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--.-..--.---.. .- ~... C. To hinder rust of the sp""y booth and to facilitate cleaning of overspray. one of the SCYcnll commercial eolltings available should be applied to areas where overspray will be deposited. ,some are "lastic coatings which may be brwhed or sprayed and later stripped off in sheers; some are a semi-permanent tef10n coating. Common grelLSe and paper i3 abo used but is not recommended as it presents a tire hazard. D. Keep the air velocity through the booth constant. If the paint formula or spraying operation is changed from that for which the booth was originally pu~chased, more or less air moVement may be present than even the law requires. Also. with more than Jne booth installed, room air CWTents may be troublesome, The result. in addition to the heating and air conditionin~ problems. is that fast-moving air currents across tbe face opening of the booths often result in the starving of one booth to the benefit of an adjace:1t booth with a better draft and the pulling of paint overspray from the starved booth out into the general room area, E. To keep specks of din, dust and lint off the surface being painted: I, Wear starched eoverulb during 'P11l)'ing opClUtions. 2. Strain spray material using a metal mesh filter, not a cheesecloth or similar strainer. j. Keep area surrounding booth. as well as booth itself clean. 4. Keep spray equipment clean. MAINTENANCE The frequency of many of the following maintenance checks depends upon the amount and kind of materials being sprayed.. Under all circumstances. however, these checks should be made at reguiar intervalz to reduce fire hazMds. to maintain che efficiency afthe booth. to prevent freshly painted objects from becoming blemished and to hinder nut of the booth. ]. On dry type paint spray booths with arrestor exhaust: A. Daily or when overspray accumulatc3 - remove the oV'Cnp~y and coating from the booth interior. operator's floor area, baffles. fan and exhaust piping. Use a non- ferrou.s. non-sparlding scraper to eliminate any possibilities of igniting combustible :naterial. Do not leave pilcs of paint swc:c:ping.s in the booth. B, When overspray accumulates - remove exhaust.unit blade and clean. C. Check belt tension on exhaust unit periodically. Bearings in fan and motor may wear unnccessarily when belts are [00 tight. COMPLIANCE TO APPLICABLE CODES: This Spray Booth is designed to be in strict accordance with the Narional Fin: Protection Association's Standards Number 33. and NFPA's National Electnc Code, This'Spray Booth also meets or exceeds thc requirements of OSHA,