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Airbrush spray painting booth

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21 September 2014, 15:53
Nebojša Subotić
Great and very practical sprey booth!
I need a new booth and was looking for inspiration 🙂
21 September 2014, 16:24
Glenn
Thanks Nebojsa, Sometimes that's all it takes a little inspiration! Now run to your local hardware store and build one! 🙂
21 September 2014, 16:31
Choppa Nutta
I like this, I need something similar 🙂
21 September 2014, 17:31
Glenn
Yes Chopper! I can tell you it sucks! (but in a good way!) And it is quite. I was gonna use smaller computer type fans but i decided i'd make the "Home Improvement" Binford 6100 model Arrrh!!! MORE POWER!!! 🙂
21 September 2014, 22:28
Es-haq Khosravi
Very nice job!
21 September 2014, 22:55
Choppa Nutta
btw, how big is this ?
looking at that first photo it looks MASSIVEEEE !!!!
also what are you using for filters ?
21 September 2014, 23:10
viggen81
Not bad! 😉
21 September 2014, 23:16
Glenn
It's a 90 litre tub, about 600mm across 400mm deep 400mm high. I chose it because it was big enough to put the light in and it had a flat bottom for the fan, I nearly chose a larger one than this! I will use something like an air conditioner filter to catch the paint particles. I have several pieces of thin coarse black foam i'll try out. I'll add an update in a few days and the "Binford Tools" logo.
22 September 2014, 00:27
Igor Zdorovyak
Built a similar unit. Filter material used is designed for the kitchen hood. It is necessary to check how the material of the body will react to solvents and paints.
22 September 2014, 10:19
Glenn
Thanks Izek, I may cover the inside of the tub with paper just so I can keep it looking clean. I try not to waste much paint when spraying so hope I don't get too much paint flying around. I will use a small strip of lunch wrap over the light too so I can just peel it off to keep it clean!
22 September 2014, 12:47
Holger Kranich
The Binford sticker is cool!😢
24 September 2014, 11:39
Glenn
Thanks Holger, I couldn't resist adding those, I'm a lot like Tim the toolman Taylor. I'm always screwing with things trying to get MORE POWER out of them. (but unlike Tim my stuff works!) Urrrrrrrrrrrrh!!!!!!!!!
24 September 2014, 14:04
Holger Kranich
Yeah thats the right spirit, Glenn! MORE POWER 😄😄
24 September 2014, 14:26
Kerry COX
You have the KISS principle well in hand here Glen, but what would worry me is the recycled fumes. Have you added any sort of exhaust ducting since these pics were taken ? I found that with my spray booth, every speck of dust would get drawn to the booth when I had the fan running, so now I wait until the cool of the evening to do any spray work now. Yeah, Tim would be so proud of you mate. Oh Oh Oh 🙂
14 October 2014, 16:47
Glenn
Kerry i use it out in the garage most of the time and use a facemask as well. Must get the F-35 finished...Soon
15 October 2014, 03:15
Bill Spargo
Great setup Glen, I should make one myself instead of clogging up my nose and lungs. Thanks for showing how you made it .
11 January 2015, 20:57
Kerry COX
There are 'filter papers' to remove all the suspended paint particals, but the fumes are an other question, but how creative are you mate............Well done 🙂
11 January 2015, 23:12
Alan Rush
Nice Glenn. 👍 I was given a compressor for Christmas and had a Paasche H airbrush so now I need to do something like this to keep my lungs paint free. I use acrylics so I think my main worry would be the particles. In theory I could use it inside with acrylics could I, or still exhaust outside?
12 January 2015, 00:49
M.Julian Marles
pretty sweet set up!
12 January 2015, 02:00
Kerry COX
Acrylics are fine indoors for fumes but being a plastic particle based paint, I would rather filter out particles.
12 January 2015, 02:04
Christian Ristits
This is really a nice box - Perfect! I strongly also have to consider to build one!
12 January 2015, 15:14
Spanjaard
excellent idea!
1 March 2017, 14:18
EnsignExpendabl
I use a cardboard box, I should really upgrade to plastic.
1 March 2017, 15:16
Glenn
Thanks Guys! I find it works pretty well. I just sit it on a table out in the garage so the fumes are outside the house and plug it in the mains power. The light really helps a lot too 🙂
1 March 2017, 17:13
Kees Kleijwegt
Great idea! I'm gonna build one myself 🙂
Thanks for the inspiration
1 March 2017, 18:08
Glenn
Good on you Kees! It dosen't take long to make and it's really handy! 🙂
5 March 2017, 06:08

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After seeing someone else make one i got around to making a spray painting booth to contain the paint and fumes!
Used a 90 litre storage tub with the bottom cut out to install a 200mm kitchen exhaust fan. Used a dremel to do this as the plastic on these tubs is a little brittle and can crack easy.
Also installed a compact 13W fluoro swivel head light in the top that I can adjust the angle of to give great lighting while painting.
Only took a couple of hours and the fan and light were pre wired with wall plugs so anyone can do this without much trouble.
I will place a filter over the fan to stop all the paint from collecting on the fan.
Total cost was about $60 (Tub $16, Fan $20, Light $24)
I also brought two glass lazy susan turntables one 25cm and one 35cm these have a ball bearing hub and move very smoothly to rotate items being worked on they were $10 and $15 each.
So next weekend i'll blast some paint on the RAAF F-35 I've started to build! 🙂

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