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Pace Paint booth "peacemaker"

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  • Member since
    March 2006
  • From: Boyertown, PA, USA
Posted by Dubau on Monday, August 24, 2009 4:52 PM
Might as well get something that you knew you will be happy with forever instead of replacing the booth after a few years for something begger.

I looked and looked and read about and looked more and I ended up getting the Peacekeeper.

For what I build from 1/72 to 1/32 +, the Peacekeeper was the best one for me. It has a LOT of room for what I need it for.

So if you can afford one and have the room for it I would get it.

Bud

" You've experienced a set back, and without set backs and learning how to fix them you'll never make the leap from kit builder to modeler "
  • Member since
    September 2007
  • From: Crystal Lake, IL
Posted by firesmacker on Monday, August 24, 2009 3:54 PM

I have had mine for about a year and a half now. I love it. When I was shopping around for a paint booth, the wife told me that I might as well get something that I knew I would be happy with forever instead of replacing my booth after a few years.

I like the fact that you can adjust the fan speed and the 2 outlets built into the side so I can plug in my compressor and my radio. Also, the filters can be purchased from any hardware store. No need to order them exclusively from the booth manufacturer.

Mine doesn't have all the fancy graphics on the front though. I don't know if that's what they are doing now or they were just "jazzed-up" for the IPMS gig. For the record, it's called the Peacekeeper.

Regards,

Jeff

  • Member since
    April 2003
  • From: Hayward, CA
Posted by MikeV on Monday, August 24, 2009 12:27 PM
 HawkeyeHobbies wrote:

I gave one some close scrutiny at the Nats...I'm sold on getting one for myself.

 

Those things are huge!

I couldn't fit one in my modeling room. Laugh [(-D]

Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom. " Charles Spurgeon
  • Member since
    December 2003
  • From: Indiana
Posted by hkshooter on Sunday, August 23, 2009 10:00 PM
I'm with Gerald. I like them well and want the big one but for $350 and $450 respectively, I think I'll keep my currenty one in employ.
  • Member since
    April 2004
  • From: Windy city, US
Posted by keilau on Sunday, August 23, 2009 9:46 PM
 HawkeyeHobbies wrote:

I gave one some close scrutiny at the Nats...I'm sold on getting one for myself.

Gerald, it is quite an endorsement from you. Care to elaborate?

  • Member since
    August 2006
  • From: Neenah, WI
Posted by HawkeyeHobbies on Sunday, August 23, 2009 5:27 PM

I gave one some close scrutiny at the Nats...I'm sold on getting one for myself.

 

Gerald "Hawkeye" Voigt

http://hawkeyes-squawkbox.com/

 

 

"Its not the workbench that makes the model, it is the modeler at the workbench."

  • Member since
    May 2003
  • From: The flat lands of the Southeast
Posted by styrene on Monday, August 17, 2009 10:13 PM

This is just my opinion, so please take it with a grain of salt.

The Peacemaker falls into the typical box-type booth design more commonly seen in industry.  Of all the booths Pace makes I like the design of this one.  The problem with the booth, however, is the fan.  It is rated at 265 cfm, which calculates out to about 80 or so feet per minute (fpm) given the provided face dimensions.  This isn't necessarily a bad thing since recommended face velocities fall within a range of 80-100 fpm.  But it's not a good thing, either.  Once you install filters to the intake side, and duct work to the exhaust side, you add resistance to the airflow being moved by the fan.  You not only have to pull contaminated air from the booth, you also have to push that air out the other end.  The result is diminished airflow below the minimum recommendation of 80 fpm.  If I'm not mistaken, fans are typically rated without the addition of filters or exhaust ducting.

So what can you do?

1.  Continue to shop around for a booth of similar dimension with a higher-rated fan--or build your own.  I recalculated for the Peacemaker using the provided face dimensions, and a more satisfactory fan would be rated at about 385 cfm (This is based on a 100 fpm face velocity with a "bump" of 25% to help with expected resistance.)

2.  Buy the booth and try to follow a couple suggestions:

     --When spraying, move your model inward at least 6" from the face edge.  Do not spray from the extra "shelf" provided in front of the face. (I'm not really sure why that shelf was included as part of the overall design.)

     --Obtain as "open" a filter as you can get that will still capture particulates and allow maximum airflow.  Remember that a paint filter is not put in place to protect your lungs, but to protect the fan and its components from damage over time.

     --Keep ductwork runs as short as possible.  The longer the run, the more resistance generated.  The same goes for bends.  30-degree bends aren't too bad; 90-degree bends are killers for airflow.

     --Avoid corrugated ducting (like dryer hose).  Each hump in that ducting creates air vortexes and induces higher rates of friction.  Smooth-walled ducting is always more efficient and highly recommended.

     --Give consideration to adding a plexiglas-type "sash" to your booth.  Slide it upwards and insert your model, then lower it to a point where you can still insert your hands/forearms adequately to perform spraying operations.  Decreasing the face area while maintaining the same fan speed increases airflow velocity and makes the booth more efficient.  A sash is one of the primary features found in the use of laboratory hoods.  In addition, looking through a clear sash affords some measure of eye protection.

Good luck in your booth quest.  If you get the Peacemaker, I hope you find it satisfactory. Please post here with your opinions of whatever booth you purchase.

Gip

 

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  • Member since
    May 2008
  • From: Budd Lake, New Jersey
Pace Paint booth "peacemaker"
Posted by BeltFed on Saturday, August 15, 2009 8:49 AM
Im tight on time so ill be quick.  Is the Pace Peacemaker any good?  What would you recomend?  thanks.
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