paint booth lets see them

[flatout49]

ok im new here and id love to see what you guys do for a home made paint booth i have plans for mine but i need to get them down on paper

 

[BigV]

The US military closes out paint boothes occaisonally, you can get the booth, fans, and the dawggone wiring for a lot less than you can piece one together. I realize piecing one together is half the fun, but I just thought I'd throw that out there. Especially given the number of base closures and realignments Cali went through.

 

[PetesPonies]

I would love to see booths that were built as well. I have built 2 and am in the process of building my 3rd and final booth

 

[Ivan DeSlayer]

The US military closes out paint boothes occaisonally, you can get the booth, fans, and the dawggone wiring for a lot less than you can piece one together. I realize piecing one together is half the fun, but I just thought I'd throw that out there. Especially given the number of base closures and realignments Cali went through.

Ok where and how do you find these? Cause right now I'm using the PVC tubing, plastic sheeting and a couple of box fans to make mine.

 

[Falcon67]

Last one I had was just a big roll of 6 mil plastic and some 1x2s. I don't paint enough to need anything permanent. Sheet taped to the floor, 3 walls with a hole cut for the window and the big door is exhaust. Fan blows in, big door cracked, wet it down and shoot. Done, turn off fan, close door. Exit through slit in a wall somewhere. At the old shop, I did shoot the tail end of the Falcon to repair burnout chips. I didn't even use the fan on that one and I didn't care about the floor:

Note - the time is coming where you'll find it damn hard to buy any car paint with VOCs.

 

[Falcon67]

EPA Regulation 40CFR63

• EPA Regulation 40 in the Federal Code of Regulations, Part 63, Subpart HHHHHH, (also known as regulation 6H) lists the laws for the permissible methods of car paint application and the persons who may apply car paint. Since most auto paints contain VOCs or hazardous air pollutants (HAPs), this regulation was written primarily with those substances in mind. VOCs and HAPs include any substance which has a significant amount of vapor pressure, and which is capable in impacting human health and/or the environment at large.
  
  

Included VOCs and HAPs

• The EPA regulates spray application of paint or other coatings to any motor vehicles, including "Spray application of coatings to a plastic and/or metal substrate where the coatings contain compounds of chromium (Cr), lead (Pb), manganese (Mn), nickel (Ni), or cadmium (Cd )," according to the EPA's Summary of Regulations Controlling Air Emissions from Coating Operations. If auto paint containing the listed VOPs or HAPs is to be used, the painter must perform the paint job within a certified auto repair facility with EPA-approved equipment, must meet certain qualifications, including obtaining certification on spray gun techniques, spray gun maintenance and environmental compliance before the paint may be applied to the car. Therefore, none of the auto paints containing VOCs or HAPs may be used by people doing their own auto painting at home, regardless of method.
  
  

Read more: Laws for Painting Your Car at Home | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/list_6919383_laws-painting-car-home.html#ixzz28imNTTBo

 

[Rothaus]

Interesting stuff.

I made a booth when I painted my 911. Had 3 fans blowing in, one opening filter for exhaust. Always positive pressure in the booth.

Great info on the ehow site, will remember when I setup next time.

Cheers

 

[Honch]

EPA Regulation 40CFR63

• EPA Regulation 40 in the Federal Code of Regulations, Part 63, Subpart HHHHHH, (also known as regulation 6H) lists the laws for the permissible methods of car paint application and the persons who may apply car paint. Since most auto paints contain VOCs or hazardous air pollutants (HAPs), this regulation was written primarily with those substances in mind. VOCs and HAPs include any substance which has a significant amount of vapor pressure, and which is capable in impacting human health and/or the environment at large.
  
  

Included VOCs and HAPs

• The EPA regulates spray application of paint or other coatings to any motor vehicles, including "Spray application of coatings to a plastic and/or metal substrate where the coatings contain compounds of chromium (Cr), lead (Pb), manganese (Mn), nickel (Ni), or cadmium (Cd )," according to the EPA's Summary of Regulations Controlling Air Emissions from Coating Operations. If auto paint containing the listed VOPs or HAPs is to be used, the painter must perform the paint job within a certified auto repair facility with EPA-approved equipment, must meet certain qualifications, including obtaining certification on spray gun techniques, spray gun maintenance and environmental compliance before the paint may be applied to the car. Therefore, none of the auto paints containing VOCs or HAPs may be used by people doing their own auto painting at home, regardless of method.
  
  

Read more: Laws for Painting Your Car at Home | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/list_6919383_laws-painting-car-home.html#ixzz28imNTTBo

I am not very familliar with PART 63 of the Code of Federal Regulations but as part of my job I do spend a little of every day in the aviations sections PART 121, 145, 43 etc.

One important thing to remember when looking at these requlations is if they apply to you. In the case of what is being quoted by ehow.com you must first look at :

Subpart HHHHHH--NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS: PAINT STRIPPING AND MISCELLANEOUS SURFACE COATING OPERATIONS AT AREA SOURCES

(d) This subpart does not apply to any of the activities described in paragraph (d)(1) through (6) of this section.

In paragraph (3) it states:

(3) Surface coating or paint stripping performed by individuals on their personal vehicles, possessions, or property, either as a hobby or for maintenance of their personal vehicles, possessions, or property. This subpart also does not apply when these operations are performed by individuals for others without compensation. An individual who spray applies surface coating to more than two motor vehicles or pieces of mobile equipment per year is subject to the requirements in this subpart that pertain to motor vehicle and mobile equipment surface coating regardless of whether compensation is received.

The way I read this is you can paint to cars a year non-compensated before the CFR is applicable to you.