Paint booth
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Paint booth
Need some pics of home made spray paint booths and ventilation systems.
Getting close to shooting, nothing over the top please, one time only paint job.
Getting close to shooting, nothing over the top please, one time only paint job.
Le Mans Master
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No pics, but I used some heavy plastic sheeting. Used a staple gun and hung it around where I was going to paint- even did the ceiling. For a vent, I used an old box fan under the garage door and another one with a furnace filter at the opposite end. Seemed to work OK.
Le Mans Master
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From: Seattle Area WA
Same as TimAT, I just hang some plastic sheeting to keep overspray from going into the rest of the shop, open the doors at both ends to get some air flow and use a box fan to help blow out the air a little faster. Also wear a supplied air unit to breath fresh air while spraying and suit up to keep paint off my skin and dirt/dust from clothes from getting into the paint.
Last edited by Scott Marzahl; Jul 18, 2011 at 11:07 AM.
Safety Car
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use some cheap square a/c filters for incoming air,
use a cheap box fan to pull air out of the garage, run fan on low during paint process.
watch out for sweat drops and the hose brushing into your fresh paint.
be sure to take precautions with your CDA Supply you must supply Clean "DRY" Air to your gun,
or you will have all kinds of problems. Overspray will go everywhere, seal up everything.
I believe the paint color is 1974 Corvette Silver it is Dupont Chromabase.
use a cheap box fan to pull air out of the garage, run fan on low during paint process.
watch out for sweat drops and the hose brushing into your fresh paint.
be sure to take precautions with your CDA Supply you must supply Clean "DRY" Air to your gun,
or you will have all kinds of problems. Overspray will go everywhere, seal up everything.
I believe the paint color is 1974 Corvette Silver it is Dupont Chromabase.
Last edited by 69Vett; Jul 19, 2011 at 05:11 PM.
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Thanks to all for the input and excellent ideas.
Have the plastic up and divided the shop into a 13X25 booth. Have 4 box fans and the furnace filters. Have my air compressor and relater stuff set up. Put up extra lights and cleaned up everything.
Will give a dry run this weekend with some old paint to check air filtration.
Need to replace pass side window, and replace oil pan seal first. Want to get mechanical stuff done before i start the paint thing.
Have the plastic up and divided the shop into a 13X25 booth. Have 4 box fans and the furnace filters. Have my air compressor and relater stuff set up. Put up extra lights and cleaned up everything.
Will give a dry run this weekend with some old paint to check air filtration.
Need to replace pass side window, and replace oil pan seal first. Want to get mechanical stuff done before i start the paint thing.
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From: Carlsbad CA
use some cheap square a/c filters for incoming air,
use a cheap box fan to pull air out of the garage, run fan on low during paint process.
watch out for sweat drops and the hose brushing into your fresh paint.
be sure to take precautions with your CDA Supply you must supply Clean "DRY" Air to your gun,
or you will have all kinds of problems. Overspray will go everywhere, seal up everything.
use a cheap box fan to pull air out of the garage, run fan on low during paint process.
watch out for sweat drops and the hose brushing into your fresh paint.
be sure to take precautions with your CDA Supply you must supply Clean "DRY" Air to your gun,
or you will have all kinds of problems. Overspray will go everywhere, seal up everything.
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Very nice - what finish product did you use? I'm partial to Dupont Chromabase. I think it would look nice in a silver color.
use some cheap square a/c filters for incoming air,
use a cheap box fan to pull air out of the garage, run fan on low during paint process.
watch out for sweat drops and the hose brushing into your fresh paint.
be sure to take precautions with your CDA Supply you must supply Clean "DRY" Air to your gun,
or you will have all kinds of problems. Overspray will go everywhere, seal up everything.
use a cheap box fan to pull air out of the garage, run fan on low during paint process.
watch out for sweat drops and the hose brushing into your fresh paint.
be sure to take precautions with your CDA Supply you must supply Clean "DRY" Air to your gun,
or you will have all kinds of problems. Overspray will go everywhere, seal up everything.
Le Mans Master
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as hdpete98 mentioned, use the fan to draw air into the booth, not out of it. mount the fan(s) as you would a window air conditioner with a filter on the outside of the fan. that way dust can't be drawn into the area. also, consider grounding the paint gun to prevent electrostatic build up. static will pull every piece of dust from 10 miles right to the car-well, almost 10 miles. just tape a thin wire to the air hose and use an alligator clip to attach it to the gun, and the other end to the compressor(which should be grounded).
have plenty of paper towels handy, and a cardboard box ready to throw them into. also, some of your wife's tupperware style food containers ready to fill with solvent to drop the pieces of the gun into as you disassemble it. an old paint can is good for pouring used solvent into as you flush the gun and clean up. cut the toes out of a pair of socks and used them as arm sleeves to absorb sweat(a drop or sweat will quickly ruin you day!).
have plenty of paper towels handy, and a cardboard box ready to throw them into. also, some of your wife's tupperware style food containers ready to fill with solvent to drop the pieces of the gun into as you disassemble it. an old paint can is good for pouring used solvent into as you flush the gun and clean up. cut the toes out of a pair of socks and used them as arm sleeves to absorb sweat(a drop or sweat will quickly ruin you day!).
Pro
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as hdpete98 mentioned, use the fan to draw air into the booth, not out of it. mount the fan(s) as you would a window air conditioner with a filter on the outside of the fan. that way dust can't be drawn into the area. also, consider grounding the paint gun to prevent electrostatic build up. static will pull every piece of dust from 10 miles right to the car-well, almost 10 miles. just tape a thin wire to the air hose and use an alligator clip to attach it to the gun, and the other end to the compressor(which should be grounded).
have plenty of paper towels handy, and a cardboard box ready to throw them into. also, some of your wife's tupperware style food containers ready to fill with solvent to drop the pieces of the gun into as you disassemble it. an old paint can is good for pouring used solvent into as you flush the gun and clean up. cut the toes out of a pair of socks and used them as arm sleeves to absorb sweat(a drop or sweat will quickly ruin you day!).
have plenty of paper towels handy, and a cardboard box ready to throw them into. also, some of your wife's tupperware style food containers ready to fill with solvent to drop the pieces of the gun into as you disassemble it. an old paint can is good for pouring used solvent into as you flush the gun and clean up. cut the toes out of a pair of socks and used them as arm sleeves to absorb sweat(a drop or sweat will quickly ruin you day!).
Good advice.
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as hdpete98 mentioned, use the fan to draw air into the booth, not out of it. mount the fan(s) as you would a window air conditioner with a filter on the outside of the fan. that way dust can't be drawn into the area. also, consider grounding the paint gun to prevent electrostatic build up. static will pull every piece of dust from 10 miles right to the car-well, almost 10 miles. just tape a thin wire to the air hose and use an alligator clip to attach it to the gun, and the other end to the compressor(which should be grounded).
have plenty of paper towels handy, and a cardboard box ready to throw them into. also, some of your wife's tupperware style food containers ready to fill with solvent to drop the pieces of the gun into as you disassemble it. an old paint can is good for pouring used solvent into as you flush the gun and clean up. cut the toes out of a pair of socks and used them as arm sleeves to absorb sweat(a drop or sweat will quickly ruin you day!).
have plenty of paper towels handy, and a cardboard box ready to throw them into. also, some of your wife's tupperware style food containers ready to fill with solvent to drop the pieces of the gun into as you disassemble it. an old paint can is good for pouring used solvent into as you flush the gun and clean up. cut the toes out of a pair of socks and used them as arm sleeves to absorb sweat(a drop or sweat will quickly ruin you day!).
Thanks to all for the pics and the info.
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Great info - I would have had the fans flowing backwards!!! 
My garage is too small to even consider using to paint my 69. I went out on the www and found a place that sells the 1 3?8" adapters for "garages". I ordered the corner parts to make a 14' X 24' temp garage. The 1 3/8" parts are the same size as the chain link top rail which I can get at Home Depot. The jewel with this is I can put it up by myself and throw the tarps on it when I am ready to prime. Pull the tarps off when I am not painting - just leave the frame until the next use.
The place when I got the fixtures is Yuma's Bargain Warehouse. If you'd like a list of the parts I got, shoot me a PM - glad to share.
Once I get the components, I will build it and add pictures to this thread.
Oh, all the parts and 100 4 1/2" ball bungie cords was under $160 shipped.
Question - I am allowing 3 feet on each side and front and back - is that enough room?
John
My garage is too small to even consider using to paint my 69. I went out on the www and found a place that sells the 1 3?8" adapters for "garages". I ordered the corner parts to make a 14' X 24' temp garage. The 1 3/8" parts are the same size as the chain link top rail which I can get at Home Depot. The jewel with this is I can put it up by myself and throw the tarps on it when I am ready to prime. Pull the tarps off when I am not painting - just leave the frame until the next use.
The place when I got the fixtures is Yuma's Bargain Warehouse. If you'd like a list of the parts I got, shoot me a PM - glad to share.
Once I get the components, I will build it and add pictures to this thread.
Oh, all the parts and 100 4 1/2" ball bungie cords was under $160 shipped.
Question - I am allowing 3 feet on each side and front and back - is that enough room?
John
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I took an old furnace blower and mounted it in the attic of my garage so that it blows through the ceiling. On the garage side I mounted a 24 x 24 furnace filter so that the air coming into the garage is clean. I then put an old gallon thinner can under the bottom of the garage door to hold it open about 12 inches. This makes a nice down draft paint booth. I hose down the floor and cover up or remove anything from the garage that I don't want covered with overspray. I painted my 73 convertible in one set-up but painted the 76 coupe in two set-ups. This gives more room to mover around and less chance for bumping into something.
Good Luck,
Unk
Good Luck,
Unk
