Hi there — can’t find an email address for you, but wanted to tell you thanks for visiting my blog/commenting on my spraypaint post. As for the mask to use — I was using one out of a pack from the 99-cent store, which of course was better than NO mask, until I could talk to someone knowledgeable. My buddy at Ace told me any of the masks for filtering dust, fumes, or fiber insulation are fine since I’m not normally spray painting for over 3 hours. I bought a ‘generic’ brand, 2-pack,$6.99, but it’s rated for safety use by OSHA – since I work in construction, that has meaning to me and I trust it. You just need to have something with better/increased filtering, but an actual ‘respirator’ is over the top for my level of usage.
Also, there are so many new types of spray paints specifically for ARTISTS, with lower fume/toxicity — a brand called ’94’, another called mtn Hardcore … with GAZILLIONS of colors … the hardcore line also has various sized tips/spray nozzles available (like pen nibs) for different effects. (This is why I love Gabe, my spray paint enabler — he hipped me to all this information.)
Hi there — can’t find an email address for you, but wanted to tell you thanks for visiting my blog/commenting on my spraypaint post. As for the mask to use — I was using one out of a pack from the 99-cent store, which of course was better than NO mask, until I could talk to someone knowledgeable. My buddy at Ace told me any of the masks for filtering dust, fumes, or fiber insulation are fine since I’m not normally spray painting for over 3 hours. I bought a ‘generic’ brand, 2-pack,$6.99, but it’s rated for safety use by OSHA – since I work in construction, that has meaning to me and I trust it. You just need to have something with better/increased filtering, but an actual ‘respirator’ is over the top for my level of usage.
Also, there are so many new types of spray paints specifically for ARTISTS, with lower fume/toxicity — a brand called ’94’, another called mtn Hardcore … with GAZILLIONS of colors … the hardcore line also has various sized tips/spray nozzles available (like pen nibs) for different effects. (This is why I love Gabe, my spray paint enabler — he hipped me to all this information.)
Have a great rest o’the week!
Toni Brown