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After years of waiting for proper outside weather conditions, or trying to find some space in the basement without paint spray getting all over everything, including my track, I’m finally taking the time to build a dedicated spray painting booth.
I found some plans on the internet (Vent Works), using 1/2” plywood and a Dayton blower. I have a perfect spot in the basement where I can vent the booth out a nearby window. I made some revisions to the dimensions so a pocket hole jig could be used to build the box. I used cheap 1/2” sheathing plywood which really is only 15/32 thick, this made the pocket hole work more difficult. Next time I would spend a little more money and get better quality true 3/4” plywood, the jig works better with 3/4” material.
To locate the booth in front of the basement window I had to extend the re-purposed kitchen counter top used for my work space, and add an additional outlet for the blower and light.
The booth uses readily available 12” x 24” furnace filters. The blower gently moves a lot of air through the filter without creating hurricane force winds, it only spins at 1500 rpm and is quiet. I got an adapter for the blower that converts the square outlet to common 4” round, so flexible vent pipe could be used.
I made a removable panel for the basement window with a quick release coupling for the flexible duct.
An overhead light was added, and the interior painted white to provide plenty of light for painting. A switch was wired to separately operate the blower and light.
I now have no excuses for not knocking out the backlog of painting projects I have.
I found some plans on the internet (Vent Works), using 1/2” plywood and a Dayton blower. I have a perfect spot in the basement where I can vent the booth out a nearby window. I made some revisions to the dimensions so a pocket hole jig could be used to build the box. I used cheap 1/2” sheathing plywood which really is only 15/32 thick, this made the pocket hole work more difficult. Next time I would spend a little more money and get better quality true 3/4” plywood, the jig works better with 3/4” material.
To locate the booth in front of the basement window I had to extend the re-purposed kitchen counter top used for my work space, and add an additional outlet for the blower and light.
The booth uses readily available 12” x 24” furnace filters. The blower gently moves a lot of air through the filter without creating hurricane force winds, it only spins at 1500 rpm and is quiet. I got an adapter for the blower that converts the square outlet to common 4” round, so flexible vent pipe could be used.
I made a removable panel for the basement window with a quick release coupling for the flexible duct.
An overhead light was added, and the interior painted white to provide plenty of light for painting. A switch was wired to separately operate the blower and light.
I now have no excuses for not knocking out the backlog of painting projects I have.
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