Wayne67vert
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I want to make a temporary paint booth in my carport. I'm looking for ideas how to make it.
Thanks in advance,
Wayne
Thanks in advance,
Wayne
ideas for a carport paint booth
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Autobody101.com is my go-to forum for painting assistance. There are a number of pro's, or retired pro's there that are willing to help. They were very helpful during my TR6 restoration.
I did the temp paint booth in my garage. Definitely learned a ton during my first project. But safety first, modern 2 part paint BC / CC is not something you want to breathe in or risk doing with a cheap respirator. I used a HobbyAir system, and was happy I made that choice.
I did the temp paint booth in my garage. Definitely learned a ton during my first project. But safety first, modern 2 part paint BC / CC is not something you want to breathe in or risk doing with a cheap respirator. I used a HobbyAir system, and was happy I made that choice.
Slednut
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Yes the guys at Autobody101.com are great. I did my first temp paint booth and it came out great.
This is where I bought my paint and they were also very helpful.
https://tamcopaint.com/
This is where I bought my paint and they were also very helpful.
https://tamcopaint.com/
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HMCFab9
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inflatable paint booth
bob15
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I saw one of those on "Garage Squad"and it looked pretty slick to use. If I wanted a paint booth, I would definitely look into the inflated ones....
dcs13
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Couple of thoughts.. Have you considering renting a booth at a local shop ? some smaller shops may be open to the idea.
Second, for a temporary booth, Tyvek house wrap. Just a thought.
Second, for a temporary booth, Tyvek house wrap. Just a thought.
scootermcrad
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I just did this. I made a temp booth at home in my driveway using the structure from a Harbor Freight portable garage. I had an old easy up cover that I used for the top and I used heavy mil plastic around the sides and because I needed to set it up and take it down quick I just used a pile of spring clamps and made sure that everything was pulled tight to the frame and weighted the bottom to the driveway. I even made a bank of fans to put at one end with furnace filters attached, but didn't end up using it. Wish I would have. I blew out and hosed down everything, especially the driveway before doing any paint or prep work. I have crappy old asphalt and can get away with just letting the paint settle. If I were doing it on a nice drive or IN a garage, I would just use a sea of cardboard. I've done this in the past and it actually wasn't bad. Just piled up the cardboard and pulled it out when I needed it. Easy cleanup.
I did this work on sunny days and the booth got between 90 and 100 degrees. The cover was a dark color, so that kind of helped build up some heat, it seems.
I recently saw some do all of these same things using an old easy-up frame. And it turned out to be one of the nicest paint jobs I've seen on a very high end car.
Note: Dust, debri, and bugs are pretty much inevitable. Assume you will be color sanding and apply paint accordingly.
Note #2: I also used a supplied air respirator and it helped the comfort level tremendously! The one time I painted in the booth without it, I probably knocked a couple years off my life.
I did this work on sunny days and the booth got between 90 and 100 degrees. The cover was a dark color, so that kind of helped build up some heat, it seems.
I recently saw some do all of these same things using an old easy-up frame. And it turned out to be one of the nicest paint jobs I've seen on a very high end car.
Note: Dust, debri, and bugs are pretty much inevitable. Assume you will be color sanding and apply paint accordingly.
Note #2: I also used a supplied air respirator and it helped the comfort level tremendously! The one time I painted in the booth without it, I probably knocked a couple years off my life.