I take a deep breath and hold it, shoot paint as quickly as possible, then run away from the plane and gasp for air. Flip the plane over and repeat.

Not really! I use a single charcoal filtered mask and goggles for shooting urethane and dope.

Harbor Freight has good Paint masks for a reasonable price... have never checked them on paint suits.. but paper suits are available at a reasonable  price to protect your body.. zippered paper coveralls if you will.. will work for several paint jobs if your carefull taking them on and off... usually have to get them at the auto paint store...

Mine looks a lot like PJ's but I have a better haircut.

AO Safety mask and two stage filters. I change them out every time I shoot catalyzed polyuretane.

HI Randy,  curious about changing each time you shoot the clear.  Are the filters becoming clogged, or just losing their effectiveness?  I might need to look into that.  I have a mask that looks similar to P.J.'s (except it is gray) with double filters, one being charcoal.

One other thing I have done is to cover my arms and wear some latex gloves to cover the hands when shooting the catalyzed stuff.  After the first time I did it here at home, I didn't and my arms were sticky from the overspray.  I didn't think that was good.........  maybe why my chest glows bright green from the inside out when the lights are out....  

(I now do the same thing when shooting dope and lacquer)

I have always wanted to add a two car garage, one to use for work and building and the other side as an evacuation (down draft) spray booth.  You never build a garage at the house to park cars in.  
Big Bear

Bill,

Catalyzed Polyurethane is pretty toxic until it catalyzes. It released free iso-cyanides into the air. They attack the filter. You are usually good for awhile but I don't want to take the chance that the filter gets compromised. So I just change them out after I finish the clear coat. Fresh set the next time around.

PJ,

Yea, I wish I had that sort of setup. When I hit the Lotto, I'll build such a facility.

When I painted some motorcycle parts, I used my scuba tank and an old regulator no longer suitable for diving. Except for the tank which needs to be certified, undiveable but working scuba regulators are common on ebay for cheap. A 80 cubic foot scuba tank is good for several hours of air above water. Just toss a towel over the tank to keep the paint dust off of it.

The CPR toon has a resemblance of Schultze on the ground.      I guess that is why I am going back to dope finishes.  Of course I hte to think of 50+ years using the stuff of what it's done to me.