shipclambake
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I'm thinking about making a DIY paintbooth from a large plastic tote with filter and an in-line exhaust. If you've made a DIY paintbooth please post it Id like some ideas for my booth.
Thanks Ive seen lots of DIY paintbooths on the internet and I wouldn't be surprised if there are a few on here too.Nice idea for a thread. I haven’t built one myself, but I’m looking forward to see if anybody has.
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you done this? be interesting to see your booth and calculations.Just dropping this in here again:
http://www.modelersite.com/Abr2003/english/Spray-booth-design_Eng.htm
Not mine, but I like to share it around because it actually gives the basic formulas for figuring out what fan specs you need for your booth size and duct situation. The interwebz is full of bad DIY spray booth builds because literally anyone can slap some cheap fans on a box and take pics. Don't assume it works just because it makes a noise and you can feel airflow: figure out the fan specs you actually need, and make sure.
you done this? be interesting to see your booth and calculations.
When painting in the home you can put a large box fan in the middle of the opening of one window, blowing from the outside into the room you can close the window on it to hold it in position with a rolled up towel on it (stops the glass rattling too). You don't need to seal around it, it will act like a bit like a venturi and pressurizing the room.I need to make an evac system. Unfortunately my airbrushing area is in the living room. Hoping to get an outbuilding to setup in soon. Both my hobbies are slowly taking over the living room. Thankfully I have a supportive spouse.
Well the up side, is that most of the paints are waterbased and the filter seems to be a nice particulates filter. The variable fan speed is nice to keep the noise wering a foot and half from your head and draw where you want it.
Well the up side, is that most of the paints are waterbased and the filter seems to be a nice particulates filter. The variable fan speed is nice to keep the noise wering a foot and half from your head and draw where you want it.
I would hope its on recycle while painting at the same time the A/C is on
The radiator fins at the rear of the A/C are in for a treat too with some insulating and a moisture holding coating coming it's way.
Please tell me it's set up for the mother in law.
If the duct go's through the window to another 3 + meters of piping then all shoud be good mostly its a little hard to tell what kind of air pump being used
This isn’t very feasible in my situation as it will and does cause my central air to run more often than it should. I have tried this a few times when painting polycarbonate RC bodies using solvent based paints on rainy days. The box fan I have works great for fume extraction without blocking off the sides but there is the A/C issue as well as having to remove the window screen just to paint. Another issue I live in the sticks so anytime I have to take a screen out then I’m getting lots of unwanted pests inside especially during hot humid days.When painting in the home you can put a large box fan in the middle of the opening of one window, blowing from the outside into the room you can close the window on it to hold it in position with a rolled up towel on it (stops the glass rattling too). You don't need to seal around it, it will act like a bit like a venturi and pressurizing the room.
Then setup your booth box, plastic tub ect. in another window made from core flute, card board ect.(used house for sale or political signs and gaff tape) Now you only to need to, reasonablly seal around the booth.
( Make the booth the same surface area or larger of the fan. The width of the window is a good idea but not to big) Then at the back of your booth you can use one or 3 layers of wadding as a filter (wadding is avaliable from frabic shops) now close all doors into that room and put draft snakes under the doors or rolled up towels, close any A/C vent in the roof or floor.
Now you need to check around the window your painting in. Is not above a car, down stairs window A/C, neibours window "you get it" "you will spill paint inside your booth".
Wadding, filters about 25 to 40% per layer of wet paint particals, 80%+ of dry particals will go straight through along with solvent vapors so having it above or near the kids room, playground other windows that are not closed is a bad idea. So for $20 plus dollars you are on your on your way.. i have more tips on it but this is to long aleady.