Thread: Advice

Originally Posted by John Samuel

This is my experience too. I now use my cyclone (vented outside) to clear the shop not only of dust, but also of lacquer (etc) fumes. After spraying, the cyclone clears the shop quite quickly. The axial flow fans Bob mentions would do a similar job.

If a DC of any kind has filters I would be careful about using it to clear spray paint vapour. There is always some residual paint in the vapour and this may gum the filters up very quickly. A friend of mine was spraying a car and decided to use his 2HP DC with pleated filter to extract the air from his shed while spaying and it severely clogged up the filter and it could not be removed.

Originally Posted by BobL

If a DC of any kind has filters I would be careful about using it to clear spray paint vapour. There is always some residual paint in the vapour and this may gum the filters up very quickly. A friend of mine was spraying a car and decided to use his 2HP DC with pleated filter to extract the air from his shed while spaying and it severely clogged up the filter and it could not be removed.

Bob,

Exactly. You just gave people one more very good reason to install a Clear Vue vented to the outside.

I have not used my big industrial fan in a while. It was used to clear the shop of dust (sanding etc) and spray vapours. I don't need it for cooling in summer because my shop is insulated well.

Now the Clear Vue not only removes dust very well, but also it is a lot quicker at clearing the shop of spray vapours. I open two or three blast gates and turn the cyclone on as I start spraying. A few minutes after I finish, the shop is essentially clear.