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To prepare for spray painting in the [[Finishing Room]], here's the PPE (personal protective equipment) that you must don before starting. You will need safety glasses, hearing protection (either ear plugs or the over-the-ear style), nitrile gloves, and a P95 mask. Ear plugs and nitrile gloves are located at the safety station by the Wood Shop door. The over-the-ear style hearing protection are located on top of the CNC router terminal in the Wood Shop; please return them to that same location if you use them. To obtain a P95 mask, please ask one of the Tool Room attendants to provide you one from the Tool Room inventory. If the Tool Room is closed, ask one of the Maker Hub staff to retrieve a P95 mask for you from the Tool Room. Make sure that you use a P95 mask when spray painting. There are both P95 and N95 masks available from the Tool Room, but N95 masks are only designed to protect against non-oil-based particles inhalation (e.g. dust), not oil-based particles (e.g. paint fumes). Ensure you are using the correct mask--a P95--for spray painting. And finally, the apron is optional if you want to reduce the chances of getting paint on your clothes. The aprons are located on the back corner of the low fidelity prototyping station.
To prepare for spray painting in the [[Finishing Room]], here's the PPE (personal protective equipment) that you must don before starting. You will need safety glasses, hearing protection (either ear plugs or the over-the-ear style), nitrile gloves, and a P95 mask. Ear plugs and nitrile gloves are located at the safety station by the Wood Shop door. The over-the-ear style hearing protection are located on top of the CNC router terminal in the Wood Shop; please return them to that same location if you use them. To obtain a P95 mask, please ask one of the Tool Room attendants to provide you one from the Tool Room inventory. If the Tool Room is closed, ask one of the Maker Hub staff to retrieve a P95 mask for you from the Tool Room. Make sure that you use a P95 mask when spray painting. There are both P95 and N95 masks available from the Tool Room, but N95 masks are only designed to protect against non-oil-based particles inhalation (e.g. dust), not oil-based particles (e.g. paint fumes). Ensure you are using the correct mask--a P95--for spray painting. And finally, the apron is optional if you want to reduce the chances of getting paint on your clothes. The aprons are located on the back corner of the low fidelity prototyping station.
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[[File:Spray Paint PPE.jpg|1000px|none]]
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My first round of spray painting was a metallic gray. As you can see, I was a little heavy-handed and impatient with the spray paint which resulted in drips and pooling. Best practices with spray paint almost always call for thin, light coats for best results. Some of the internal topography proved quite difficult to reach with the spray paint which contributed to the drips/pooling. Luckily, the drips and pooling aren't really visible from the outside of the shell, so it turned out ok. I ended up applying two coats of the metallic gray. After the paint dried, I removed the vinyl masking and the painter's tape around the cockpit. However, I left the vinyl masking for the windows in place. I used Q-tips and isopropyl alcohol to clean up any stray paint that got behind the vinyl mask.
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My first round of spray painting was a metallic gray. As you can see, I was a little heavy-handed and impatient with the spray paint which resulted in drips and pooling. Best practices with spray paint almost always call for thin, light coats for best results. Some of the internal topography proved quite difficult to reach with the spray paint which contributed to the drips/pooling. Luckily, the drips and pooling aren't really visible from the outside of the shell, so it turned out ok. I ended up applying two coats of the metallic gray. After the paint dried, I removed the vinyl masking and the painter's tape around the cockpit. However, I left the vinyl masking for the windows in place. I used Q-tips and isopropyl alcohol to clean up any stray paint that got behind the vinyl mask.
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