I have always the same problem...
While airbrushing I always get dust particles on my models. I have an airbrush cabin, I spray some water in the air before I start airbrushing, the models get cleaned with water to remove the dust before painting and it dries in a box. The room is relatively dust free, because it is only used as a closet for my stash and airbrushing.

Do you have some ideas how to avoid it in the future?

Thomas

I have a HEPA air cleaner on the same bench where I have my air brushing set up; this seems to help.

I wash my model in windex and rinse, then dry it in a plastic tote. My paint booth has a fan and filter. I use an anti-static brush on the model before painting. I have a huge HEPA filter in the room. All of this keeps dust off the model and draws dust away from the model. I don't have any dust problems in my paint.
Household dust is something like 90% dead human skin cells. If you have pets, animal dander and hair is even worse. Any porous material can add to dust. Clothes, cardboard, cotton rags, paper, carpet, curtains, etc. will all contribute dust to the air. Ventilation / filtration are your best offence and keeping the model enclosed in dust-free plastic (tote, to booth, to tote) is your best defense.

Is it really dust? Or does the paint seem to be grainy in texture? It could be that your paint is drying to much in the air as it travels to the model from the ab. Mix the paint a bit more 'wet' with more thinner or increase pressure.

It´s definitely dust. Too dry paint looks different.

Thomas

Look for Tamiya's Static Brush. I always give my models a once over with the fine and then the large ends of this brush, takes the dust off no problems.

Never heared of this. Will keep an eye out.

Thanks,
Thomas

The obvious joke about models getting dusty is you should paint faster! All joking aside though, there is no such thing as a truly dust-free room in a typical house - especially if it is mainly used for storage. Anything you do (like trying to dust it first) will only get the dust back up into the air where it waits to land on your paint. The best I can suggest is use a paint spray booth that vents to the outside and run it for a while before you start painting so it can reduce the dust by sucking it out. And make sure the floor is vacuumed frequently as that is where lots of dust settles until you walk in and disturb it...

As for that water trick, I remember spraying water on the garage floor before painting to reduce the dust! That was way back when I had a garage...

Tom