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Came across this photo this morning and thought of you.

From MMF's thread:
"Good find, Mary Ruth. I need to spray paint some window hardware and started thinking about where I could do it that would be semi-dust free and that overspray wouldn't harm anything. I guess I could move the cars out of the garage and do it there, but that's definitely not a dust-free zone. Do you have a solution other than setting up a spray booth?"

My response:
"What I have seen for small items like hardware is using a large cardboard box. Make the opening in the front (box laid down sideways).

Then spray hardware in short spurts. I would not recommend this being done in the house, but in the garage or out of doors.

We make a lot of over-spray when we keep our finger on the button. If you paint in short spurts you can avoid over doing the 'cloud' effect."

Thank you, Mary Ruth. That was clever about cutting a hole in the top to let light in and using wire hangers as platforms. I think I will probably try it with the box flat on the ground. Then, I'll have plenty of light. I saved some packing paper, too so I can make a liner and lift the items out of the box, kind of like using parchment paper on a baking sheet.

And if you use a light at the top, cover the hole with plastic wrap so the over-spray won't go on the light.

I hope this makes your project easier!

I'm sure it will. Thanks, again.