Brian Nehring Posted December 30, 2006 Posted December 30, 2006 I got to try out my new booth last weekend. I bought a small blasting cabinet off of eBay and I converted it over to a spray booth. I sealed all the seams with caulking, installed a floor from a piece of shelving, cut a hole in the back and and bolted on a exhaust fan from Menards. When the plexiglass lid is down it seals pretty tight but for added insurance from air contaminates I seal it off with tape when I'm spraying. The only air entering the booth is filtered. For gloves I switched from the heavy duty blasting gloves that were provided with the cabinet and I switched for large veterinary gloves, the kind that go up to your elbow. It'll take a little getting use to but I thinks it's going to work out fine. Brian
Wildrice Posted December 30, 2006 Posted December 30, 2006 Nice setup Brian. What did it cost you for the cabinet on E-bay?
Brian Nehring Posted December 30, 2006 Author Posted December 30, 2006 Nice setup Brian. What did it cost you for the cabinet on E-bay? $70 for the booth and that was shipped to my door, $15 for the fan, $11 for a box of of 100 gloves, $4 for caulking and $2.50 for misc bolts and nuts. Brian
Steve H. Posted December 30, 2006 Posted December 30, 2006 Its a great idea for a paint booth, but it looks really uncomfortable. You'll have to tell us how it feels to use it.
Brian Nehring Posted December 30, 2006 Author Posted December 30, 2006 Its a great idea for a paint booth, but it looks really uncomfortable. You'll have to tell us how it feels to use it. Comfort really isn't an issue, it was a little awkward at first but after a while I got use to just taking my time and being careful not to rush through while I was spraying. Besides a little comfort is worth the trade off of not having dust specs in my paint job. Brian
Brian Nehring Posted December 30, 2006 Author Posted December 30, 2006 Here's the first model that I painted using the new booth, I was really happy with the results. Brian
Chad Shapiro Posted December 31, 2006 Posted December 31, 2006 No fun if you can't sniff the paint coming from the air brush!
slappy55 Posted January 9, 2007 Posted January 9, 2007 :shock: love the flames. great idea with the cabinet.
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