Spray Booths? Whats everyone using...

[djmr2]

Spray Booths? Whats everyone using...

[MR-2RaCeR]

I usually just use an empty cardboard box.

[egon_dude]

we made one out of some formica covered chipboard (like what you use for making shelves) and put a bathroom extractor fan in the back of it leading straight through the wall (weve got a workshop in the attic so it doesnt need to ever be moved) or sometimes i just use a cardboard box in the garden if the weathers OK- i get moaned at for leaving multicoloured stripes in the lawn where the paint gets throught though

[freakray]

I built my own spray booth, it's not that difficult and Klaus Raddatz wrote a useful tutorial which is available on Model Car Tech

[dag65]

Converting an old food warmer from a restaraunt, built in fan, lights, regulator, and its on wheels

[primera man]

I dont use one. I like to keep the excess spray paint away from the model instead of it staying in a booth

[AE86er]

If the CFM of the fan is adequate, the excess spray will be extracted, no?

[primera man]

Originally Posted by AE86er

If the CFM of the fan is adequate, the excess spray will be extracted, no?

Yes if they use a fan...but most i've seen dont have one

[hobbes874]

Originally Posted by MR-2RaCeR

I usually just use an empty cardboard box.

Same here, I have a table in my garage that I use simple, but it works (and I spray only when I have all garage doors open).

[Bryan_831]

Originally Posted by primera man

I dont use one. I like to keep the excess spray paint away from the model instead of it staying in a booth

Warren i thought u use microwave?

[primera man]

Originally Posted by Bryan_831

Warren i thought u use microwave?

Only put it in the microwave to allow it to dry because its a great dust free area

[EMAXX]

I just use my dad's work bench. I don't really like having all that fancy stuff just to paint a model. Maybe when I'm older I will, but not now.

[Murray Kish]

I don't have one right now, but here's a couple of things I'll share with you:

- I built my old booth out of corrugated plastic. You get it at home depot in big 4x8 sheets (or smaller) and it looks like heavy cardboard, except it's white plastic. I just glued it together with a hot glue gun and threw a couple of 'muffin' fans in to extract air. Worked pretty good.
- A friend has a booth he made from an old 'printer booth'. It's a sound-proof container that they used to put dot-matrix printers in because they were so loud. It has a really nice plexi-glass top/front and seals up really well when it's closed. There's a small fan in the back too.

Murray

[AE86er]

printer booth! great idea!!!! i'm sure you could get one cheap or even for free these days if you could just FIND one!!!!

[freelunch]

Heres an old pic of my spraybooth. It has since been cleaned out and the lighting improved.

http://www.pbase.com/freelunch/workshop