Spray Booth ideas

[bloomingtonmike]

Hi. New member here but a timely question for me. Here is a knock down spray booth design I just made. I copied it from some Taunton articles and from talking to folks about spraying. It uses 3/4" foam foil backed board, an attic fan (I may switch to explosion proof eventually - you could also use a squirrel cage blower if you have one), a cheap furnace filter, some adhesive velcro tabs, a B&D shopmate portable bench (you could also just use sawhorses), and some rosin paper for test spraying. I used plywood for the fan box and for the lazy susan on the table (already had the table). My nailer boards are used to spay both sides of flat surfaces. The booth breaks down in two minutes and stores in less than 2 foot of space in my plywood storage area. Hope you like it. I need a hanging spray rack next. I spray in my garage and use fans in the back blowing towards the booth and I open a window in the back as well. I sprayed MagnaMax pre cat lacquer in it the other day with ZERO issues - it worked great!

[leehljp]

Hi. Here is a knock down spray booth design I just made. I copied it from some Taunton articles and from talking to folks about spraying.

Nice looking booth, Mike. And welcome!

[cabinetman]

Some more thoughts. The size of what is created for an adequate booth may be directed by what is being sprayed. Of course, a booth to spray small parts will likely be inadequate for doing large carcasses, like kitchen cabinets or entertainment units. With limited space a "one size fits all" doesn't work.

For some applications, just a cheap bar stool and a small lazy susan placed on top might give some latitude in spraying all around the object without having to walk around it dragging an air hose.

Besides just for spraying, depending on how well the booth offers protection, it can also be used for a drying area or for dust protection. If very effective you may be able to continue to work in the area instead of having to take a "break".
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[bloomingtonmike]

I try and shoot always towards the exhaust fan The Lazy susan is the key to doing that. Make a lazy suzan with a different size bottom than top. One large and one small.

In lieu of using a 2nd LARGE lazy suzan on the floor though, I put a 5'X3' piece of plywood on two furniture dollies (each one is 4 swivel casters on a rectangle of four 1Xs) from the BORG and used that to rotate my bookcase. It also allowed me to roll the entire piece out of the way while I moved on to the next piece

As far as finding a booth that is one size fits MOST, Adding a table sized cardboard box on my spray table, with the back open towards the exhaust fan, and flipping my lazy suzan over so the 14" wheel faces up instead of the larger plywood piece will allow for shooting small pieces.

Also, having the nailer boards seperate from the lazy suzan allows you to spray and dry many shelves or flat surfaces in one session. Lay a shelf upside down on the nailer board that is on the lazy suzan, shoot the bottom, flip it over touching the edges only, shoot the edges, finally shoot the top last, then pick up the entire nailer board with the shelf on it and lay it aside to dry. Grab another nailer board, set it on the lazy suzan, and load up another shelf and repeat.

[SHADOWFOX]

Good stuff, Mike! I might just build me one of those knock down spray booth, seems easy enough to put together. Thanks for sharing!

[drumpriest]

I thought about the knock down version, but I don't have room to store it, honestly. My box fan with a filter does an ok job for as often as I use it. I try and spray outside if the weather permits. (water based enviro friendly stuff)