Hi guys, I posted this question over on the garage journal but figured I would get a few more responses here. Im building a 48x60 shop and am looking for ideas on building a small rattle can booth out of angle iron. Lets say 7ft tall by 2ft deep and about 6ft wide. It will basically look like a closet against a wall with a canvas curtain on the front. I want to be able to hang and spray anything from a set of pedals to a front axle or wishbone. Id like to be able to run a good size filter on in the back of it and have a pig barn fan mounted to the exterior wall in order to pull all the overspray outside. Ive seen a few different booths like this in different shops over the years. Just looking to see if anyone has built anything like this? If so please share a photo. Thanks!
Are you thinking of a temporary or more permanant booth? Not trying to yank your chain, just trying to get a better handle on your requirements. Since the ***le of the thread includes "rattlecans", then I ***ume low cost must be a factor. Have you considered using big cardboard boxes? Maybe duct-taping two refrigerator boxes together for a temporary booth? Or are you just looking for ideas for a small-size spray booth? In which case your plan for a closet-size booth sounds good.
I built one in my ba*****t for painting model cars etc. Mine was cardboard, about 2'x2'x3' tall. I used a bathroom fan w/light in the top and 4" ducting out through the wall. (I didn't worry about any filters) Your idea of a "pig barn fan" might be overkill, you don't want to **** the curtain into the booth. I also would keep the bottom at waist height, painting on your knees isn't much fun.
I had thought of something similar (but smaller) for my model cars. In my research I received many cautions about the possibility of paint fumes being ignited by spark from a fan motor. Something to keep in mind...
when i built mine i used a stainless range hood that i took out of a restaurant kitchen. i screwed angle iron that had holes all along it to the ceiling to hang parts. the fan works so well [as long as the door/window is open on the other side of the shop] that i never bothered with the curtain.
How about a curtain track out and around your exhaust fan, with a large enough area to hang your parts, and wheel the rattle can/touch up gun? A regular bathroom exhaust fan will pull the overspray away. Pull the curtain to the wall when you don't need it.
I always wanted to find a salvaged chemical hood from a lab...they are perfect for this. The new ones are pricey, but if you could find one on Craigslist it would be worth the search because they typically have an exhaust fan (ducted), doors, lights, and all that.
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