New Paint Booth Complete

Now that's a paint booth man!  Superb work Capt.!  That is an inspiring project, thanks for showing us.

Gary

I built my own spray booth, two prototypes and the end product. I like it and it works well for me, I was proud of my efforts, until now! Holy skydiving elephants, you couldn't go purchase one that nice, much better than commercially available.

Congratulations, you did her up so well, makes mine look like a shoebox with a flashlight inside.  

Fantastic work, captain! You made it very user friendly. Great job!

patrick206

I built my own spray booth, two prototypes and the end product. I like it and it works well for me, I was proud of my efforts, until now! Holy skydiving elephants, you couldn't go purchase one that nice, much better than commercially available.

Congratulations, you did her up so well, makes mine look like a shoebox with a flashlight inside.  

 

Such kind comments. My OCD may have played a role in building it. :)

I built it large enough to handle the large ship models I build. I looked at many a commercial units, but none seemed appealing to me.

Bluewave. 

That's an excellent job that you did .I like how you hard wired the switchs (compressor and lighting, fans  I'm guessing ). I did the same thing but myn ' I built  (same size). Box with front doors that I can shut after a paint session. And leave the fan going .I'd turn on a nother switch for the heat lap to help dry the painted model inside. ..it's at my mother's house ....soon I'll bring it back to my home ..p.s aren't you worryed about the fan motors being open to the airflow .. thay look like bathroom vents ..most aren't brushless . 

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Bluewave. 

That's an excellent job that you did .I like how you hard wired the switchs (compressor and lighting, fans  I'm guessing ). I did the same thing but myn ' I built  (same size). Box with front doors that I can shut after a paint session. And leave the fan going .I'd turn on a nother switch for the heat lap to help dry the painted model inside. ..it's at my mother's house ....soon I'll bring it back to my home ..p.s aren't you worryed about the fan motors being open to the airflow .. thay look like bathroom vents ..most aren't brushless . 

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  Yes, I also included a front plexiglass door that I can close and let the fans run. One switch controls the fans, the other, the light. The outlet is live 24-7, however, my compressor has a power switch and a automatic shutoff.

  I did a LOT of research on fans. Many homemade paint booths use bathroom fans with no issues. Also, the fan motors are technically brushless. They just are not sealed. The filters also contain carbon to help remove vapors (hopefully). I think since I do not paint on a daily basis and back to back, I should be OK. If I blow the place up, I'll let you know...or maybe I won't. 

No exhaust hose(s) to vent to outside?

Captain,

Great looking booth.....much much better than a store bought one. Nice size to, perfect for those 1:350 builds. 

Bluewave 

That's great then buddy  .

Hope you don't blow it up cuzz I'd love to see the projects that will come out from that beautiful booth of yours  ...happy painting  .

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BlackSheepTwoOneFour

No exhaust hose(s) to vent to outside?

 

That's my next hurdle. Thinking about tying into the dryer vent line near the outlet. Otherwise, our house has a small sliding window I make a hookup for.

bluewavecaptain

 

 

BlackSheepTwoOneFour

No exhaust hose(s) to vent to outside?

 

 

 

 

That's my next hurdle. Thinking about tying into the dryer vent line near the outlet. Otherwise, our house has a small sliding window I make a hookup for.

 

Uh, I don't think I'd do that Cap'n.  Now your backup plan sounds like a better idea to me.  Just sayin'...

Gary

I agree withTG. I meant to ask if you had planned the exhaust hose(s) from booth to window, not tie in to dryer vent.