic boxes for tidying things into - upside down. That seems to work.

 

And if I don't wear my glasses I can't see the dust 😀