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Spray Area Guidelines and Set Up
Application Area:
It’s important to isolate your spray area from
the rest of the shop area so that there is no possible exposure of
anyone of overspray. While being inexpensive and easy to
accomplish, having a relatively small confined area allows for
simple and efficient exhaust of the area in a short period of time
and makes for a small cleanup job when you want a fresh new look in
your shop.
Personal Safety:
We advise everyone that you should always use a
fresh air supplied system when spraying our products in a confined
area. The Pro Air system that we offer ensures that you are using
an OSHA approved system. Used along with the disposable
tyvek hood
that provides for positive fresh air pressure and the low-pressure
airflow prevents the lens from fogging up.
Construction:
The bubble, greenhouse style enclosure using
thin plastic sheeting over wood or metal tubing works fine. A good
size work area would be 12’ tall x 16’ wide x 20’ long. This would
allow for the largest of pickup trucks with the cab always being
outside of the area and separated at the opening of the plastic
sheeting. We recommend going with our custom built spray booth,
shipped to you in 4’ sections, adequate exhaust and lighting to make
sure your technician is safe.
Exhaust System:
The size of the exhaust system should exhaust a
volume of air equal to the internal displacement of the work area
enclosure with a 2-3 minute time span. By the time the applicator
has removed his respirator hood and returns to the work area for
trimming the liner, there will not be any trace of overspray vapor
that was created during the application process. A filter system
should be installed in front of the fan to prevent solids from
contaminating the fan system and also to maintain efficient
airflow. The air from your spray area must be exhausted directly
outdoors.
Fire Hazard Issues:
All of Armadillo Liners materials do not
contain VOC’s, CFC’s or other volatiles. Armadillo Liners Polyol (B
component) has a flash over 340 degrees and the ISO (A component)
has a flash point over 420 degrees. All four of our products do not
fall under guidelines for spray painting or guidelines associated
with chemicals containing volatiles where fire and explosion hazards
exist.
Great site to check out:
We are a proud member of the API, click
here
to research more on the
Truck Bed Liner Health and Safety for the Polyurethanes Industry
(CPI). This site is intended to help the owners and employees of
truck bed lining businesses learn about important worker safety and
health information and the most recent developments in the truck bed
liner industry related to these issues.
Click on the graphic below to read the latest article on
setting up your shop up for spraying bed liners.
This article was originally written by Jake Rishavy and published in
the March 2005 edition of Restyling Magazine. Above are some of the
highlights and features found in the article. The complete article
can be read by
clicking here. The article is in PDF format and will require
Adobe Acrobat to view. You can download the latest free version by
clicking here.
You can find more
information about Restyling Magazine by visiting their website at
www.restylingmag.com.
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