Paint Booth Construction - How to...

[PatrickR]

How would you create a paint/spray area that would be used once in a while. Our 24 xc 32 garage is nearing completion and with no framing inside yet, roofing/ventilation not complete, I would like to know how some of you have done this.
Have read about top flow or side flow and where to start painting etc. Never hurts to ask.
Thanks in advance

 

[rsanter]

one guy I knew with a 3 car garage just put a wall closing off one section and built it inot a booth
then he uses it for parking his show car to keep it clean from work in the other portion of the garage

bob

 

[goodfellow]

Auto Restorer magazine (May Issue) had an article about a portable spray booth. It was discussed in a thread -- I'll try to find it

Anyway, someone copied the article and posted it

http://www.60impala.com/private/HomeMadePaintBooth/

This was a clever way to build a nice portable booth.


http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11799&highlight=Auto+Restorer

 

[dps]

What might be nice if you wanted to make the room, would be to have a "room" that could be used as a spray booth, a wash booth, and a clean display area. They all have similar requirements. First, you'd make as many of the surfaces as possible be permanent. Obviously the floor. Put a drain in it. If the ceiling too, then you can have direct light from fluorescent fixtures. I would use the kind that are flush mounted with a diffuser that shields the bulbs from stray water or paint. Then if you could have either the other side wall be permanent or the rear wall be permanent, you would only have to have one wall with a temporary system. For washing it could be as simple as a shower rod and curtain type of arrangement. For painting perhaps you would just stretch roll plastic and clip or staple it to a purpose built frame around three sides of the opening and duct tape it to the floor.

 

[PatrickR]

Thanks for the posts. Going to have to just make sure no dusties get in. Good ideas dps.
And thanks for the effort on locating that post goodfellow. Interesting read.

 

[e-tek]

I use plastic sheets hung from Aircraft wire. It goes up in 20 minites and down on 10. I have a fan high up on one wall set on a reostat. One the other side a have a hole in one sheet with a large furnace filter in it. I crack the window on that side a few inches and you can feel the flow. Keeps the primer/paint in the booth area and out of the rest of my shop. Water on the floor is best for dust control though.

 

[ScottyVenture]

Maybe find a large, old tent for sale and paint in that?

 

[billspit]

I did very much what the link in the third post shows. I work for a company that has a drilling department. I took home some thrown away well casing (2" PVC) and used that to make the frame. I used four mil poly instead of 2 mil. I set up a box fan to move some air.

 

[goodfellow]

I did very much what the link in the third post shows. I work for a company that has a drilling department. I took home some thrown away well casing (2" PVC) and used that to make the frame. I used four mil poly instead of 2 mil. I set up a box fan to move some air.

Care to share some pictures? I'm sure there are many on this board that would like to see your solution.

 

[swvega]

I've got a 30x60 shop that i'am tring to finish. I walled off one end thats 15x30 deep for my paint booth with 10' ceiling and a 10x10 overhead.With a drain in the floor. Can still be used to park in when not in use.Not completely done yet but sheetrocked the wall and made spot for 4 8' lights on each side and 5 8' light in the ceiling, put a 2' fan in the front corner to the outside wall and two rows of filters in the ceiling at the rear that will be ducted to a hanging furnace that can draw air though and entry door next to it.I got pictures but are to big to post so if I can find a way to down size them I'll post them.

 

[daw53]

I built a 30x30 drywalled room with a styrofoam ceiling in my parent's pole barn that we used for painting. Prior to that I used tarps to create a 'booth' in the same corner. Also used it for general work, especially in the winter, since I had insulated the walls and it would hold some heat. It has a mandoor that I open and put the exhaust fan in for painting.

I plan to build a similar room in my barn, when it gets built. Pretty much what dps described above.

- David

 

[neblinc]

I built a booth in my shop, nothing fancy, can be torn down if needed.

Some pics here.
Paint Booth

Randy

 

[larry4406]

My plans (a long way to implemation):
Build a temporary wood 2x4 partition to separate my end garage bay (wedged between floor and drywall ceiling which was braced for this purpose). Seal with 6 mil poly on paint pooth side, have a entrance door from rest of garage, and filtered blown in air up high opposite garage door. Open that bay's garage door about 2 feet, install several furnace filters in a rack. System would flow air from one end up high and down and out the opening at the bottom of the door (pseudo cross flow down draft). Would be positive pressure and the fan would be upstream of any paint spray. Would need to provide makeup air to balance of garage by opening another door.

 

[arthur1920]

when y'all are making these booths and painting in them, and you are using an old box fan, isn't it dangerous to draw those paint fumes over the fan motor?

 

[Charles (in GA)]

when y'all are making these booths and painting in them, and you are using an old box fan, isn't it dangerous to draw those paint fumes over the fan motor?

I think they are brushless motors, so there are no sparks to ignite anything. Indeed, you should use fans with sealed motors, or belt driven from a protected motor, but I suspect a box fan is safe, they are commonly used for this and I've never heard of a problem.

Charles

 

[larry4406]

In my case, the booth will be positive pressure and the fan will be upstream of any paint spray. In this manner, the fan is moving air without any paint spray/fumes and i intend to filter it before letting it enter the booth. At least one day anyway.

 

[KenS]

I built a booth in my shop, nothing fancy, can be torn down if needed.

Some pics here.
Paint Booth

Randy,

Thanks for the photos! Great job on the tractor and nice looking shop.

One question, using your exhaust fan setup, do you end up with any overspray on your exterior walls?

 

[neblinc]

Do you mean on the outside of the shop? I guess I should go look and see lol!


Randy