Hey guys, new to the forum, but had a question. I have a detached one car garage that would make a perfect paint booth. I have permission to paint in there, but cannot really do any major modifications because I rent. What would be the best way to provide proper ventilation to keep overspray off my work? Thanks for any ideas in advanced.
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SportriderBryan
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Staple up plastic everywhere. That's what I did when I rented and had a detached garage. Get some plastic painters drop clothes and staple it to everything. Then at a minimum get a box fan and some furnace filters from a hardware store (I pay $.50 each here) and put the fan in the door way to pull fumes out with the filters taped to the side in the garage. Plastic off the rest of the door and it actually scavenges the fumes pretty well. Don't open the garage door until you know that everything is good and tacked up. It WILL pull junk in if you do, trust me I know:sillyme: . I went as far as building a frame that fits in my door every so snuggly and it has a box fan mounted in it with the top half permanetly plasticed up. It works great but I wouldn't do it if you weren't gonna paitn that often. Maybe I'll post a pic of it later.
hoss
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if you have two windows it'd be perfect. one window on each side. take those furnace filters and put one on the inside of the window w/o the fan. then take and put the fan in the other window w/ the filters behind the fan (not between the fan and the window just on the back side of the fan)
you want to filter the incoming air and the out going air. remember to remove the screen on the fan window or it'll have paint all over.
that plastic idea is good! just make sure you have enough light. i went to walmart and got some movable florecent lights that plug into the wall and i screwed a couple on each side of the booth. works well.
you'll also need to be able to wet the floor down when you're shooting your enitial basecoats and clear coats. it'll help keep things out of your paint.
good luck!
let me know if you've not got two widows i've got some techniques for garage door vents also.
you want to filter the incoming air and the out going air. remember to remove the screen on the fan window or it'll have paint all over.
that plastic idea is good! just make sure you have enough light. i went to walmart and got some movable florecent lights that plug into the wall and i screwed a couple on each side of the booth. works well.
you'll also need to be able to wet the floor down when you're shooting your enitial basecoats and clear coats. it'll help keep things out of your paint.
good luck!
let me know if you've not got two widows i've got some techniques for garage door vents also.
i do not have any windows in the garage. I do have of plenty of light though, because I already bought some lights to hang up on the walls. The box fan and filters is a good idea, but could I build something in the half opened "big" garage door instead of putting the fan in the other door? I just do not know if the fan would pull enough air to provide enough ventilation if I put it in the big garage door. What size fan would you guys recommend and what type of furnace filters do you use? A picture would really help me get an idea of how I should set it up. Please help because I am hoping to get it set up this weekend for a paint job next week. Thank-you both for all your help. By the way, these forums are great.
SportriderBryan
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I forgot to take a pic but I will deffinately do it tonight. Sorry:sillyme:
SportriderBryan
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I had a pic of how the filters goon but it got erased somehow. Hope this helps.
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j205/Sabre750/Picture001.jpg
Hey Bryan, thanks for the idea and the pics. It gives me a good picture to decide what I should do. Hoss, as far as the other garage door, it is toward the front on the right side compared to the big garage door on the front of the building. I am still a little confused on where to put the filters compared to the fan to get the proper ventilation. If you could clarify this for me, I think I will be on my way. Any ideas will be readily accepted. Thanks again for everyone's help.
SportriderBryan
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Put the fan blowing out and the filters on the "inside the garage" side, this will **** the fumes out and keep the paint from actually blowing right out into the neighborhood.
Or, like hos said if your had two openings you counds use the fan to **** out the fumey air while ****ing in cool air from a opening directly across from it (as close to across the garge as you can.
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i --------------- i
i --------------- i
i - window------ [ i - door
i --------------- i
i --------------- i
iiiiiiii----------iiiiiiiii
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---Garage door
In my design there just no window to **** air in thriough. If you have one to use make sure you put a filter there to.
For the furnace filters I would just measure your openings and go to a home store like Home Depot and pick ones up that are just larger so yo uhave some overlap and get some good tape to temperarily mount them up. I get mine at mu base exchange store (I'm in the military) for $.49. They may be a buck in a normal home store. Hope this helps.
Or, like hos said if your had two openings you counds use the fan to **** out the fumey air while ****ing in cool air from a opening directly across from it (as close to across the garge as you can.
iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii [ =fan lowing out
i --------------- i
i --------------- i
i - window------ [ i - door
i --------------- i
i --------------- i
iiiiiiii----------iiiiiiiii
--------l
---Garage door
In my design there just no window to **** air in thriough. If you have one to use make sure you put a filter there to.
For the furnace filters I would just measure your openings and go to a home store like Home Depot and pick ones up that are just larger so yo uhave some overlap and get some good tape to temperarily mount them up. I get mine at mu base exchange store (I'm in the military) for $.49. They may be a buck in a normal home store. Hope this helps.
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hoss
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you just want to be able to pull air from one side of the room to the other. if you can't do that, you'll just need to do what you can. if something doesn't work try something else.
i would open the garage door to the highth of the fan. let the garage door (garage door=big door) rest on top of your box fan. put the box fan in the corner of the garage door. the corner that is away from your walk in door.
next, take the plastic drop cloth and tape it to the bottom of the garage door and drape it over the opening on the side of the fan. seal this area off so that air doesn't blow in. put 2x4 scrap or what ever you have to weight the plasic to the floor.
turn your fan on and see what happens when you're spraying. make sure to wet the floor down and stuff.
if you have dirt problems coming in over the top of the garage door, you could just do the same thing in your walkin in door.
i would open the garage door to the highth of the fan. let the garage door (garage door=big door) rest on top of your box fan. put the box fan in the corner of the garage door. the corner that is away from your walk in door.
next, take the plastic drop cloth and tape it to the bottom of the garage door and drape it over the opening on the side of the fan. seal this area off so that air doesn't blow in. put 2x4 scrap or what ever you have to weight the plasic to the floor.
turn your fan on and see what happens when you're spraying. make sure to wet the floor down and stuff.
if you have dirt problems coming in over the top of the garage door, you could just do the same thing in your walkin in door.
SportriderBryan
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Your welcome, always here to help who I can.