Spray booth cleaning- material

Boy, that sounds like the easiest and cheapest way to go. I'll give it a try.

5-high

That's a good point. .sprue !!..I use old news papers in my new blow through that I had to build cuzz my Mr. Hobby bench booth wasn't powerful enough to handle the laquer and oil based paints that I'm planning on using for the mustang GB . It's easy to change and it's also ...FREE

Do you tape it down or glue it down?

Don Stauffer

I like the idea of the corrugated sign material with the gloss outside- I'll look for some of that stuff.

............  So I am looking for a cheap replaceable material.  Those corrugated signs sound like just what I am looking for.

be sure to wait until after elections are over 

I like the idea of the corrugated sign material with the gloss outside- I'll look for some of that stuff.

I find painting alone is not enough to refurbish insides.  Some of the paint- especially primers- is not adhering well, and flakes off as a dust when the fan is running.  Yet it sticks well enough to make it hard to sand or scrape.  So I am looking for a cheap replaceable material.  Those corrugated signs sound like just what I am looking for.

IIRC, Mathew Usher wrote an article on spray painting that included a photo of a spray booth with news print taped to the sides of the booth.

CN Spots

That plastic corrugate is handy stuff.  We get it from TubeLite here in Memphis for around $10 for 4x8 foot sheet. They call it Inteplast.  I don't know if it comes in translucent or not but the white would make a neat booth.  It's quite sturdy, easy to cut and can be adhered with hot glue.

IKEA uses translucent corrugated plastic sheets in their display case doors.

I picked up some of it in their scratch and dent sale area some time ago at the Chicago area store but, the manager must have changed because prices for the damaged items have become too expensive for hobbyists.

The political signs I have always seen posted during election time are usually painted fonts on a white material.

I hope to scrounge enough white material from signs after the elections to be of some use. 

Don - The sides of my wooden home made booth are horizontal tops and vertical backs. I used aluminum sheet cut to the same size, bolted two small flat surface hangers that were bent to match the top surfaces, then go down the outside one inch.

I painted the aluminum with polyurethane Imron gloss white, (for good light reflectance,) then just hang them on the sides. I find the Imron, (intended for real airplanes,) to be so durable it will hold up to just about anything. When I'm done painting I simply wipe down the aluminum panels with the appropriate thinner, have been using them for a long time and still look like new. Plus the gloss white gives of so much light, and the surface lends itself to easy cleaning.

I find that I have less fine particles in the air to contaminate the freshly painted work, paper and cardboard I felt placed too much fuzzy stuff in the air. Plus, these just lift off for easy cleaning, well away from the paint booth.

Patrick

I use a self-adhesive transfer film.  When the inside of my booth gets too dirty, I simply take the film off and put a new one. I bought a 6 inch x 150 ft roll for like $12 on eBay. This will last a lifetime. It also works very well for masking.

That plastic corrugate is handy stuff.  We get it from TubeLite here in Memphis for around $10 for 4x8 foot sheet. They call it Inteplast.  I don't know if it comes in translucent or not but the white would make a neat booth.  It's quite sturdy, easy to cut and can be adhered with hot glue.

A pre-filter roll might be another option.  Looks like cheesecloth and air flows through it very well. Cut a slit in the floor or roof of your booth and feed this stuff through.  Once it gets dirty, pull more through and cut off the old.  

When elections end,  a lot of plastic corrugated signs are left - unwanted- all over the place.

I was planning to collect a few of them after this month's election for use as liners in a couple of portable booths made from transparent plastic boxes and computer fans.

Of course, the signs aren't transparent but would catch the brunt of any over spray.

I painted the inside of my large spray booth white and when it gets to acked up inside I just repaint it with white latex .

Bill