So painted Fiesta and this time took advice and got a good mask rather than the usual paper thing, holding my breath or just not bothering. Have to say the mask was almost magical literally could not smell a thing even when using panel wipe.

You can get a extra clip on filter to cover the actual mask ones which will help the mask last longer. The mask filters are not replaceable but are still performing very well and I've been using it in the loft working on the central heating system and feel vasty better for using it. I got the mask from screw fix for about £27, well worth the money.

This is an unusual paint actually for graffiti artists, a very thick acrylic almost textured finish very like a car wrap so I think the dust generated was even more noticeable than ever, or maybe its the colour...



^ it caught a lot of dust, glad I didn't breath that in...



^ this is the bag it comes in and is re-sealable for storing it, there are several versions with various prices, this is the organic volatiles one for paint spraying. The P3 at the end of the code indicates this.



^ now that is a lot of overspray... hopefully it will all hoover up



^ yeah its bright but the camera doesn't pick up just how bright this is



^ looks like a fancy wrap job but cost £40 perfect for a £300 car... oh and got those alloys to replace the steel ones last week for £80 complete with tyres with 8mm tread I just love budget motoring





[Edited on 19/9/18 by Mr Whippy]

Looks pretty good Mate

So did you use a proper sprayer, or rattle cans?

What colour is it?

cheers, just cans, the colour is called Kenya Orange and the brand is MT Hardcore bought from graff-city

these screwfix JSP masks seem good too:

JSP mask on Screwfix

You can get replaceable filters, including organic filters.
I use mine with P3 filters for any dust creating tasks.
The filters are easy to breathe through and last for ages

[Edited on 19/9/18 by JonBowden]

matte orange....like it

is the inside of the mask now orange too?

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Originally posted by gremlin1234
is the inside of the mask now orange too?

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I recently used a complete suite of POR 51 products and all of them heavily recommend using full on masks. Due to this I bought a 3M proper 2 panel mask, it was not that expensive, probably £30 quid or so.

One long Friday night later I was thinking " this mask is not doing anything, if it was that bad my eyes would be watering" ( I had basic splash guard glasses on).

I stepped out of the garage and removed my mask. I could barely take a breath. The mix of chemicals and thinners was so strong, and yet I could not smell any of it.

I went inside to grab a drink and my wife commented on how strong the smell is on me and that she had to close the up stairs bedroom window of my daughter.


Those masks work very well

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[Edited on 20/9/18 by bi22le]

yeah I was the same, taking the mask of outside the garage the smell hits you, its like WOW that's strong! Both my pairs of work boots were left outside and my clothes straight in the washing machine... Worrying thing is I've been spraying cars for years......

So did you honestly manage to do the whole car with just 12 rattle cans - I just can't believe it, I would have expected to use over half that on the roof & bonnet!

Been using what we in trade call fly masks for years work well, last a fair while

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Originally posted by russbost
So did you honestly manage to do the whole car with just 12 rattle cans - I just can't believe it, I would have expected to use over half that on the roof & bonnet!

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You're saying 60% paint, but surely that's 60% mixed paint/thinners if the other 40% is propellant?, hence that would make more like about 1 & 1/4 litres of paint, I'm still utterly gobsmacked that you've been able to do the whole car including shuts with that, it must give very good coverage indeed!

Well done!

Interesting to note that this paint is designed for graffiti, presumably on brick/concrete, so it maybe does cover better.

I'd be interested to now how well it lasts, as i'm thinking of giving the van a respray (ex RAC Transit fading badly).

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Originally posted by Mash
Interesting to note that this paint is designed for graffiti, presumably on brick/concrete, so it maybe does cover better.

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