by JEFFRO » Sun Feb 27, 2022 7:11 pm
Thought there was a question about spray booth setups on the stream last week. Here is mine, along with a few learnings after a couple cerakote projects. I did the booth on the cheap to save money for supplies and build parts. I've started with C series. I don't have as much shop space as I'd like, so my workbench has to do double duty as the spray area. The "booth" itself is just a big cardboard box that I modified. Hanger bar is a bamboo rod leftover from some landscaping. I stapled the painter's plastic to an old piece of scrap lumber and can unroll it and roll it back up when I need to store it and go back to workbench mode. It rests on hooks I have on the pegboard behind the bench. A few things I've learned:
Invest in some good hooks and hardware to manipulate your work pieces. I use fishing barrel swivels with some hooks off Amazon and even some old coat hangers I cut up. Can generally move what I need while I'm cerakoting with this. I am finding this to be the trickiest thing though, so I plan the approach to a piece before I spray. I know the Branson Cerakote guys recommend Cerakote's hook kit, but that's pretty pricey.
Seems like I can't ever get enough light to make sure I am covering all the little corners and hard to get spots. Especially those doggone picatinny rails. I have a couple shades and spotlight bulbs clipped to the top of the cardboard to help. I have a shoplight above, and get some daylight. Better than nothing, but still wish I had more light.
Sandblasting cabinet on the left doubles as a shelf to hold all the cleaning supplies, so if I get a run I can wipe it down with acetone fast. I like having all that close by
Overall having fun with it and am getting better with practice. If I can rearrange the space I may get a cheap electric smoker and try some oven cure cerakote.
by Hawkeye » Wed Mar 09, 2022 6:31 pm
I use an old wooden box. I rigged up a small shop vac for venting paint fumes, its cheap and works. Make sure you use a painter's mask for extra protection.
by RAMjetta » Fri Mar 04, 2022 7:22 pm
DUDES! That's exciting. I'm loving the innovations. I'm in the process of planning my paint booth since the curing oven and blast cabinet are done. These are some good ideas. JettaMan OUT!
by WE4PONXYZ » Fri Mar 04, 2022 12:54 am
Awesome this is what I like to see, pure innovation and creativity. If your having trouble with lighting try investing in a large ring light or two. They are fairly inexpensive and unlike standard spotlights or hanging flourescent shop lights they don’t cast a shadow.
by Branch » Thu Mar 03, 2022 7:30 pm
I have a fast and dirty booth I made a while back to mainly contain overspray. I usually try to do my painting outside, but Michigan winters aren’t too helpful with that. This is a simple cardboard box reinforced with wood strips. I cut a hole in the back and taped a 20x25x1 furnace filter over the hole, and use a box fan to draw air through the box and out through the filter. You can see all of the yellow paint captured in the filter in one photo. Filters are $2-3, so easily replaced as needed. This setup all but eliminated overspray landing on everything in my shop, I was very pleased. Obviously doesn’t help with fumes, so still need to keep a door open.
by Ancient Order » Tue Mar 01, 2022 2:49 pm
Love it! I also cut up coat hangers for tons of different stuff, like hanging up my gun cases for one.
by NosceVeritas » Sun Feb 27, 2022 7:38 pm
See, this is EXACTLY the kind of content I love to see being shared. Thank you for posting up your setup and tips.