Insect repellant paint

[Wombat2]

I want to spray paint 9 doors in gloss enamel. I will need to do this out doors. There are lots and lots of tiny and not quite so tiny flying insect thingys in the air at our place.

Can I add an oil based insect repellant to the paint such as citronella oil?

[fnqtech]

Might be safer to set up some citronella candles around the area about an hour before you start painting.

[chrisp]

I had a similar problem last year while painting a wardrobe door a nice daisy yellow - heaps of insets decided to land in the paint and make funny little squiggle marks whilst trying to escape :(

I haven't tried this idea yet, but my wife suggesting using a outdoor fly-wire-screened picnic thingos as an outdoor spray booth.