Small paint booth?

2510Paul

Well-known Member
To paint smaller parts, say fenders and smaller, I am thinking of making a paint booth I can roll around in my shed. I heat my shed when I am working in it but not otherwise.
To let the paint dry at a consistent temperature I am thinking about making a portable paint booth that:
1.Is enclosed with heat lamps for a source of heat. One side would open to permit access when loading and painting.
2.Is on casters. It would be like a bench but with an overhead frame to hang parts from.
3.Has a shopvac connection to pull paint fumes away as I am painting and still in the shed. I then have the option of routing the vacuum exhaust outside. The paint fumes really bother me.
4.Has anyone done something like this and how did it work out, what did you learn?
5.Should it be all steel or could the walls be plywood? I try hard to avoid un-necessary combustibles in my shed.
Thanks. Paul
 
Any lights or motors in there should be explosion proof. A shop vac will not move a lot of air, you will want a fan. It moves a lot more air with less pressure drop.
 
Go to autobody tool marts website and look at portable paint prep stations. That will give you some ideas how to build. You can make up a shower curtain type set up to spray in. An exhaust fan with some furnace filters, and some heat lamps.
 
If your paint or hardener contains ISO you need a freash air supply. I paint outside and still use a fresh air supply for safety. A paint dealer told me that ISO's will kill you.
 
I built mine using 2x2s forming 4x8 panels standing on end. I think mine is 12x16 but you could make is larger or smaller (in 4 foot increments. One of the panels has a spot for the explosion proof fan, another has the entry door and furnace filters for the entry air. I use painters plastic (the real thin stuff) stapled on with a hammer tacker on each panel. Only change them when they get too much paint on them. I use a small scrap of cardboard at each staple point so they don't blow through. Top is made the same way only using 10' material so it sits on the sides. I lead about 4 flourescent light fixtures on the sides (outside the booth) for lighting. Works amazingly well and is pretty cheap. For bigger jobs I drop the same plastic from the ceiling of the shop to the floor and place 2x4s on the bottom to keep it from moving. I move up the overhead door and place panels under it leaving room for the same fan. I've painted several vehicles with no issues this way.
 
Thanks everyone for the comments. Chief, what is the explosion proof fan you are using? Thanks. Paul
 
If you google "garage paint booth" it will come up with several ideas that you can use. I made a small one of PVC and plastic and a fan. great for small parts. Just make yours to fit the situation.
Good luck
 

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