Spritz
Triple Actioner
I have a couple of idiot friends that were in the paint busineas and painted for decades with out a mask and both have bad lung issues where now they live with oxygen tubes with them 24/7 osha will close a shop now for the painters not masking up. So you painting with out masking up we do not recommend .
Your lungs get enough junk in them with out getting rainbow lung to go with it.
But then again I have stood without a chemical mask in live nerve agent so Uncle Sam could make sure I could inject myself and stay alive. But while a paint maybe water borne doea don't mean you should drink it or breath the vapor of it.
Sorry foe the rant but I do not support spraying paint without a mask.
@Mr.Micron
Yeah I know it can create lung issues and OSHA will shut down a SHOP for not following the rules. I and my friends didn't work from a business shop, so we didn't need to follow OSHA rules. All our work was done from personal garages, not businesses. That's the nice part of doing things as a hobby and using that hobby to make side money from a home garage, you don't need to worry about an OSHA inspection OR their rules.
I understand your rant, and I don't recommend spraying chemical based paints without a mask, and I never did recommend it ! I JUST told people what I did it back in the day. I did it because I wanted to get the job done without spending money I did not have...for masks and junk. It got to be a habit, and since I had no ill effects from it ( AND STILL DON'T at 60 years old ) I did not worry. I still smoke, drink and paint water base paint without a mask. But I wouldn't do the chemical paint without a mask now. Besides my back is too messed up to even lean over a hood, roof and trunk lid, and squeeze the trigger.... But I may try to anyways, when my 1937 International D2 pickup is ready for paint. a 12 or 30 pack of beer and a couple of my usual ( prescribed by my doctor ) pain pills and I think I'd be ready to go for it.... with my friends help. I may even leave my mask off, just to mess with your head one last time.... and get me a nice little buzz to boot