How To Make a Paintbooth?

[dag65]

ratdat
thats a nice clean booth, one potential problem that yuo might consider however. ANyone who I have talke to about spray booths has always stressed using a sealed fan or one specifically made for exhausting vapors. The heater fan from the car that you have used has the potential to spark and cause an explosion. A computer fan is a good alternative as these are completely sealed.
Have you used it yet???? Just wondering how well it worked????
I will post pics of mine when its complete.
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[ratdat]

That was actually one of the considerations when I chose the heater fan and the main reason for using it. The motor is mounted outside of the plastic casing away from the fan. It's mounted like this on a car to keep it away from any moisture present in the air. The motor shaft passes through a seal into the casing so the motor is definately sealed well away from any potential vapor hazard.

I don't know if all car heaters are designed this way but all the Nissan ones I have seen are. The fan is also extremely efficient and reasonably quiet.

[dag65]

Good thinking, sounds like your fan is okay. I just wanted to throw that out there for thought, I' d hate to hear about an AFr who blew himself up using a bathroom fan or something.
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[villajames]

if you need a low powerd fan, go to the junk yard and get a fan out of a junk car(heater fan). it runs on 12 volts and blows just the right amount of air. if you go to a cheap yard you can spend about $10 for a blower, and about 25 dollers on wood.