another gelcoat story

JJ Sinclair wrote:
Brad, I wouldn't brush on the primer, half your sanding will be to
just remove the brush marks. You can get a cheap gun and compressor
for this. It is usually best to use the primer that is recommended by
the paint you are using, but most are gray in color and this will
start to show through if (when) you get a little to heavy handed with
the wet sanding during the finishing process. That is why I use PCL
Polyprimer, because it is pure white and believe me white is the way
to go. You do need good ventilation any time your spraying anything,
not only to prevent trapping unwanted by-products in the paint, but
you don't want to be trapping any of this stuff in your lungs, either!
That is REALLY true when using uretahne, we had a mechanic here who
recovered a Cub in the dead of winter with propane heaters running
inside the shop. He didn't want to ventilate because he would lose all
his heat. Then he sprayed urethane in the same environment (probably
with just a dust mask)........................anyway, he is no longer
with us!
From personal experience, I was spraying uerthane one evening and
started to lose my peripheral vision, then I tightened up the mask and
got it back! Scary stuff, I could have passed out, alone inside a
paint booth full of stuff that can kill you. I use a resporator now,
not too expensive, $300'ish from Spruce and Specialty.
Oh, my how I have carried on and we haven't even touched on the
biggest proplem you will face. Pumping water droplets out of your
spray gun. Got to go wet sand yesterdays paint.............
JJ

JJ, you mean supplied air system, right?

The box w/ a fan that sits where the clean air is and the fan pumps the
clean air through a hose to your mask.