Progress on #782

[Fullchat289]

So is that your @ home spray booth? Looks very inventive...can you tell us more about it from a construction/ventilation standpoint? Can't wait for more updates and good luck with the body!

- Allen.

[DanEC]

Originally Posted by Fullchat289

So is that your @ home spray booth? Looks very inventive...can you tell us more about it from a construction/ventilation standpoint? Can't wait for more updates and good luck with the body!

- Allen.

Thanks, I got the idea for it from an Auto Restorer magazine story. It's built out of 1-1/4 in PVC pipe and visqueen - 13' x 20' x 7'-6" - very roomy. We put heavy construction paper down on the floor and taped the visqueen to the paper to form a tight enclosure. Across the back is a row of air conditioning filters at the ceiling line. In the front I took an old air/heater blower unit and motor that I was given, and mounted in a plywood box with the motor outside the box. The motor blows out and pulls air in through the row of filters. We stuck some powder coating cabinet filters in front of the blower and all overspray is getting trapped in them. For lighting we installed six - double tube lights in the booth and a couple outside halagon lights on the floor. Lighting is good but I could stand more down low. I purchased some visqueen zippers to provide access in and out which works well.

The booth is a success - I can't entirely say the same for the PPG sealer - it's giving me some fits. Fortunately, the PPG concept black paint is spraying fine so far.

[DanEC]

The hardest part of the painting is now done - the main body. I still have the top of the hood and trunk to shoot. Man - crawiling around the floor with a paint gun and dragging two air hose behind is tough for a 60-year old.