Any tips on a homemade paint booth?
10-30-2008, 08:44 AM
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when i painted in my shop i always used to hose the floor down with water. kept the dust on the floor. use a squirrel cage it will move a lot of air. but any fan will work though. anything to draw the air and fumes out. never had a cross draft just worried about getting the fumes out though.
11-02-2008, 10:41 AM
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I use a 'temporary' booth, made from 3M plastic sheeting and PVC pipe.
I have a regular box fan blowing IN to the booth, and filters allow air to exit ("positive pressure" booth). It works well for me. If you're pulling dirty air through the fan to make vapors exit, then yes, you need to be concerned with vapors. If you're pulling clean air through the fan as an inlet, not as much. I also have a filter on the inlet fan as well.
My makeshift booth works fine for me, for panel painting (it's 8 x 10 x 7 ft tall). The 3M overspray sheeting that I use is 15' wide and comes in a 450' roll for about $35. I just wrap the booth like a big present with a single sheet, floor, walls, and ceiling.
I also use a fresh air respirator system with a full hood. Don't want to breathe that junk, that's for sure.
I have a regular box fan blowing IN to the booth, and filters allow air to exit ("positive pressure" booth). It works well for me. If you're pulling dirty air through the fan to make vapors exit, then yes, you need to be concerned with vapors. If you're pulling clean air through the fan as an inlet, not as much. I also have a filter on the inlet fan as well.
My makeshift booth works fine for me, for panel painting (it's 8 x 10 x 7 ft tall). The 3M overspray sheeting that I use is 15' wide and comes in a 450' roll for about $35. I just wrap the booth like a big present with a single sheet, floor, walls, and ceiling.
I also use a fresh air respirator system with a full hood. Don't want to breathe that junk, that's for sure.
11-02-2008, 12:55 PM
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The 3M sheeting? Part number 06728. I have purchased it locally at a local mom-n-pop paint shop, and at a local Carquest paint supply. List is about $50, but it goes on sale at ~$33 or so. It's the 16' x 400' roll. It's thin stuff, but it lasts long enough for several booth sessions.
