Low-cost DIY Spraybooth

Got mine prepped. Just need to go get the brushless fan and mount it. Can't get over what simple idea this is. Thanks Chimera . I have a really whacked schedule and have trouble just finding time to build never mind finding the time to build a paint booth from wood and I didn't want to spend the dough on the already assembled ones.

Cheers

Ed

In addition to the cautions already posted, please follow this link. It's to a post (by pops) from a couple years ago: http://www.finescale.com/FSM/CS/forums/2/6322/ShowPost.aspx#6322. It's about the 3rd one down...

Klaus

Mikes right and so are you all.. But!...I'd only use it to paint with acrylic's too!....The lacquer and or other Enamal paints & thinners really won't ignite..Well Maybe won't.... But If a few rubber coated wire's has the rubber Melted away from the Paint's & Thinners eating at it for 3, 6 maybe even 12 months.... Depending how much you use it...and then one day.. KaBoom!.... Well Not really KaBoom!.... But dial 911 time anyway!! Why chanch it? Your home and family worth it?! Or rather the loss of them?!.......Think safety all the time please?!...

                                                       "RC"

Mike.

You are quite right, but people buy insurance hoping they never have to use it. I did say "one of these times the mixture may be right for ignition". He may go the rest of life and never have it happen.

Dave

dtraskos wrote:

Chimera,  You may be not so lucky if you spray lacquer. The solvents and thinners  are much more volatile then enamel solvents and thinners. You could wind up with your airbrush acting like a blowtorh. You say you`ve been doing it for months. What it is, is you have been getting away with it for months. One of these times the mixture at the fan motor brushes may work out to be just right for ignition. None of us really want to say "we told told you so". Dave

Chimera,

 You may be not so lucky if you spray lacquer. The solvents and thinners  are much more volatile then enamel solvents and thinners. You could wind up with your airbrush acting like a blowtorh. You say you`ve been doing it for months. What it is, is you have been getting away with it for months. One of these times the mixture at the fan motor brushes may work out to be just right for ignition. None of us really want to say "we told told you so".

Dave

That Rocks! I have been trying to find the time to build a paint booth. I was figuring on how much wood do I need, etc, etc. I am making one of those tomorrow.

To those that mentioned a brushless fan.

Whats a brushless fan? Would a filter in front work to keep the flammable stuff from the brushes?

that's for acrylics only ?,i see that it doesn't have a brushless motor and could be an explosion hazzard if used with flammable solvents,

other than that,great job