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Fresh Air Painting Head Set
Safety Precautions: When spraying any type of paint material it is mandatory that some type of NIOSH approve respirator be used. The Fresh air apparatus offers the best protection from volatile organic compounds (VOC,s), hazardous air particulates (HAP's), and isocyanates. All paints have VOC's and HAP's, those paints that have a hardener have isocyanates. These chemicals will enter the body via respiratory system, and absorption through the skin. Isocyanates are attracted to moisture and cross link with it. Your body make up is mostly moisture, thus it is critical that you protect yourself with an approved paint suit and respirator.
Usage: The Fresh Air head set requires a supply of fresh air to be pumped into the booth area that is connected to the head set. This respirator is the best system for protection if the air supply is not contaminated. NOTE, breathing air supply must be pure, a regular compressor used for shop air supply is not pure enough, breathing from this air supply could cause serious injury to the respritory system or death. Only use a NIOSH approved system!!
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NIOSH Approved Paint Suit
Safety Precautions: When painting a NIOSH approved siut is required. Cloth coveralls will absorb the chemicals and transmit those chemicals into your blood stream long after the paint process is completed. Paint suits are made of a non-breathable material like Tyvek.
Usage: Wear the paint suit when you plan on coming in contact with atomized paint materials. It is a good idea to tape up the legs and arms to eliminate exposure.
NIOSH Approved Charcoal Paint Respirator
Safety Precaution: The NIOSH approved charcoal respirator is only good for a predetirmined length of time. When the charcoal is depleted you will smell the fragrance of the paint material coming through the mask. Most charcoal masks are designed for 24 hours of continous use, but this depends on the conditions inside the booth. It is advisable to keep the mask in an air tight container when not in use. Remember that this type of mask only protects the respritory system, you will still sustain exposure to the face skin and eyes. Other precautions must be taken with this system.
Usage: The mask must fight tight around the nose and mouth, facial hair will compromise the proper use of this mask. If you can smell the fragrance of the paint you are not protected!!
Latex Gloves
Safety: Latex gloves protect against exposure to most chemicals, paints, fillers, and oils.
Paint Booth Control Panel
Booth Timer Controls
The timers should only be adjusted by the instructor, if timers are adjusted while the booth is powered up, they will sustain damage.
Paint, Bake, and Light Switches
Usage: The icons indicate what it's function is. Lights icon will turn on the lights, spray gun icon will turn on the air to the booth to allow painting to begin, the flame icon will start the bake cycle.
Start / On Off Switch
Usage: To begin the painting process turn the switch to start, then push the rocker switch with the spray gun icon. When a bake cycle is desired push the flame rocker switch, this will start the cycle and the booth will automatically shut down when the it is completed. There is no need to manually turn the booth off.
Paint Guns
These two guns represent a paint and a primer gun that are High Volume Low Pressure (HVLP), what this means is that these guns will have better transfer efficiency. The difference between the paint gun and the primer gun is the size of the orfice and the atomization capability.
Air Caps & Nozzles
Usage: The left side air cap and nozzel is a 1.3 mm size orfice, which is common for a base coat clear coat (BC/CC) gun. The right side cap and nozzle are larger, 1.7mm orfice or larger is used for primers and undercoatings.
Wax and Grease Removal
Usage: Wax and Grease remover is sprayed from a hand pump bottle to the surface of the vehicle being painted. Note, it is critical that the wax and grease chemical must be wiped away while it is still wet, otherwise the silicons and contaminates will be brought out from the pores and be left on the surface. If the surface dries before these contaminates are wiped away they will be smeared around the surface and create fish eyes in the topcoat.
Wax and Grease Removal
Usage: Wax and Grease remover is sprayed from a hand pump bottle to the surface of the vehicle being painted. Note, it is critical that the wax and grease chemical must be wiped away while it is still wet, otherwise the silicons and contaminates will be brought out from the pores and be left on the surface. If the surface dries before these contaminates are wiped away they will be smeared around the surface and create fish eyes in the topcoat.
Tack Cloth
Usage: The tack cloth is the last cleaning process before topcoat is applied. The tack cloth is sticky and will attract all loose dust particles and contaminates. It is wiped over the complete surface to be top-coated.
