I saw another video where he used PVC "snap clamps" to hold the plastic better. (EZ White Snap Clamp 1 Inch X 4 Inches Wide for 1 Inch PVC Pipe) I think a 1" PVC pipe would be the better long-term solution for a firmer booth.
@@TheCalgaryPainter It still sags like 3/4" cause it is only plastic and the pipe walls have the same thickness. The bigger the pipe the heavier it is also contributing to sag.
It is very cool and well taught im just wondering if your pushing air in the spray booth your sure that you wont get dust or anything on let say fine finish cabinets? That why I always thaugh we were pulling the air out
I saw someone put three furnace filters on one side then and exhaust fan on the other. Let it run for an hour to get dust out before spraying. Turn it off while spraying with a normal fan, then back on when done
My mom owns a local painting company. We’re both committed to targeting more cabinet refinishing jobs, I knew the booth was next on the list for us. Thanks for clarifying the positive pressure! Can’t wait to try this out!
lol I use my gym power rack. I use drop cloths to clover the bulk but I use a shower curtains for the door. Mind you I don't spray anything that big so I don't need a large area. I use it for props and models for customers. A lightsaber doesn't take up much room. I built one a few years ago with a wood frame but it was just too big and I didn't have room in my garage for it especially since work slowed down. My set up is about as basic as you can get but get the work done.
Bought the plans thanks you saved me 150-200 on buying something else that was too tall for indoors. i might also make this smaller. sure i could have done this all for free but for $5 you deserve it.
Thanks a ton! It really helps out. Let me know how it turns out. I’ve used mine quite a bit now and am so glad I made one. Not sure if you noticed but I wish I made mine from 4 mil (maybe even 3) instead of 6 mil plastic. The extra weight is annoying and definitely isn’t needed.
Great video! Just the facts without added chatter and the right amount of humor. I just built the frame for a 7' x 10' x 7' spray booth using 3/4 " PVC and THEN I saw your video. I didn't know how I was going to ventilate and I'm sure I would have gone about it all wrong, so you solved all my problems there. I also bought the 6mm plastic sheeting but haven't opened it yet so I think I'll return and get 3mm.
Might i suggest doing something a little bit different with the seams..... Once you have it taped together you might want to fuse it by using parchment paper and an iron on the seams
The design is awesome, perfect for what I need. Got the plans, built my own and added a beam in the middle of the side wall where the top fan mounts. I have zero sag from the weight without the need of glue. 2 additional tees and one more 7' section did the trick.
I built the frame today with the excellent plans that I bought for five dollars. Well worth the money. The one issue I have is with the plastic. I bought the frost king clear and it is not clear. It’s translucent. I’m wondering if I’ll be able to see what I’m painting? I have good lighting in the basement but I really don’t want to have to try to put a light inside of the booth. Has anybody else built this with the frost king plastic? And how was the visibility? Any lighting Suggestions are appreciated. Can’t wait to get this up and running.
So for me there was no issue with the frosted plastic. It didn't block hardly any light and I did a bunch of trim in it with no excess light other than what I already had. One think though my garage is pretty well lit, in that I added more lights then the two bulbs that were originally there.
Glad it was helpful! Doing the last molding after my video and seeing that I have literally thousands of feet of molding more to make and paint I wanted a better way :)
I watched the video well. Is it better to position the air inlet at the bottom and the exhaust outlet at the top in a ventilation system, or is the opposite better?
I think input air top and outlet at the bottom so you are not fighting gravity to get rid of overspray. That is how I have seen it in really nice commercial rooms, but that is just my guess.
Excellent!!!! And I'm not a person who typically uses multiple exclamation points so you know I mean that! Now, obviously this will cost much less than buying something commercially prepared but what is the ballpark cost on these materials-just to give me an idea what to expect?
Thanks for the !!!! :) this ran me about 85 dollars to make but a lot depends on the fans. That isn’t including the explosion proof fan those are a couple hundred dollars if you do spring for one.
Sure: amzn.to/3PftdFO You can also get one from your local hardware store. I like the 14/3 or 12/3 for the gauge of the plug on this size of fan. Take care!
I need to use an oil base lacquer on some furniture pieces. The problem is I need to do it indoors In my living room. If I set something up similar to what you've got, but without the positive negative pressure, will it still contain some of the VOC or smells from the lacquer?
P.S. I've created a smaller booth (6'x4'x6') by making a light weight canopy that hinges down from the wall so it folds flat against the wall when not in use. It's supported by a stay at each side and then has a polythene curtain to form the wall. I've incorporated an LED light in the canopy as well as an extract point. Now looking for a small explosion proof extractor fan to complete the set up! Positive pressure sounds like a good idea, but it might be a bit of an overkill for such a small unit.
That setup sounds awesome, especially with the LED lights incorporated. Let me know what small fan you find as there have been some other people that have build small spray booths that don't need a giant fan.
I want to build a paint booth in my garage. This is a great video. My main problem though is not dust as much as it is humidity. I live in the south so it's exceptionally humid here all the time. If I do a setup like this with in and out fans will that take care of the humidity? Or will I still want to put a dehumidifier in there?
Probably still need a dehumidifier. Unless you are just trying to get the humidity down to around ambient then the fans would be ok, if you want it lower than ambient then for sure you will need a dehumidifier.
The south is a big area, but, it is all sucked in from the Gulf and all those area's have humidity problems. You DEFINITELY need a de-humidifier. The cheaper way (maybe) is to get a wall unit A/C if you can adapt it to your work area. De-humidifiers work just like AC does. Keep the temp around 77-78* and you should be good but if you expect the unit to dehumidify in 10 mins, that will never happen. It takes HOURS to de-humidify a space. The perfect paint temp 75*. Humidity 40-50% but NO MORE than 50%. (That is for automotive painting so your paint materials and thickness of paint on surface may be more with Enamel based paints. They usually require 20-24 hours)
Great idea! Generally blowing up houses is frowned upon :) I have only made one guitar, and I did a hand rubbed finish so I didn't have to bother with spraying. With the booth I may have to make anther!
If you spray inside the garage does the smell come out of the tent? I would hate my garage to smell like spray cans. If the smell does sip through the tent. Is there a way to contain the smell and fumes?
I never heard of the zipper tape before. Something I’ll probably use eventually. Did you filter the intake air? I didn’t notice it. Seems like you’d want to make sure you’re not bringing in dust.
I need to set up something like this to paint baseboards and such. THey run about 8 feet long. The fan is a bit pricey ($200).. I have a round big fan in my garage for when we work out.. can I repurpose that temporarily to use? It's one of those 2 foot or so sized round fans with metal blades that you see in gyms. If so, can I just use the one and somehow find a hepa filter to cover it lol. Or would a smaller box fan with hepa filter be enough? I too want this to be something I can take down, then set up again for future use. Buying 6mil sheeting on amazon.. or perhaps 10mil would be better? They have a roll of 25' by 100' 10mil for about $125. I am ok if that makes more sense and is longer lasting and reusable, but if 6mil is good enough I can stick with that.
I was looking at buying an inflatable booth vs making this. My issue with the inflatable booth is I had to run the fan the entire time so if I was drying something inside. On this build can I run them for a few hours and then turn all the fans off and it’ll still dry, or would I need to run these the entire time as well?
I bought your plans and intend to build this using two box fans and one exhaust fan as you have shown. But I do have a question; In painting cabinet doors for example, I will need to spray one door and then walk it out of the booth onto a drying rack. How easy is it going to be to lift the plastic door from the inside each time I walk the cabinet door out of the booth onto the rack? Or will the positive pressure created by the fans be enough to allow me to position the drying rack within the booth while spraying and still keep the overspray dust off of the drying cabinet doors? Thanks!
Thanks for buying the plans, I really appreciate it. I was able to spray inside the booth and keep the over spray off my trim when I was doing it. Make sure you are spraying towards the back and your drying is towards the door. If overspray is your main concern and you have filters on the fans you can make the booth negatively pressured by having the exhaust fan in blocked and it will suck more overspray out. I have also sprayed with the door open all the way and taken out my project to dry and that worked really well also, but I cleaned my garage of dust pretty good before to try and cut down on dust. I have seen professional painters have a setup more like that with the backside fully open. I would try fully closed for the first coat, if you are not happy then I would try taking them out.
@Build It Make It thanks for your reply! I will try both methods but you've given me enough to confidently move ahead with the project. Great video btw.
Will this pipe work for this “3/4 in. x 10 ft. PVC Schedule 40 Pressure Plain-End Pipe”? Or do I need to schedule 80 pipe? i’ve never had a need to use any PVC pipe so I’m not sure.
bought the 12 inch fan and hose but now I’m second-guessing myself because it’s barely gonna fit in the window. Have you tried it with a 10 inch? I’m using the two fans on top and one explosion proof fan.. PS I’m a With the very anxious veteran and do a lot of overthinking lol. Thanks Jeff
So I got the 12 inch fan berceuse I felt like buy once cry once but 100% it is overkill for the booth. I have to put a piece of wood to block some (more than 50%) of the airflow out of the booth to get it so that the box fans are more air and get that positive pressure. A 10" would work find so if you can return it and get a 10" then I think you will do great, and others have used it with a 10" fan and had no issues. Hope that helps.
No, I just got the cheap filters to keep the particulate out. I don't think you need to really worry about super fine filtering, but i may be wrong on that. I may have to try a better filter and see if I can tell a difference.
@@BuildItMakeIt Are you filtering to the outside or is it just going into your garage? If just into your garage, do you have a lot of fumes and paint smell? Any overspray?
I have had no issues with the tape or zipper coming off. I do wish I had used like 3 or 4 mil plastic instead of 6 mil. 6 is heavy and harder to mess around with.
I don’t know of specific car plans, but If I was doing it for cars I would go with 2x4 wood and make it bigger that way. I you could buy a 20 foot length for the long sides, 12 footers for the width, and 8 or 10 for the height. If you are going to take it down and put it up a lot I know the inflatable ones are pretty popular (like this one amzn.to/400KnLH) but are pretty expensive if you are only painting 1 or 2 cars.
Hi, how is your booth holding up and has it been up and down a couple of times yet? Great idea - I looked at a similar approach using one of the small DIY greenhouses. Yours allows for more functional space which I like.
It is holding up well. I did crack a corner bracket but that was because there was t much space around the outside and I fell into it….. wooos :) The pack came with 10 so I replaced it with a spare.
I haven’t seen anyone make a smaller version, but it wouldn’t be hard to leave out the center supports and cut down the sides. Let me know if you end up doing a small one, I would love to see it.
Maybe I’m dumb but I don’t understand. You say use double exhaust than what you put in. So one box fan for blowing in and two for blowing out. But in the plans it’s two blowing in and one blowing out. Which is it if only using box fans. You used two because you had a more powerful exhaust fan. So if I have box fans how many should I use and in what orientation. Two blowing in and one out or one blowing in and two out?
If you only have box fans then two in and one out will give you a positive pressure which is what you want. You can also skip the output fan if it just dust you are concerned with from the outside.
You could go with 4 way pvc fittings, so you can add casters to the bottom, so you can move the paint booth around. This is in your garage so I'm sure you are just tearing it down for space, I think I'm going to build mine out of 1 inch pipe for my 40x60 shop, put it on casters so i can move it, and when I need the bottom covered just go around and put drop a heavy cheap drop cloth around the edges.
That is an awesome idea. It would be super nice not having to set it up each time, and with the 1 inch pipe it would be a lot stronger. If you do it let me know, I would love to see a picture and know how it went.
@@BuildItMakeIt What I decided to do was buy a 10x17 portable garage from Harbor Freight for $250, will be easier to take down or sell when I don't need it anymore. Might be easier to put together also, not sure yet, its a million pieces. Going to hang shop lights down the middle, and maybe get some 6 foot long sand bags to lay around the outside edges to keep it super flat against the shop floor.
@@ryan74701 I have heard that those portable garages are really nice if you are painting big stuff or if you really want a bunch of room to move around. I am a bit jealous of your 40x60 shop :) I am hoping sometime to be able to have a shop big enough where I could have a permanent spraying/finishing area. Your idea sounds sweet for the semi permanent option, hope it works great, and let me know how it turns out.
To heat my garage I have a large 220 volt electric heater that I use and keep it around 70 when I need paint or finish to dry. Since I use the explosion proof fan I have not been too worried. I think water based paint or finish isn't an issue, but oil based wood finish maybe could be dangerous, but I have done it before. Not sure if that helps or not.
By "electric heater" you are talking about a radiant coil element style that does not have a fan of its own so it just radiates heat? An oil radiating heater would work that way too, but not very efficient. Neither will bring a cold 3 car garage up to a workable temperature. I suppose i could get the garage up to temp with my gas furnace then turn it off and maintain with one of these. The explosion proof fan seems like a must have with any solvent use either in prep or paint. Obviously a flame heater of any kind is a nono, and the electric motor in the fan, and any heater, is what we are trying to avoid right ? But what about the electric motor that is spinning our compressors ?
I have and would actually love to get one, but it is a bit out of my price range. If you feel like you are going to paint a lot and have the money I think they look so easy to set up. amzn.to/3kb8ZSc is the one I had my eye on. I think I would probably go for a bigger one now if I did get one, since I like my booth and it is nice for garage size, but if I had a big project I could pull out that puppy outside. Hope that helps.
@@BuildItMakeIt it absolutely helps. i was looking at the same one actually. honestly i do not see it doing any better than what you have.... or a tent. These inflatable booths depend on positive pressure to remove the fumes and overspray....You actually have an exhaust vent which actively removes over spray and fumes. to add this to the inflatable tent you have to spend another $250 for the exhaust hood plus $130 for the blower. so you will end up spending about $850 when it all said and done. I'm thinking a 4 sided tent and the exhaust fan and a box fan …all for around $450
Let me know what you have found to be nice features for a spray booth so we can all upgrade our booths together if there are things I have left out!
I saw another video where he used PVC "snap clamps" to hold the plastic better. (EZ White Snap Clamp 1 Inch X 4 Inches Wide for 1 Inch PVC Pipe)
I think a 1" PVC pipe would be the better long-term solution for a firmer booth.
@@TheCalgaryPainter It still sags like 3/4" cause it is only plastic and the pipe walls have the same thickness. The bigger the pipe the heavier it is also contributing to sag.
It is very cool and well taught im just wondering if your pushing air in the spray booth your sure that you wont get dust or anything on let say fine finish cabinets? That why I always thaugh we were pulling the air out
I saw someone put three furnace filters on one side then and exhaust fan on the other. Let it run for an hour to get dust out before spraying. Turn it off while spraying with a normal fan, then back on when done
Btw, does the fan placed above use air filter too?
Thanks so much for “cutting to the chase” without needless chatter. Thanks for clear explanations. Much appreciated.
You are so welcome, and thanks for the kind words.
That's so true. Most of these utube videos are ridiculously long with far too much yapping about dumb stuff. This video was perfect.
My mom owns a local painting company. We’re both committed to targeting more cabinet refinishing jobs, I knew the booth was next on the list for us. Thanks for clarifying the positive pressure! Can’t wait to try this out!
Glad you liked it. Let me know how it turns out!
lol I use my gym power rack. I use drop cloths to clover the bulk but I use a shower curtains for the door. Mind you I don't spray anything that big so I don't need a large area. I use it for props and models for customers. A lightsaber doesn't take up much room. I built one a few years ago with a wood frame but it was just too big and I didn't have room in my garage for it especially since work slowed down. My set up is about as basic as you can get but get the work done.
Hey that is a great idea. My squat rack doesn't get much use these days, I could have used that :) Hey basic setups are good to get the job done!
Bought the plans thanks you saved me 150-200 on buying something else that was too tall for indoors. i might also make this smaller. sure i could have done this all for free but for $5 you deserve it.
Thanks a ton! It really helps out. Let me know how it turns out. I’ve used mine quite a bit now and am so glad I made one. Not sure if you noticed but I wish I made mine from 4 mil (maybe even 3) instead of 6 mil plastic. The extra weight is annoying and definitely isn’t needed.
@Build It Make It yeah 4mil is good
@@doomslayerforever2858 how much did it cost to build?
@@aemsiw3798 $100-150 max
The large Wagner tent is only $49.00 and it is almost as big as this one
It also more compact and easier to put up and take down
Great video! Just the facts without added chatter and the right amount of humor.
I just built the frame for a 7' x 10' x 7' spray booth using 3/4 " PVC and THEN I saw your video. I didn't know how I was going to ventilate and I'm sure I would have gone about it all wrong, so you solved all my problems there. I also bought the 6mm plastic sheeting but haven't opened it yet so I think I'll return and get 3mm.
Thanks a ton! Glad you liked the video. Let me know how the booth goes, and happy spraying.
Thank you for this video I am needing to build one of these to be able to put up in clients houses when dealing with lead paint removal.....
Might i suggest doing something a little bit different with the seams..... Once you have it taped together you might want to fuse it by using parchment paper and an iron on the seams
That is a good idea trying to fuse the steams together. I hadn't thought of that before.
Brilliant video. I was wondering how to balance positive pressure with exhaust and you explained it perfectly. Thank you 🙏
Glad it helped you.
Great, spraybooths finally explained. Good vid my man!
Glad it helped!
great setup, the only other thing is make the door on the exhaust side so when you leave the booth you don't suck dust over your work piece.
That is a good idea. I like the giant door, but if it was smaller and I could have the fans on either side that would be sweet. Thanks for the idea!
Great tip. I'm literally finishing building mine this afternoon and hadn't thought of that.
I need the big door to put in large cabinets. Now I’m worried about the dust. Perhaps I can add a zipper to the other side just as a way to exit?
@@jeffhorovitz8663 that should work
The design is awesome, perfect for what I need. Got the plans, built my own and added a beam in the middle of the side wall where the top fan mounts. I have zero sag from the weight without the need of glue. 2 additional tees and one more 7' section did the trick.
Very cool! That is a great idea on adding a beam in the middle of the side wall. It is nice not to use glue and thanks sharing.
This is an absolute masterpiece including your helpful hint to tweak the positive flow
I bought the plans. Thank you. I’m gonna get that explosion, proof fan and the hose that can go with it, vent it out basement window.
That’s a great idea to get the hose so you can use it further from a vent location. Let me know how it goes.
I like this concept….probably the best I’ve seen. I feel like the pusher fans up top should have filters as well
I retract my statement….even though not mentioned I watched again and can tell you have a filter over box fan
Thanks! Yep I should have mentioned it, I just forgot. I like you rewatched and picked out that detail.
Wow great job I’m looking on Amazon to buy one, your idea is amazing thanks
Glad I could help
I built the frame today with the excellent plans that I bought for five dollars. Well worth the money. The one issue I have is with the plastic. I bought the frost king clear and it is not clear. It’s translucent. I’m wondering if I’ll be able to see what I’m painting? I have good lighting in the basement but I really don’t want to have to try to put a light inside of the booth. Has anybody else built this with the frost king plastic? And how was the visibility? Any lighting Suggestions are appreciated. Can’t wait to get this up and running.
So for me there was no issue with the frosted plastic. It didn't block hardly any light and I did a bunch of trim in it with no excess light other than what I already had. One think though my garage is pretty well lit, in that I added more lights then the two bulbs that were originally there.
That was a great video, man. Offering lots of value to your fellow man. Keep up the great work!
Thanks a ton! I really appreciate it.
This is awesome. Having previously painted way too many baseboards with a brush, I will definitely buy these plans and build it before doing any more.
Glad it was helpful! Doing the last molding after my video and seeing that I have literally thousands of feet of molding more to make and paint I wanted a better way :)
Wow, amazing timing, I was needing to sit down and figure something like this out in the next few weeks. Thanks for doing the work.
No problem. Glad you found it useful. I am really liking the spray booth so far.
Fantastic!! Thank you for explaining the air flow!!
I watched the video well. Is it better to position the air inlet at the bottom and the exhaust outlet at the top in a ventilation system, or is the opposite better?
I think input air top and outlet at the bottom so you are not fighting gravity to get rid of overspray. That is how I have seen it in really nice commercial rooms, but that is just my guess.
Excellent!!!! And I'm not a person who typically uses multiple exclamation points so you know I mean that! Now, obviously this will cost much less than buying something commercially prepared but what is the ballpark cost on these materials-just to give me an idea what to expect?
Thanks for the !!!! :) this ran me about 85 dollars to make but a lot depends on the fans. That isn’t including the explosion proof fan those are a couple hundred dollars if you do spring for one.
@@BuildItMakeIt $85!! Not bad at all... actually well worth it as you can use it over and over. Thanks for video and response 👍🏼
This is a great video. Well done, You definitely know about air movement!
Thanks a ton! Glad you enjoyed it.
Very useful ideas and nicely presented; clear and concise. Thank you. 🙂
Glad it was helpful!
Great video! I actually purchased the explosion proof fan you used but it comes without the plug. Can you share which plug you used on yours?
Sure: amzn.to/3PftdFO You can also get one from your local hardware store. I like the 14/3 or 12/3 for the gauge of the plug on this size of fan. Take care!
Are you exhausting to the outdoors or do the filters catch enough to just exhaust into the garage?
Outdoors. You need to get rid of dangerous paint fumes.
Hi . Great video.. how do I get the plans. What is the approx cost to build this paint booth? Thanks!
Thanks!. In the description I have links for the plans. The price varies per location but it is around 80 dollars these days for me.
How about adding lights? Where would you hang them
Yeah lights are super important. I have hung lights from the pvc cross portions.
I need to use an oil base lacquer on some furniture pieces. The problem is I need to do it indoors In my living room. If I set something up similar to what you've got, but without the positive negative pressure, will it still contain some of the VOC or smells from the lacquer?
P.S. I've created a smaller booth (6'x4'x6') by making a light weight canopy that hinges down from the wall so it folds flat against the wall when not in use. It's supported by a stay at each side and then has a polythene curtain to form the wall. I've incorporated an LED light in the canopy as well as an extract point. Now looking for a small explosion proof extractor fan to complete the set up! Positive pressure sounds like a good idea, but it might be a bit of an overkill for such a small unit.
That setup sounds awesome, especially with the LED lights incorporated. Let me know what small fan you find as there have been some other people that have build small spray booths that don't need a giant fan.
Do you have picture of your setup looking for some similar
I want to build a paint booth in my garage. This is a great video. My main problem though is not dust as much as it is humidity. I live in the south so it's exceptionally humid here all the time. If I do a setup like this with in and out fans will that take care of the humidity? Or will I still want to put a dehumidifier in there?
Probably still need a dehumidifier. Unless you are just trying to get the humidity down to around ambient then the fans would be ok, if you want it lower than ambient then for sure you will need a dehumidifier.
The south is a big area, but, it is all sucked in from the Gulf and all those area's have humidity problems. You DEFINITELY need a de-humidifier. The cheaper way (maybe) is to get a wall unit A/C if you can adapt it to your work area. De-humidifiers work just like AC does. Keep the temp around 77-78* and you should be good but if you expect the unit to dehumidify in 10 mins, that will never happen. It takes HOURS to de-humidify a space. The perfect paint temp 75*. Humidity 40-50% but NO MORE than 50%. (That is for automotive painting so your paint materials and thickness of paint on surface may be more with Enamel based paints. They usually require 20-24 hours)
Awesome job. Love it. Thank you
Thank you! Cheers!
Great idea! I’m going to use this for spray painting guitars outside so I don’t blow up my house 👍
Great idea! Generally blowing up houses is frowned upon :) I have only made one guitar, and I did a hand rubbed finish so I didn't have to bother with spraying. With the booth I may have to make anther!
If you spray inside the garage does the smell come out of the tent? I would hate my garage to smell like spray cans. If the smell does sip through the tent. Is there a way to contain the smell and fumes?
I never heard of the zipper tape before. Something I’ll probably use eventually.
Did you filter the intake air? I didn’t notice it. Seems like you’d want to make sure you’re not bringing in dust.
I need to set up something like this to paint baseboards and such. THey run about 8 feet long. The fan is a bit pricey ($200).. I have a round big fan in my garage for when we work out.. can I repurpose that temporarily to use? It's one of those 2 foot or so sized round fans with metal blades that you see in gyms. If so, can I just use the one and somehow find a hepa filter to cover it lol. Or would a smaller box fan with hepa filter be enough? I too want this to be something I can take down, then set up again for future use. Buying 6mil sheeting on amazon.. or perhaps 10mil would be better? They have a roll of 25' by 100' 10mil for about $125. I am ok if that makes more sense and is longer lasting and reusable, but if 6mil is good enough I can stick with that.
I was looking at buying an inflatable booth vs making this. My issue with the inflatable booth is I had to run the fan the entire time so if I was drying something inside. On this build can I run them for a few hours and then turn all the fans off and it’ll still dry, or would I need to run these the entire time as well?
I bought your plans and intend to build this using two box fans and one exhaust fan as you have shown. But I do have a question; In painting cabinet doors for example, I will need to spray one door and then walk it out of the booth onto a drying rack. How easy is it going to be to lift the plastic door from the inside each time I walk the cabinet door out of the booth onto the rack? Or will the positive pressure created by the fans be enough to allow me to position the drying rack within the booth while spraying and still keep the overspray dust off of the drying cabinet doors? Thanks!
Thanks for buying the plans, I really appreciate it. I was able to spray inside the booth and keep the over spray off my trim when I was doing it. Make sure you are spraying towards the back and your drying is towards the door. If overspray is your main concern and you have filters on the fans you can make the booth negatively pressured by having the exhaust fan in blocked and it will suck more overspray out. I have also sprayed with the door open all the way and taken out my project to dry and that worked really well also, but I cleaned my garage of dust pretty good before to try and cut down on dust. I have seen professional painters have a setup more like that with the backside fully open. I would try fully closed for the first coat, if you are not happy then I would try taking them out.
@Build It Make It thanks for your reply! I will try both methods but you've given me enough to confidently move ahead with the project. Great video btw.
Thank you for a great idea.
You are so welcome!
What explosive proof fan did you use? CFM ? my booth will be 9'x9'x7' using 1.25" PVC and 6 mill plastic sheeting. Thanks
Will this pipe work for this “3/4 in. x 10 ft. PVC Schedule 40 Pressure Plain-End Pipe”? Or do I need to schedule 80 pipe? i’ve never had a need to use any PVC pipe so I’m not sure.
I did it with schedule 40 plain end so that should work fine for you.
bought the 12 inch fan and hose but now I’m second-guessing myself because it’s barely gonna fit in the window. Have you tried it with a 10 inch? I’m using the two fans on top and one explosion proof fan.. PS I’m a With the very anxious veteran and do a lot of overthinking lol.
Thanks
Jeff
So I got the 12 inch fan berceuse I felt like buy once cry once but 100% it is overkill for the booth. I have to put a piece of wood to block some (more than 50%) of the airflow out of the booth to get it so that the box fans are more air and get that positive pressure. A 10" would work find so if you can return it and get a 10" then I think you will do great, and others have used it with a 10" fan and had no issues. Hope that helps.
I really love this idea!
Thank you! 😊
Are these merv 11 filters? I've purchased everything but the filters.now
No, I just got the cheap filters to keep the particulate out. I don't think you need to really worry about super fine filtering, but i may be wrong on that. I may have to try a better filter and see if I can tell a difference.
@@BuildItMakeIt Are you filtering to the outside or is it just going into your garage? If just into your garage, do you have a lot of fumes and paint smell? Any overspray?
How has this held up since you made it? Any issues with the tape/zipper coming off?
I have had no issues with the tape or zipper coming off. I do wish I had used like 3 or 4 mil plastic instead of 6 mil. 6 is heavy and harder to mess around with.
This is very helpful, thanks. 👍
how is it in winds
I haven't used it outside but I don't think it would be good in strong winds.
brilliant
amazing!! just what i need.
Glad you liked it.
Can you recommend a plan for building a spray booth for cars?
I don’t know of specific car plans, but If I was doing it for cars I would go with 2x4 wood and make it bigger that way. I you could buy a 20 foot length for the long sides, 12 footers for the width, and 8 or 10 for the height. If you are going to take it down and put it up a lot I know the inflatable ones are pretty popular (like this one amzn.to/400KnLH) but are pretty expensive if you are only painting 1 or 2 cars.
Hi, how is your booth holding up and has it been up and down a couple of times yet?
Great idea - I looked at a similar approach using one of the small DIY greenhouses. Yours allows for more functional space which I like.
It is holding up well. I did crack a corner bracket but that was because there was t much space around the outside and I fell into it….. wooos :) The pack came with 10 so I replaced it with a spare.
great video
Great video very helpful and informative
Glad it was helpful and thanks for letting me know.
What was your build cost at the time of purchase?
About 80-90 dollars.
At the risk of adding more complexity, you could always add a large flexible duct, run out of a window.
yeah that is a good idea. They even make them specifically for the circular exhaust fans.
Excellent
Don't you want filters on the incoming air?
Yes, I put filters on each of the top fans. Since they are on top the filters stay on with air pressure without even needing to hook them to anything.
Great video!
Thanks! Glad you liked it.
Has anyone tried making a smaller version? How did it turn out
I haven’t seen anyone make a smaller version, but it wouldn’t be hard to leave out the center supports and cut down the sides. Let me know if you end up doing a small one, I would love to see it.
@@BuildItMakeIt plan on making a smaller one here in the next few months!
Ten seconds into this video and you've got me cracking up, lol.
Maybe I’m dumb but I don’t understand. You say use double exhaust than what you put in. So one box fan for blowing in and two for blowing out. But in the plans it’s two blowing in and one blowing out. Which is it if only using box fans. You used two because you had a more powerful exhaust fan. So if I have box fans how many should I use and in what orientation. Two blowing in and one out or one blowing in and two out?
If you only have box fans then two in and one out will give you a positive pressure which is what you want. You can also skip the output fan if it just dust you are concerned with from the outside.
Awesome, thank you I already made it and used two fans and it worked out fine.
Why on earth would anyone buy an exploding fan?! Thanks for linking one that won’t explode!
I love explosions, just not in my spray booth fans :)
You could go with 4 way pvc fittings, so you can add casters to the bottom, so you can move the paint booth around. This is in your garage so I'm sure you are just tearing it down for space, I think I'm going to build mine out of 1 inch pipe for my 40x60 shop, put it on casters so i can move it, and when I need the bottom covered just go around and put drop a heavy cheap drop cloth around the edges.
That is an awesome idea. It would be super nice not having to set it up each time, and with the 1 inch pipe it would be a lot stronger. If you do it let me know, I would love to see a picture and know how it went.
@@BuildItMakeIt What I decided to do was buy a 10x17 portable garage from Harbor Freight for $250, will be easier to take down or sell when I don't need it anymore. Might be easier to put together also, not sure yet, its a million pieces. Going to hang shop lights down the middle, and maybe get some 6 foot long sand bags to lay around the outside edges to keep it super flat against the shop floor.
@@ryan74701 I have heard that those portable garages are really nice if you are painting big stuff or if you really want a bunch of room to move around. I am a bit jealous of your 40x60 shop :) I am hoping sometime to be able to have a shop big enough where I could have a permanent spraying/finishing area. Your idea sounds sweet for the semi permanent option, hope it works great, and let me know how it turns out.
Do you know approximately how much the PVC was?
About 50 dollars.
Thank you sir. This was really helpful
Glad it helped
Now I need to try Tuck Tape - if I can keep it away from the kids, anyway….
Need files
I have the plans on my website and Etsy. There is a link in the description.
Ideas for climate control? Winter in my garage is still cold. Most paints probably not compatible with any heater one would place in a garage !
To heat my garage I have a large 220 volt electric heater that I use and keep it around 70 when I need paint or finish to dry. Since I use the explosion proof fan I have not been too worried. I think water based paint or finish isn't an issue, but oil based wood finish maybe could be dangerous, but I have done it before. Not sure if that helps or not.
By "electric heater" you are talking about a radiant coil element style that does not have a fan of its own so it just radiates heat?
An oil radiating heater would work that way too, but not very efficient. Neither will bring a cold 3 car garage up to a workable temperature. I suppose i could get the garage up to temp with my gas furnace then turn it off and maintain with one of these.
The explosion proof fan seems like a must have with any solvent use either in prep or paint.
Obviously a flame heater of any kind is a nono, and the electric motor in the fan, and any heater, is what we are trying to avoid right ? But what about the electric motor that is spinning our compressors ?
Heat up the place. Turn off the heater while spraying and maybe use a couple oil coil heaters while spraying
Have you ever considered an inflatable booth?
I have and would actually love to get one, but it is a bit out of my price range. If you feel like you are going to paint a lot and have the money I think they look so easy to set up. amzn.to/3kb8ZSc is the one I had my eye on. I think I would probably go for a bigger one now if I did get one, since I like my booth and it is nice for garage size, but if I had a big project I could pull out that puppy outside. Hope that helps.
@@BuildItMakeIt it absolutely helps. i was looking at the same one actually. honestly i do not see it doing any better than what you have.... or a tent. These inflatable booths depend on positive pressure to remove the fumes and overspray....You actually have an exhaust vent which actively removes over spray and fumes. to add this to the inflatable tent you have to spend another $250 for the exhaust hood plus $130 for the blower. so you will end up spending about $850 when it all said and done. I'm thinking a 4 sided tent and the exhaust fan and a box fan …all for around $450
Gorilla tape
That is some great tape!
Talk too much on need not to know
Thanks. Sorry you thought the video was too wordy. What parts did you think I talked to much in. I am always looking to try and make my videos better.