I'm seriously thinking about buying a booth, because I'm spraying on my patio with a mask on, and one: the neighbours think I'm an idiot playing Darth Vader, 2. I can't see squat. I'm looking for a small, "mobile" booth, and would like to ask your opinion.
So anyway: which one is the cheapest solution for the problem?

Hi Andras,

Have you considered building your own? That was the option I went with and only spent about $40 on two muffin fans from Radio Shack. A homemade booth can be built to your own specifications. At least it's something to think about.

Scott

My tools are 6000miles from me... (I only go yo universtiy here.) I have a Phillips screwdriver and a hammer, and I live in a small apartman with no room to work (you should see my room: a bed and a small desk for modelling). I was thinking about building one, but to buy some tools would mean I could buy one and save the hassle for approx the same amount of money.

I just built one by getting one of those plastic translucent storage boxes with a lid, and cutting out a hole for a bathroom exhaust fan. Cost me $7 for the box, and $10 for the fan. I went with translucent plastic coz I'm still going to work on the porch in daylight and this saves having to light the box. I needed a power drill to make multiple holes in the box at the area where I was going to mount the fan - I then punched out the remaining piece, and then I used a sharp penknife to trim the edges, leaving a little bit to "grip" the sides of the fan so that I wouldn't need to screw it on.

Hey, that sounds good... What kind of a fan did you use? Does it have a filter? (Or do you just went it outside? How do you attach the hose to the fan?)

Do any hardware stores cut would to sizes? Maybe you could meseure up want you want get them to cut it and do it that way then just buy some would glue or nails and a couople of fans. Thats my thought anyway.

Sebastian

You can always use a box w/o a lid....you want to keep the wind off of the model our painting when applying the spray. You could go inside and attach any type of fan to the rear of the box via some kind of vent system (depending on the size and type of your fan unit) and add a good A/C filter to the rear of it to collect the overspray.

wHEN I USED TO HAVE TO SPRAY PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS I WOULD USE A BOX AND THEN CLOSE THE BOX AFTER SPRAYING AND LET THE PRINT SETTLE AND DRY WITH THE LID ON....(sorry caps...i didnt see them on untill i had finished my thought...dude, i'm not yelling at you)

Your a guy...use yer noodle dude...dont let your weirdo neighbor call you names anymore...direct the overspray onto his roses or vent it into his dog's house...hehe...kidding there bro.

as for tools...you should only need a box knife and duct tape. Nothing fancy and it will do the trick.

kglack

Thank you all for answering.
You got me thinking. I have two old computers ("gifts" of the previous tenant, and I'd have to pay to dispose of them safely), and that means, I guess, that I could use the powersource from them (300W).
I don't know anything about electronics; what kind of a fan could be attached to it? Or should I just buy a small office fan? Doesn't it pose fire hazard? How can you attach a hose for venting? (Besides ducktape. But it would look bad...) What kind of filters should I use?
How do I know it's safely venting outside? (That's my major issue. Besides price and space.)

Thanks...

HMMMM computers you say...... there should be some (small fans) in it... they might be too small. Radio shack should have some larger muffin fans that would run off the computers power supply
12v DC.........

I built my own with a couple of 6" 110v muffin fans I picked up on Ebay.......... I built the rest out of some 3/8" Plexiglas I had "laying" around............... similar to THISe only mine were bigger