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There’s some talk about south booths. 9x12 plastic sheets for painting are 3 or 4 bucks. I was thinking about building frames with 2X2’s and attaching the sheets and then screw together to make a big tarp box. I think it could be done for $40-$50
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it will always be twice as much and twice as long, you need to build in exhaust fans
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KB519 said:
it will always be twice as much and twice as long, you need to build in exhaust fans
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That’s a good point. I have a perfect floor box fan I can cut a hole and tape around it. Boom!
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And don't forget an air inlet (assuming the fan pushes air out) w/ a filter on it to keep bugs and dust out.
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Chrisj357 said:
That’s a good point. I have a perfect floor box fan I can cut a hole and tape around it. Boom!
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If you're talking about painting the car it's gonna take more than a household box fan! My paint room has a 48" exhaust fan that moves over 17,000 CFM...a common box fan moves 1,100-1,500 CFM.

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As Craig said, you must be able to bring in as much filtered air as you're sending out (for example I have approximately 30 square feet of filtered inlet on the opposite wall) . Finally, if you're pulling flammable material (i.e. paint overspray mist) across a motor it must be sealed and explosion proof.

Good luck,
Jeff
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Home paint booths can work well, but will never be as good as a real booth.

The booth helps you keep dirt out of the paint and also provides light so you can do a better job spraying.

I recently painted a friend’s racecar in his two car garage and I’ll soon be painting another friend’s ‘57 Belair in his garage. Neither is expected to be a perfect paint job.

You will get some dirt in the paint if painting at home so plan on sanding and polishing. I put on one or two extra layers of clear when doing a home paint job so I have extra to correct problems after.
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Seen one on YouTube made out of a wedding tent, box fans and furnace filters. He only used a 30 gallon compressor. It looked like he did a decent job though.
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EddieEdwards said:
Seen one on YouTube made out of a wedding tent, box fans and furnace filters. He only used a 30 gallon compressor. It looked like he did a decent job though.
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Well. Hopefully I find a car that won’t need paint. If I find one without stripes I may go with vinyl.
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Chrisj357 said:
There’s some talk about south booths. 9x12 plastic sheets for painting are 3 or 4 bucks. I was thinking about building frames with 2X2’s and attaching the sheets and then screw together to make a big tarp box. I think it could be done for $40-$50
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Yes that can work.
I have painted 20 or 30 cars in a garage with few issues. Especially with the modern top stage.paints it is far easier.
Some tips:
Paint early in the morning and the outside winf is calm.
Some dew on the ground helps versus a dry morning.
Temps 65 to 75 degrees.
The car was completely prepped the night before so all dust has settled out of the air, don't blow a bunch of stuff off and stir it up.
Do a final wipe down with a tack rag.on day of painting.
Ensure your compressor is drained and hose is dry, the night before
Use air/ water filters on your gun.
Use an HVLP gun and set it up carefully. This keeps the airborne particles down to a minimum. Pressures should not be very high.
If it gets foggy in the room, stop and.let it settle down or adjust your gun pressure may be too high.
Readjust your gun between base coat and clearcoat. You want a finer mist with clearlcoat and might get a bit more airborne particles. Progress methodically, let the fog settle some if noticeable.
Expect to get a little trash in the paint and you will be able to sand/polish it out of your clearcoat.
Use a good respirator. Don't skimp.
Take breaks and don't have anyone interrupt you once you start.painting.
Be careful with electrical appliances and fans as the fumes when spraying may be combustible.
Just go slower if needed but with HVLP. this is rarely an issue like it used to be.
Good luck and have fun. This is the one of most satisfying accomplishments you can achieve in your car work journey.
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I did a 14x12x7 booth in my garage with PVC pipe and plastic sheeting. HF big pedestal fan blowing into the booth thru filters with exhaust thru furnace filters. This was for the roadster and kind of tight with doors and hood. The bonus was once I started the fan, the plastic ballooned out and gave a bit more space. Had quality respirator. First time painted, but seemed to come out okay.
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I just finished painting my Mustang in my garage. I tried hard to keep debris from getting tin the paint but almost impossible without full ons ray booth. One tool that is great for removing crap from dry paint is a nib file. Will take out anything that lands in the paint as well as being really good for flattening runs. I found one at TCI Global.
Lots of great info on tube.
Good luck.For me there is a tremendous amount of satisfaction laying that paint on and seeing the results.
Paul
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Yes that can work.
I have painted 20 or 30 cars in a garage with few issues. Especially with the modern top stage.paints it is far easier.
Some tips:
Paint early in the morning and the outside winf is calm.
Some dew on the ground helps versus a dry morning.
Temps 65 to 75 degrees.
The car was completely prepped the night before so all dust has settled out of the air, don't blow a bunch of stuff off and stir it up.
Do a final wipe down with a tack rag.on day of painting.
Ensure your compressor is drained and hose is dry, the night before
Use air/ water filters on your gun.
Use an HVLP gun and set it up carefully. This keeps the airborne particles down to a minimum. Pressures should not be very high.
If it gets foggy in the room, stop and.let it settle down or adjust your gun pressure may be too high.
Readjust your gun between base coat and clearcoat. You want a finer mist with clearlcoat and might get a bit more airborne particles. Progress methodically, let the fog settle some if noticeable.
Expect to get a little trash in the paint and you will be able to sand/polish it out of your clearcoat.
Use a good respirator. Don't skimp.
Take breaks and don't have anyone interrupt you once you start.painting.
Be careful with electrical appliances and fans as the fumes when spraying may be combustible.
Just go slower if needed but with HVLP. this is rarely an issue like it used to be.
Good luck and have fun. This is the one of most satisfying accomplishments you can achieve in your car work journey.
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Great advice. I also wet the floor down before starting to help keep the dust down. I'm also using a LVLP (A610) gun since I have a small compressor and it's working fine and the compressor keeps up, slows down the painting a little, but that isn't a bad thing.
Wear a Tyvek suit to help keep the dust down that comes from you.
If you are painting a low car, put it on jacks or a lift to help get the lower parts.
Great thread on painting is located here: An Old Man's Guide to Painting a Corvette
I learned a lot about body work and painting from this...
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