Spraying in a flat

[Retributis]

Now, I live in a 2nd floor flat and don't really have much of a garden or garage.

 

Does anyone have any suggestions on how I can use spray primer without suffocating and covering all my furniture with flecks of black?

[nurglespuss]

You could try a spray box (big cardboard box) facing towards you, but theres no real solution at all.

 

If you need to spray inside, perhaps pick up an air brush or the citadel spray gun? I have no luck with airbrushes, but you might?

[Olis]

If you really, really must do it indoors (something I do not recommend) you need lots of air flow and plenty of newspaper. Open the windows in the room you plan to spray in and lay down paper everywhere nearby. Get yourself a box (as nurglepuss said), cut one side off of it and have the openings facing you and upward. Now carefully spray your models. Try not to breathe in the fumes. If you have a facemask or something to put over your mouth and nose, that will help. You'll find that the smell of paint spray will pervade in the flat for a while, mind you. Hope this helps.

[Jacinda]

You could always make a painting booth out of a box fan, a box, an air conditioner filter and some ducktape.

 

You could also try something like this:

http://www.thelashop.com/airbrush-hobby-pa...CFQgJRQodGXPZMQ

[fivepointedstar]

^ wow the things they come up with. If I had the funds that cool gadget would be mine.

[Olis]

You could always make a painting booth out of a box fan, a box, an air conditioner filter and some ducktape.

 

You could also try something like this:

http://www.thelashop.com/airbrush-hobby-pa...CFQgJRQodGXPZMQ

 

Let's be honest - that thing looks like a prop out of (60's) Star Trek. ;)

[Watcher in the Dark]

I...would recommend not doing it inside if at all possible. Spray paint is NOT healthy to breathe in and I wouldn't want any of it circulating in my apartment's ventilation system or open air. Is there a balcony? Fire escape perhaps? Those are infinitely better and outside allowing the paint fumes to disperse. Failing that, I would just take the trip down to the ground level and do it outside or if you have a roof patio doing it up there. It's not just your stuff in your apartment that could get ruined...it could also ruin you too.

[Hanska]

I assume that you made this topic because you don't have the option of spraying outside/on the balcony/fire escape.

In that case Jacindas idea is the way to go.

 

1. Just take a large enough box to avoid paint mist escaping, cut a hole in the upper back corner.

2. Put a simple filter over the hole(something replaceble and cheap just so the paint won't get to the fan.

3. Add a tube to the hole.

4. Add a fan to the tube so that it sucks from the box

5. Add a active carbon filter on the other end of the fan

 

The suction created by the fan will stop the mist/fumes escaping the box while the filter will neutralize any hazardous fumes from the solvents.

 

After spraying just leave the minis drying in the box.

 

To test how good of a box you made just use your nose. If it's optimal the filter will filter all the smell of solvents.

 

If you feel the filter is too expensive just replace it with another tube you put out of the window.

[GumbaFish]

When I lived in a small apartment I opened all of my windows and had a fan blowing. I didn't find overspray to be much of an issue but when worried I'd use a box with the front and top cut off to keep things contained. I always wore a respirator and usually vacated the apartment for a while to run errands afterwards so it could air out. I really tried to avoid it though.

[KJB]

I have the same problem, basically, I blu-tac the model to the spray can lid, open the window as wide as possible, hold the model outside and spray it. Once your happy with the coat I then use my beloveds hair dryer to get a nice finish