Just wanted to share my homemade paint booth and maybe share a few idea's in the process. Your paint booth can be as simple or extravagant as your imagination warrants. I built this booth with the following materials: Two old computer cases, an old ATX power supply, some halogen bulbs, PVC pipe, four 80mm computer fans, a microwave slow RPM motor, and some aluminum dryer hose. The cases were bolted together then sealed with tape and old cardboard cereal boxes. Then I wired the power supply to the on-off switch for the microwave motor, which I mounted on an o-ring and an old light socket for an even painting surface and mounted a Styrofoam cutout so I can easily pull it off and replace. The lights were just wired through a PVC pipe and glued at the two elbow joints at the ends. A word of warning though...the microwave motor is connected to MAINS power which is 120v or 220v depending on your country...ether way it has the potential to stop that ol' ticker so be careful when wiring. The lights and fans were all 12vDC so no worries there. If you do decide to build this you will need to know that the power supply, if it has a switch, will not run well when it is just plugged in. Make sure to have the fans and/or lights connected before powering on(This is called a load). The most likely problem you will face will be a power supply without a switch at all. Do not worry as this is an easy fix. When you look at the power supply there will be multiple wire 'Bunches' connected to different connectors. You will be looking for the biggest group, usually it is 20 or 24 wires. When you look at the end you need to find the green wire...it should be the fourth or fifth depending on amount of total wires. This wire tells the power supply that the motherboard is plugged in. You need to cut that green wire and the black one right next to it and solder the green and black to to each side(pole) of your switch. This will now be your power button. Last step is to make a window stopper so you can vent the air/fumes out through your dryer tube. All the parts for this project can be found at your local dumpster. If you have any questions let me know.

That's pretty darned creative!

Just goes to show that a determined man can accomplish just about anything...

Reuse, Renew, Recycle - It's also a very green solution.

Thanks for sharing. I really need to get motivated and build a spray booth for myself someday. Some good ideas here.

Thanks mate. Having my work hours cut in half, these last few months, has definitely improved my household scrap ingenuity.

Brilliant idea, but I know my microwave base spins both ways. Every time you turn it on in cycles in a different direction. Could be a bit annoying if you were expecting it to go one way.

Nice way to recycle some of that old junk though Ian.

You are correct the motor does turn both ways but it usually is not a problem since I do not use it, all that much, for spraying while it's moving. Just to turn it so i don't get fingerprints on my nice paint job. There is a way to mod the motor so it only spins one direction. It is a little circuit that uses a transistor to quickly switch it on and off every other time it is turned on. I am sure you could get the same result with a relay.

Great idea

Just a great job of recycling. I can't even count the number of computers I've built over the years, and tossed out old replaced cases, power supplies, etc.

I built a spray booth from a large plastic tub, cheap fan, and two clamp lights. Total cost less then $15. Works great, and has lasted years longer then I thought it would. The paint which is directly exhausted through the fan hasn't bothered the motor yet. The pull down top window holds the tub in place without any issues.

My newest add on is a cheap tv table that I bought for less then $10 that I place right in front of the tub. I paint in front of the tub instead in it.

Joel