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Where I live is quite often either too cold or too humid to get satisfactory results for base coating with GW or other spray paints. I've considered buying one of the nice portable spray stations I've seen and putting it in my basement. There is a window just above my tool station that I could use to put the venting hose through. I was wondering if anyone has any experience with this. Would these stations be up to filtering this paint? I'd probably use a sheet of plastic to cover it after spraying to help keep particles and fumes contained.

The arrangement you're describing should work fine. The venting hose isn't necessarily for filtering, rather it's intended to suck the particles away as fast as possible (there may be a filter in the system as well). A dropcloth (plastic, cloth, whatever) is always a great idea.

However, if you're just spraying a few figs at a time, a simple dust mask followed by leaving the area immediately afterwards should be fine also. Still use a dropcloth if your worried about paint getting on anything though.

I have used a can of rustoleum indoors thanks to one of those spray booths - it worked fine enough

I would suggest wearing a P95 paint respirator, such as:

http://www.amazon.com/3M-Paint-Project-Respirator-Medium/dp/B00004Z4EB/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1426483414&sr=8-2&keywords=p95+respirator

Also, you may wish to investigate an airbrush

I've done it several times without a spray booth or PPE. I just have an open door right there with a fan pointing out it. Works just fine with a drop.

Have you tried keeping the spray cans in a bucket of warm water, stepping outside and spraying and then bringing them back inside? If it's super duper cold it might not work, but you can spray in pretty cold climates like that. And do it in the warmest part of the day.

Spray booths can work, but I find my set up doesn't really deal with the epic cloud of paint that spray cans produce (it's fine for airbrushing though). Another thing to consider is that if you vent outside, depending on how strong the fan is you might end up making your house really cold as well If your spray booth is not sufficient to remove the cloud of paint, you'll want to put down drop sheets to protect stuff which is a bit of a hassle.