Learning to paint....

Just piddling on my own stuff...I just use my work bench, which is outside of the room I spray stuff in. There's a half dozen different colors dabbed onto the bench where I will lean a stir stick up between coats...lol. I keep a spare one gallon paint can to pour scraps in, and also pile my strainers and paper towels I use to clean spray guns in there. I seal it back up until it gets full, and then use the contents on a brush pile that gets burnt. Then start the process all over again. I keep a 5 gallon can of lacquer thinner under the bench, and have a hand pump to get out what I need. I also have a good pair of chemical gloves I wear while fooling with the thinner during cleanup, etc. If you get that stuff on your skin, it soaks up and gets in your bloodstream in a matter of seconds! It's kinda hard on organs, so be smart about using it! I also have a spray gun stand for a gravity fed gun that makes pouring paint in the cup, and cleanup a lot easier. It came with an el cheapo primer gun that I bought at Northern Tool. Get a good respirator, and put it on when you start mixing paint, and never walk into the spray booth without it! I put a coffee filter over each filter, and hold it in place with a rubber band. That keeps the real filters from stopping up so quick with overspray. I usually change both of those coffee filters between coats, and you will be surprised at how much paint gets stuck to them while you're breathing thru the respirator. Hope some of this rambling helps...lol. :)