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Protecting the Back Side from Overspray
Question
I have a job where the doors are to be clear on the back and stained on the front and sides (slab doors). What is the best method to achieve a nice clean line between the two colors without affecting the back with color? Forum Responses
Next thing you can do is make sure you are not using too much atomizing air. This creates excessive overspray that gets everywhere. Keep turning your air pressure down until it stops looking good when sprayed. Don't judge the panel immediately after spraying; give it 30 seconds or a minute to flow out. You can get the pressure down really low if you judge the finish after a minute instead of a few seconds. Its needs a little time to level out.  Click here for higher quality, full size image Next thing you can do is make sure you have sufficient airflow. If your booth isn't pulling the air fast enough, the overspray will just hang around and get over everything. And when spraying the edges, angle your gun down a little so the overspray isn't blowing straight across the back of the door, and when spraying the face, make sure the gun is perpendicular to the surface. No waving, keep it perpendicular and move like a robot.
From contributor N: If you make your board the exact size of the piece being sprayed, this will prevent the problem also. From contributor M: I agree with contributor J on two main points. Lower air pressure as much as possible and be sure you are pulling a high volume of air through the spray room exhaust. While this alone will not eliminate blowback and overspray, it really helps. Keeping your work above the supporting surface and staying away from the wall or any vertical surface will change from item to item, and need to be dealt with on a per job basis. I also find in some instances, the material I am using and how I thin it (or retard its dry time) has influence. A little overspray on a wet surface dries differently than when it hits an almost dry surface. I also find that I have a higher degree of problems in this area when spraying at midday when our temperatures are hitting 95 to 100 degrees. My spray is drying faster than when I spray late afternoon or early morning, adding to the problem big time. From contributor G: Here's a picture from WOODWEB's Shop Gallery. Notice how there can be no bounce-back because there's nothing to bounce off of.  Click here for higher quality, full size image From contributor I: Contributor G is onto it. We use pieces of burlap or terry - rough open surface and heavy enough to stay put. Would you like to add information to this article? Interested in writing or submitting an article? Have a question about this article? Have you reviewed the related Knowledge Base areas below? 
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