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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Casselton, North Dakota 58012
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Re: Paint booth ideas
I was hoping to spray right away, but I just got water in my basement from my old block foundation. I'm having a company come and install a water guard on the block on the inside that will run down to interior drain tile that they will be putting in as well as installing metal I beam braces on one of the walls. I have to demo the walls and ceiling and get everything prepped for them to come before the 4th. Not what I wanted to do this summer.
Back to the booth - I know the windows are close, but thats what I have to work with. I didnt want to lose my garage space where my car sits and I didnt want to take this booth apart and reassemble it. Im hoping that it will be good enough air flow. I can adjust the speeds of the fan as well so I have some flexibility. I like your idea of adding something to bring the intake air in more if need be. We shall see... I gotta go pick some epoxy up soon with a primer gun and paint suit and all that. Its gonna be an expensive year for sure... |
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Location: Seligman, MO
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Re: Paint booth ideas
This is a great thread, as I'm going to build a paint booth in my shop. Since my shop is not air conditioned, I'll be buying a window unit to use for the paint booth. It gets way too hot out there!
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Location: Catskill Mountains,NY
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Re: Paint booth ideas
I painted my 68 in stages not the best but I didn’t have the room for a full booth . 13x13 pop up with 6 mil plastic and a zipper door . I used a small explosion proof fan to pull air out and a box fan to push air in was basically a positive flow booth . Worked very well .
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Location: Seligman, MO
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Re: Paint booth ideas
I finished my diy paint booth/shop-within-a-shop. I bought a window a/c and it is a game changer. I used 2x4s and 6 mil plastic to make the 12'x18' area. I haven't got it set up to paint in yet, but not far off!
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Casselton, North Dakota 58012
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Re: Paint booth ideas
Finally got a chance to spray. Since this is the first time I've ever sprayed anything, I figured I'd start on something that won't be seen. These are the wood bed support braces. I only hung three of them. Next time I might just do two - I found myself bumping them more than I thought. These pics are just before I sprayed. Hung tie wire from shallow strut - worked pretty good. Just need a bunch more practice on gun control.
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Location: Airville, PA
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Re: Paint booth ideas
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Join Date: Apr 2019
Location: Yorktown, VA
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Re: Paint booth ideas
I've gleaned some good info on building a home paint booth from the youtube channel 'Home Built by Jeff".
He built his to be temporary and has painted several vehicles in it so far with good results. |
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Casselton, North Dakota 58012
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Re: Paint booth ideas
Thanks for all the ideas and help. I've sprayed on three different occasions and so far so good. After the first time, I only hung two braces which gives me more than enough room to walk around without bumping into anything. I mist the floor with a pump sprayer. I'm pretty surprised at how much the exhaust filter catches. After three times, I believe its time to change the filter. So far, I'm happy with the booth. Can't wait to keep spraying. Now it's just figuring out where to store all these parts...
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