Grounding for dust control

[LITJOHN]

you think this will work with fiberglass parts?

I know nothing about the Ionizing guns but straps are mentioned here a couple of times when painting fiberglass.

ground body of car when painting?

Is it true that you should ground the body of a car when painting? If so whats the best way? should battery be disconnected? Any other tips? thanks

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John

 

[DanMcG]

For $20 at Lowes you can get an eight foot grounding rod to connect your ground wire to.

 

[ksungela]

I've been doing more research to eliminate static electricity from the panel surfaces and came across this solution.

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It costs ~$350, but not available for about another 12 weeks due to a manufacturing facility upgrade. The cartridge lasts for 1 year as the plutonium in it degrades over time.
The Boss Auto ionizing gun I noted earlier costs about $1300-1400 which is probably worth it if you paint cars everyday.

 

[AAE]

I paid around $800 for my Static Zap. It works pretty well. When I remember to use it.

 

[Jim C]

when airbrushing in the dry winter months the super fine overspray will stick to other areas of the panel in all these crazy patterns from the static. i have tried grounding the panel and it makes absolutely zero difference. all the static is still there.

 

[crashtech]

These help a little, I mostly use them on bare plastic just prior to adpro: