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As an opening play on words it is perhaps sensible to "gloss" over the myriad reasons why I haven't posted anything on my Blog for nearly 2 years. So moving on....
A few weeks ago I completed the construction of a spray paint booth in my garage using the left overs from the kitchen installation I completed over the winter months. Obviously with a few grands worth of new worktops, units, tiles etc... I was not keen to continue my habit of spray painting models in the kitchen.
A 1.5 metre length on worktop was cut in half and routed to size to form the main work surface and an undershelf. A couple of cheap B & Q table legs support the front edge and Contiboard sides, back and roof give the structure rigidity. A couple of brackets are also used at the top to secure everything to the wall. The roof has a 2 foot long fluorescent strip light and an extractor fan ducted to the outside wall of the garage. Since the photograph above was taken I have added a hanging rail inside the booth so that models can be hung up to dry off. I have also purchased another compressor and Asturo spray gun for a more serious attempt at painting future models with cellulose paint from the gun rather than the acrylic rattle cans from Halfords.
So there is a little starter. Over the next few posts I'll show and explain a few of my early attempts at painting in the new facilities although I will say that after a hesitant start I am now getting some very pleasing results. More soon.....
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