There is a wealth of autobody knowledge at http://www.autobodystore.com/cgi-bin/config.pl I believe there is a archive link that has information, about a couple of do-it yourself paint booths. Clay Smith 67 Crown Coupe 60 Custom ----- Original Message ----- From: "mike sutton" <mikanlin62@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 7:44 PM Subject: Re: IML: Paint Booth > Kenyon, > > Sounds like a reasonable plan, especially since youre creating positive > pressure in the booth. The reason I am posting is a generic warning about > painting for do it yourselfers: > > If you are using ANY kind of paint product with isocyanates, a respirator > wont help you at all, well yes it will remove any organic compounds but any > isocyanates in the paint will go past that respirator like it isnt there and > into your body. They are very nasty, they dont go away and they are > basically fatal when you acquire enough of them. > > IF you are using a paint with those compounds, a fresh air mask is your only > choice. Your paint supplier can easily tell you if you need to worry about > this. > > Mikey > 62 Crown Coupe > > > >