Spray booths

[rodent279]

Morning all.

 

What do you make spray booths from?

How big, are they fully enclosed etc?

Do you have any photos etc?

 

Thanks in advance,

 

Neil

[Pete the Elaner]

I use an old show box pulled flat then held together with paper clips. Any gaps are covered with masking tape.

There is obviously no extractor but I only use this for airbrushing, which I find to be highly efficient in terms of overspray.

 

Any primer spraying is done elsewhere on a large ground sheet in an area with loads of ventilation.

[antonyvw]

A big old cardboard box.  I use it in my conservatory. When its past its useable date then I just get another one.

[Mike G]

For the last 10 years or so I've been using this. I've had to change the filters 3 times during that time. But I wouldn't spray without one now, they do make a difference.

https://eileensemporium.com/index.php?option=com_hikashop&ctrl=product&task=show&cid=5345&name=portable-spray-booth

 

Mike

[bike2steam]

A somewhat altered small bookcase shell !

 

[Torper]

I've got one of the one Mike refers to above, or very similar, and it's very good and much better than the home-made versions i previously used.  There seem to be quite a few very similar ones at varying prices, often with the number HS420 - this one on ebay looks just the same as the one I've got which I think is very similar if not identical to the one Mike refers to.  It is however considerably cheaper and seems to include a vent tube which I think is essential:    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Airbrush-Spray-Paint-Booth-Kit-Filter-Extractor-Air-Brush-Art-Craft-Portable-/112690369047

 

Or you can get ones that incorporate lights which seems a very good idea, assuming that they're not a fire hazard: https://www.amazon.co.uk/NEW-Black-Model-extractor-Extraction/dp/B01E2OYRYO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1513935316&sr=8-1&keywords=portable+airbrush+spray+booth

 

DT

Edited December 22, 2017 by Torper

[Tony Teague]

I would think that spraying paint with either an air-brush or rattle cans without a filtered spray booth was potentially quite dangerous to health. I have used a spray booth with filters and an extractor to the outside for several years but I could only put it in a place that was cold and potentially damp, so not good for spraying paint.

Recently I have acquired a better booth with twin filters that can be used indoors and without an external air pipe, so I can use it comfortably indoors.

https://www.benchvent.com/art-graphics/bv300s-a3-glue-booth

These things are not cheap, but then one's health is somewhat important!

Tony