beginner'smind

Wow ... I seem to remember Warmoth or Boogie Body their predecessor starting out using converted baseball bat making machinery. Looks like you're keeping faith with the tradition

As luck would have it the mask was delivered this afternoon, so even though I wasn't spraying, I wore it around for a bit while I was sanding the body and ... no fog! The thing breathes very well. It was a mostly sunny day. Don't know the humidity, but the air seemed dry enough. May be much different on a cool, moist day, which we have in abudance here in W. Washington. 3M also threw in a sample of their viewing shield protector; a thin clear plastic overlay that attaches to the shield with adhesive at each end. It gets coated or scratched and you just replace it; the window of the mask is untouched. This may be commonplace as this is my first respirator of this type, but very good idea. Welding masks have the same thing out of a thicker plastic, and it sure is nice to have the option. Anyway, I've babbled along enough for now. Thanks for the help.

Hedley -- another casualty of age is memory. I forgot to ask you if there's a specific anti-fog wipe or solution that you've had success with or heard good things about?

Thanks for the response, Hedley. You know, this year I've had a plethora of health issues ... triple bypass and then a series of "fender bender " ailments one after another: my grandfather was right ... getting old isn't for p*ssies So, I'm being overly cautius. probably. Protect the eyes, lungs etc. and still be functional. The half mask is always slipping around when I've used it for welding under a hood, so I thought a one piece setup might be less annoying except for the heat and fogging. I'm used to a full hood so the heat won't be anything new. Reviews I've read have claimed that this model is pretty good for not fogging too badly ... we'll see. I'll let you know how it works out. Haven't tried the WD-40, sounds like a good idea. There's some anti-fogging stuff for scuba diving that works for quite a while too; I used to just spit in my mask, but don't think I'll being doing that with the respirator Pleasure to have found this forum. Too much to absorb all at once, but some great stuff to learn bit by bit. The level of craftsmanship that folks possess is a little intimidating, but very impressive. I tried Brian's stripping with chemical stripper tutorial ... very helpful to have. Always is nice to have a clear picture of how something's supposed to work so you don't get bogged down in "Am I doing this right?" Well, better get rolling, the sanding won't do itself. Thanks again.

I am just getting started out refininshing my first guitar body. I have ordered a 3M fullface #6800 respirator and the organic/acid fume filters to go with it. Is the filter choice the right one for a nitrocellulose finishing effort, given good cross ventilation in my shop, but no spray booth? If not, what would be a better filter choice for this unit? Thanks

Hey folks -- Just taking an initial look around. The level of examples shown is quite a bit above my own pay grade, but no better way to learn than being surrounded by copious information. My main interests are pedestrian; I love Teles in their various incarnations; some Strats, L.P. Specials etc. Singer by birth; guitar and fiddle player by passion; wannabee in both categories, but I work hard at it. Have a lot of time on my hands these days and want to fill it with guitars. Need much more info than I have, so am hopeful that basic questions are permissible to a degree. Don't use Pay Pal, but would like to donate to what seems a very productive effort. The good old post office will have to do it for me; make the money order out to Brian or the forum ... or? Well, glad to have found you folks.