hello all just thought i'd show this project in case anyone out there is looking for idea.

after 2 years of painting in my laundry closet which has just enough room for a washer and some shelves I decided i needed a paint booth i could store under my new workbench in my new Model building closet. the main problem is there is no way to vent to the outside.

I started with a cardboard box the size i wanted my booth to be.. attached my fan.. built up an 8 inch hood above the fan for the air collection area... put a hole in top of the hood slightly smaller than the dryer vent i used so that it fits in snug without any tape.

I took another box that fit under my desk just right.. cut a simular hole in top for the dryer vent... poked some holes in one side with a screwdriver.. taped a cheap ventilation filter from the hardware store over the holes.
then tore up a bunch of cheap vent filters and stuffed the box.. leaving a open space around where the dryer vent enters.

when not in use i just pull the dryer vent and store the booth box with the vent hose and power supply for my fan in it and all fits under the desk.

Works great just sprayed 10 tires black for my tamiay duce and a half and my wife's sensitive nose didnt' smell a thing..







now i can paint in comfort.. beats standing in front of the washer trying to spray with the folding door handles in your back......

Great job and thanks for sharing...It goes to show that with a bit of thought and planning we are all Einsteins!

looks good, but one problem




could you please break that technical drawing down, its too..complicated :-) :-) :-) :-) hehe, nice, i should build myself a spray booth sometime soon...

That is a great idea you got there Delbert. I should try that out soon.

I tried this today. Some degree of success, but not total. I still get some fumes escaping. I used a bathroom shower fan in the top of my booth (a plastic storage box on its side). It vents to a box with the same filters you use(Tupperware of sorts - airtight lid, perforations in the side covered with a filter). The only difference I can see is that you have an air collection area at the top of the box. Is this area necessary, and should I add one to mine?

I think that depends on the fan your using. for me it was as the high speed fan i am using caused air to bounce back into the booth when I tried to use just the ducting... with the empty space in place it seems able to shove more air through the duct and elimited the back blast...

I also still smell the enamal fumes a bit. but its very mild and comes from the vent box, ( I am working in a closet) which now when not in use i store in the trunk of my old clunker car.

i love the smell of thinner say.. is probly not good for my health......