NO SPRAY BOOTH?

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jonny5

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How do you paint without having a spray booth to paint in and heat and dry paint? What steps can i take to be able to paint in my gargage but without jepordizing my paint jobs? any suggestions or is it a neccesity to have a spray booth?
 

LudicrousSpeed

New member
Well, I know that a lot of people on here will cringe at the idea, but I paint in my garage all the time. When I paint an overall, I usually hang that clear plastic sheeting and cover the ceiling and walls. I then scrub the floor and squegee it dry. I have a filtered end to draw thru (I wet the concrete down outside to catch dust) and use several fans to draw the vapors through.

The problem is that most of the new clears are catalyzed with some really nasty stuff, unless use use ISO free, which is too much $$$ for me. I actually went and bought a fresh air system that I use any time I spray catalyzed paints.

I have really good results doing it this way, and have very few dust problems.

The other thing to worry about is neighbors. That crap will drift a long way and stick to anything, as well as stink up the neighborhood.......
 
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jonny5

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Thanks for the response, what do you do about drying? any thing help speed up the drying process?
Thanks again!
 

LudicrousSpeed

New member
I just keep the fans running until everything has kicked, usually a few hours. The paints dry by releasing the solvents into the air, and if the air cannot carry it away, it can cause problems in the paint.

I do not add heat, unless it is too cool outside. That is the good thing about this being a hobby: I paint when the weather conditions allow! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/haha.gif
 

rex

New member
Believe it or not I've gotten cleaner jobs out in the shop or in a makeshift situation than in a booth.The big deal is a clean environment,don't spray under 60 degrees,and l 've let the fans run a few hours after the last coat has tacked up well.I've let a non-cook booth run overnight with slow clear to make sure it didn't "burn'.
 

Bornhard

New member
Same deal with me Rex. I have a make shift paint stall that I really put a lot into, but it's not one of those top dollar car booths and I get some real good results with it, but a buddy of mine has a HUGE pro. spray booth that you can paint industrail trucks in and I get all kinds of junk in the clear even after I sweep and blow [censored] to the end of the booth while the fans running. Weird huh?
 

G0rdyb1ker

New member
I have converted a wood shed into a spray booth - linned the whole thing with plastic sheet and vented the both sides with fans for air flow. Have good results with very few dust issues.

If your worried about fumes try the Auto Air range of water base paints

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Osh

New member
Air movement in a home garage environment is a big plus. Without a lot of air moving thru the garage you won't be able to see what your doing by the time you get to the other side of a car doing a complete. the vapors will settle back down on the horizontal panels and make them look like a cinder block with no shine at all and alot of buffing ahead for you.There's nothing like a downdraft booth
 
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