Anyone make a small paint booth??

[handyman 1]

I would like to make a small tabletop size (2x3 approx) spray booth. Something with a fan to suck up and exhaust the overspray. Mainly to be used for small parts and quick rattlecan jobs. I am tired of overspray all over the place. Has anyone made anything like this? What type of fan will I need since it will be volitile paint fumes? Thanks.

[markslawnmowerworld 4]

I have used a homemade paint booth for years.......

I went and bought a patio tent, and two box fans, turned one fan around for intake,

and the other facing out for exhaust....I cut the patio tent for the openings for the box fans.............it works great in the garage at home for winter painting jobs...

be sure to wear a very good mask...... B)

[Duff 206]

I have used a homemade paint booth for years.......

I went and bought a patio tent, and two box fans, turned one fan around for intake,

and the other facing out for exhaust....I cut the patio tent for the openings for the box fans.............it works great in the garage at home for winter painting jobs...

be sure to wear a very good mask......

Mark, sounds like a good, economical way to create a spray booth. Do you filter the exhausted air in any way? On a cool, damp day when paint is slow to dry, I would think the exhaust fumes could land on something you might not want "sprayed".......just a thought....

Duff B)

[sorekiwi 761]

I think "Fireman" built one a while back and posted pic's.

EDIT: Here's the post: http://www.wheelhorseforum.com/index.php?...&hl=spray+booth

Jeffs pic's are gone but there are some of Jacks there.

[markslawnmowerworld 4]

yes i use cheap throw away furnace filters.

and exhaust about a foot from the garage door, and tape card-board to the door where it exhausts......not to paint a two thousand dollar door.... B)

[fireman 1,022]

Here is a pic pf mine. I moved pictures around and broke the link from the other post:

[GlenPettit 1,717]

I like the idea of plastic on sides/top to let in lots of light. Great job!

[CasualObserver 3,410]

Besides the booth, you might want to check out this topic. This was a good discussion a while back on painting.

http://www.wheelhorseforum.com/index.php?showtopic=6090

and this one has some good info too.

http://www.wheelhorseforum.com/index.php?showtopic=1698

[Rideawaysenior 25]

Thats mine there in Sorekiwi's post. Works great. I ended up putting some plywood about two inches over the suction ports to create a plenum on the back side. This way the vac draws air from the top and bottom. Behind the plywood I have furnace air filters that do the filtering. So far there has not been any residue on the side of my garage even on windy and wet days.

[rickv1957 73]

Great ideas there guys!!!,I need one,Rick

[fireman 1,022]

I think mine cost like $50 to make all from Home Depot. I used a rectangular to round collector with a fan in it to cause a negative flow drawing air out towards the back of the booth. That is connected to a short piece of flexible round ducting to a dryer type vent mounted in a piece of plywwod wood that fits in the window. Once the parts are set to go I drape the piece of clear plastic over the front and secure with a few pieces of duct tape to seal it up. I have two slits and a little viewing window in it so I can put my arms through and watch what i'm doing. It works great and I never have any over spray anywhere but in the booth.

This year i'm going to revamp it and put the exhaust out the bottom with a fan blowing down from the top. The other thing i'm going to do is buy some of the zipper attachments like the ones you can put in when you shrink-wrap your boat for the winter. This way when I close the front I don't have to use tape and it will be a nice seal.

One note of advice if you are going to build one like mine. Make sure you over-lap the plastic wherever any joints meet. The first time I used it, they dry paint dust came out of the joints. Not bad but enough where you had to clean it up.

[handyman 1]

Thanks for the ideas. That is about what I am looking to do. Does anyone make a small fan that is made for paint and finish booths that is safe for the fumes or is it even an issue. I have seen many people using box fans to vent large booths to paint cars even.

Here is one I found on youtube. I kind of like the glass idea. It would keep the overspray in. It would be fine until you squirted the nozzle and it was turned toward the glass.

[Rideawaysenior 25]

Handy,

Best bet would be to use something where the fan is enclosed such as a dust collector fan. Like Fireman, i was in the fire service in the code enforcement area and now am in the private sector doing the same. To build the booth correctly, it would cost you an arm and a leg but because your not a commercial business like the rest of us or atleast most of us, you can do pretty much what we did. The explosion risk presented here is more from the paint particulate and static discharge then it is from vapors. The main reason for this is due to the scale of the operation. Still, use a blower with an isolated motor if you can. I picked mine up for $60.00. That will ensure that particulate is not being drawn through the motor armature and brushes where there is typically an electrical arc.

Next, any metal fixtures tubing duct ETC need to be grounded. A simple self tapping screw will work just fine. The key to it all is the type of filter you use. I have a washboard type of fibrous filter the type that is used on forced hot air furnaces. This I've found to work the best. It traps everything.

As far as mine goes, I was given the table. I got the wood I used from Home Depot in their scrap section, it was real cheap. I used metal dryer vent and flexible ducting to channel the air draft. As you can see from my post, I placed the suction ports high. Lower might be better. I covered them with the filters and then cover the filters with plywood leaving an inch on the bottom and top of the rear of the box. This creates a plenum for good air draft and gives the filters room to breath. The only reason I made this booth was because of the fact that I was getting over spray on everything in the garage when ever I painted. Now, it's clean. Best of luck and if we can help, reach out.

Jack