Spray painting your car outside??

Heaps of people say to spray paint your car outside (for ventialtion). Ok this is good for getting rid of the fumes, but won't you get MUCK on the body while spraying and in between coats.
In the air outside there is dust, leaves blowing around and bugs and stuff so how can you spray your car outside??

Pman puts into the microwave in between coats but might you get dust on it as you hold it and walk over to put it in the microwave after spraying (wet)??

Can someone please help me here as I won't want to get dust on my soon to be beutiful paint job!

Thanks guys

if you have a garage you could spray it there.

Oddly enough, before I took a break from modeling, I painted my last model in my garage. No dust, no wind. I was getting good paint coverage, and there were no tiny specs of dust in the paint. Once I got got the model painted, I'd bring it inside and hang it up in a unused closet. As for the fumes, open the garage door once you're done. Just don't have any cars in the garage while you're spraying! :eek:

Well, I tried putting my model in the microwave, and it got stuff all over it. :rolleyes:

Originally posted by TheSyndicate
Oddly enough, before I took a break from modeling, I painted my last model in my garage. No dust, no wind. I was getting good paint coverage, and there were no tiny specs of dust in the paint. Once I got got the model painted, I'd bring it inside and hang it up in a unused closet. As for the fumes, open the garage door once you're done. Just don't have any cars in the garage while you're spraying! :eek:

Oops. :p

It's in a box though, will that do anything to it?

I don't think my dad wants specks of primer and/or color all over his Saab.

I read somewhere the best place is your bath. Cos you can open a window or turn on the fan, and you cn easily remove all the dust out of your bath if you havent used it. I think it was someone here who said it.

The bathroom suggestion was from a tinyimports.com tutorial. I've tried spraying in my bathroom and the fan wasn't strong enough to carry out fumes. No window in my bathroom.

Originally posted by Dr.AK
if you have a garage you could spray it there. Ditto; just raise the door to let the fumes out when you're done painting.:bonghitte :bloated: :buck

My spraying is done in the shed, i have a spray booth in there and to one side i have a good sized cardboard box resting on its side. After each coat of paint I move the model into the box, close the flaps and its kept dust free, simple as that!;)

Originally posted by Bimmerkid
Well, I tried putting my model in the microwave, and it got stuff all over it. :rolleyes:

You didnt turn it on did you :finger: :finger: ..j/k
I've never had any problems.
I always spray in side...and only on a nice still day with very little wind etc

I paint in my bed room
i just open a bed room, and dont use a fan, the fan only moves the dust around!

I spray paint outside all the time and I have NEVER EVER had any problems with dust or leaves.

Originally posted by GTmike400
I spray paint outside all the time and I have NEVER EVER had any problems with dust or leaves.

i stoped once then wind blew over one of my models into the dirt :(

every model i have painted so far has been sprayed outside.. I use a plastic contaner.. it spray the model and or parts on its lid and then i put on the top between coats.. Pretty easy to do.. I use those cheap shoe box contaners from micheals just be careful when putting on the top and do some test fitting before spraying to be sure the model wont hit the top. i just got a booth that i will be useing from now on in my room though.. Later Rick S

I spray outside on the back porch. As long as the fan isn't on, I have no problems. But as soon as I'm done spraying, inside it goes under an acrylic box. When the humidity is high enough here(most of the time), it clouds up the paint...at least that's what I'm blaming it on.:D

I sprayed my '63 Impala in our bathroom, but my mother didn't like that smell what hanged in our house next few days...:D

I spray them in my bedroom with the window open and the bootventilator on. After the spraying I place them in a acrylic storagebox with the lid slightly open. Only setback are the fumes in the house. Mom especially doesn't like it :headshake But I won't take it outside or on the balkony because my airbrush doesn't reach that far and most of the time there is a light dusty wind down here to ruin even a primercoat :banghead:
Use the citadel warhammer black primer most of the time which is quite nice to use.

I spray paint outside all the time and I have NEVER EVER had any problems with dust or leaves.

+1, never a problem.

Believe it or not, there is more dust inside of a house/basement than outside. I always spray outside when i can.

Only time to watch out for is spring when there is a lot of pollen in the air.

But spraying outdoors is the way to go, plus less fumes.

I spray outside and the only problems I have is the odd unwanted/unexpectd gust of wind but I only use paint out of a can so am more affected by this than you airbrush people would be.

By the way, this was a very old thread resurrected by a spammer (no removed)...

I've sprayed outside and have had mixed results.The first model I did came out beautifully,(it was a warm,almost windless,day)smooth and slick like a pro job.Others haven't fared so well due to wind gusts.My yard is situated in such a way that the wind swirls in it,never blowing consistently from the same direction or velocity.The best compromise for outside painting has been to use a large cardboard box,moving it in response to the variable winds and then shielding the model parts when I finish each coat.My garage is windless for the most part but tends to be damp(it's detached) so there's not much benefit in painting in there.My basement is the best compromise though it gets VERY cold down there in the winter or in the summer with the air conditioning on in the house(the cool air pools in the basement) a situation unconducive to getting good results.