Reddit reviews Best Choice Products Airbrush Spray Booth Kit Paint Craft Odor Extractor Hobby Crafts Figurines - Beige

Welcome to the subreddit! I think I can answer a couple of your questions about paint. Some people swear by doing it outside when the weather is nice, especially in the cooler months, where humidity and dust aren't as prevalent. I personally paint indoors. I picked up a paint booth from Amazon for under 80 bucks and it works great! I just vent the fumes outside through a partially opened window with the vent the booth comes with.

Paint booth from Amazon

As for preparing the body. I've always been told to wash and dry the parts involved first with soap and water, then allow to dry completely. You can accelerate this with a dust free cloth or hair dryer, pick your poison. Then sand the body with a 600 grit grade of sandpaper, rinse again, and wet sand (body and paper are wet with 1000-1200 grit) Once that's done, you're ready for priming. Model builders who are way better at this than me typically recommend 1-2 coats of primer, the color depends on the body color. So for bright colors, use a white primer. For darker colors, use a grey primer. After you've primed a couple times, its time to take the body and sand it again, with 1200 grit. Get it all smooth, then shoot the color. First three coats are mist coats, sprayed 10-12 inches from the model, very light coats. After that comes 2 or 3 wet coats, sprayed closer to the model, careful not to overpaint or you'll get dripping or pooling in some spots.

There are lots of forums for modelers, including this one. The mods here put together a painting FAQ you can see on the right side of this page. I like your truck! Looks great! I hope some of these answers help.

So I have decided on getting a spray booth.
Does this one look alright?
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B004ZH7RSM/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1481355048&sr=8-5&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=spray+booth&dpPl=1&dpID=51DA5SIaCrL&ref=plSrch

Thanks! I've looked at a few spray booths, specifically this one. Any recommendations?

I use this http://www.amazon.com/Best-Choice-Products%C2%AE-Airbrush-Extractory/dp/B004ZH7RSM/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1420160560&sr=8-2&keywords=spray+booth when airbrushing. Works well for what you pay for it, suction is good and the filter catches most particles. Make sure you get a spare filter or two, they get clogged pretty fast.

Here's my Airbrush History

• 8 Months Experience in Airbrushing (5 Completed Kits & 1 WIP)
  
  
• Started with Iwata NEO CN as my 1st Airbrush.
  
  
• My 1st Compressor was the Master Airbrush w/ Hose & Regulator.
  
  
• Painted 2 kits using the above Airbrush & Compressor using Tamiya Acrylics thinned with 1:1 91% ISO Alcohol. The 2 Kits are MG Strike Freedom & MG Nu Gundam.
  
  
• Bought a 2nd Airbrush which is the Master G23, I personally like it better than the Neo and it even came with 3 Needles and it was cheaper than when I bought the Neo.
  
  
• Painted 2 kits using the Master G23 & Master Compressor is still the same; Used Mr. Color Paints thinned w/ Leveling Thinner. Painted kits we're 1/35 Hi Nu Bust & MG Unicorn Gundam
  
  
• Currently working on a kit using the G23, Master Compressor & Mr. Color paints. Kit is the MG Sword Impulse.
  
  
• I started wearing a Mask, which is the MSA Safety Works Mask cause that shit smells like shit.
  
  
• Got a Spray Booth since I started painting inside. Generic Airbrush Spray Booth
  
  That's pretty much it from my personal experience... If you have any questions let me know and I'll try to answer it for you.
  
  Best part is the total for my Airbrush/Compressor Combo's I both bought under $100.
  
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I just picked up a spray booth from Amazon surprisingly cheap and does a good job at not letting the strong smell permeate the space. this is the one I bought

Non-mobile: this is the one I bought

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Considering going into airbrushing but not sure if I should build a DIY booth or buy a portable one. I just wanted to hear some experiences with either and was wondering how often I would need to replace filters/how difficult is it to replace the filters on a portable booth (including finding new parts + installing said parts)

PS. I was interested in this booth
https://www.amazon.com/Airbrush-Spray-Booth-Paint-Extractory/dp/B004ZH7RSM

I got this.

Open a window, it should be fine. If you are really concerned you should get a spray booth. Example.

I can't say the product is terribly durable but mine is still going two years later, crack a window and point the hose outside

Folds up nicely if you are in a small space, put a sheet of cardboard down under it overspray tends to sneak thru the seams where it folds sometimes

https://www.amazon.com/Airbrush-Spray-Extractor-Crafts-Figurines/dp/B004ZH7RSM

I haven't used one, but a No-Spill Paint Cup may help.

Spraying indoors is usually a bad plan. If you really want to, you can buy a spray booth or build one.