Build a Collapsible PVC Paint Booth

[@jasonleskiw9942]

Pro tip: an exhaust fan can be great, but it will pull overspray into the area that's not masked off. I'd recommend a single, small fan. Something like a 9" fan. Also, make sure there is enough incoming air. Super important. This build doesn't have that. The intake needs to be twice the size of the exhaust hole, and that's when there's no fan. Plan for 3x with a small fan. If using air filters, factor in the loss -- roughly 10% as a general rule. Nice build!

[@whereru43]

I copied your design with GREAT results. Thank you! For the door hinges I ground the non glues hinge tubes up to 3/4” on my disc sander and took off about 1/8” all around. Works beautifully and the door operates SUPER smooth.

[@Ibaneddie76]

I built one exactly like this but I used 1x's instead of pipe but everything else pretty much the same. It works really good but I'm building a permanent spray booth in my shed so I can keep up with guitar orders. Great job yours looks great.

[@saywhaat8933]

Rock on brotha

[@THX..1138]

I got couple of tips for ya...First on real spray booths fans extract air to the outside because it's the best way stop contaminated air from building up in side the building the booth is located in. Not because it's the best way to build a booth. In such negative pressure booths exhaust fans suck dust in through any leaks the booth may have. For diy designs where fans won't be exhausting air directly outside anyhow a positive pressure booth, as in having fans blow filtered air into the booth is going to give you a more dust free environment. The second tip is...PVC Primer is just acetone with purple dye in it. So if you already have acetone you don't need PVC primer and if don't have acetone nail polish remover is also acetone and it's x4 cheaper than PVC Primer.

[@Devi1D0g04]

This was helpful I'm looking to build a cheap paint booth. What sealed the deal was that awesome t-shirt at the end

[@erichaltomwoodworking7363]

haha, Thanks!

[@kikenava3880]

Cool video man, gave me an idea for my paint booth with that intake filter

[@timwheeler5505]

Thanks Eric, this was very helpful.

[@donnaking102]

Are you. an engineer 🤔 great vid. Love the design...keep them coming.

[@ajwilson605]

Those fans are synchronous motors, they don't have brushes to cause sparks. The only thing in the fan that could cause a spark is the switch. Don't change fan speeds while painting and you shouldn't have any problems. On the small booth I made I use a power strip, remote from the booth, to turn on the fans and the light...... Oh, yea! The switch on the light can make sparks too.....! Going with the remote power strip is better.

[@erichaltomwoodworking7363]

That's a very helpful observation. Thank you for that!

[@battlestargalactica3593]

Use 12’ painters plastic and tape it to walls and ceiling. Make a box. I make x’s and t’s with tape to make it stay.Doesn’t need a frame unless it’s permenant.use em for a week and throw away.

[@kelleygraham8621]

I have a question, by the time you bought all the PVC and fittings, couldn't you have just started with a $80-100 canopy tent (like tailgaters use) and wrap the plastic around the sides?

[@khemetbey803]

GREAT IDEA!!! I am going through the motions of customizing my bike frame; no garage and limited space in my parking area, I was wondering how to create a paint booth that I can break down. Your grand idea is perfect for my situation. Thank you big time for sharing!

[@erichaltomwoodworking7363]

Awesome! I'm glad it helps. Good luck with your bike frame.

[@khemetbey803]

Jack Of All thank you and I built my booth, thank you again for sharing your knowledge.

[@Avi8tor857]

actually works better to use the fans as intake and increase your exhaust filters so the booth has positive pressure and keeps out the dust vs sucking the dust into the booth which happens with exhaust fans... also keeps the paint fumes away from the fan motor which does have little sparks inside it.

[@jhalleck]

Most box fans use an eddy current motor which contain no brushes. The only possible sparks are from the switches used to change speeds.

[@overhand4]

I think I'll buy one. Very nice job though!

[@thomasenright5282]

Where did you get those fans? What Size are they and how much? Any Idea if you can get the fans and air filter in Dublin Ireland?

[@danielsmith2447]

I'm sure you have a compound miter saw, that is much easier than a hacksaw for cutting the pipe.

[@georgepotter353]

Think I'm going to do this project. The one change I'll make is that I'll use build the walls independently and use snap saddles to connect them togother rather than tees

[@FredPoissonPainter]

How do you get the edges where two walls meet to be sealed? Thanks

[@AndrewWukusick]

Nice build! Little tip; you should add a couple more intake spots, having more outward pressure than inward pressure makes air & dust have a higher chance of finding it's way in thru places other than the filter. PC building has the same principal, having 1 more intake than outtake prevents dust from finding it's way in through seams.

[@erichaltomwoodworking7363]

Good thinking! It actually turned out that this choice is a good one as the pressure creates this vacuum effect (provided you can replace the filters as often as you can replace the paint) and in most cases the airflow pulls the (most of) over spray up and away from what I'm painting. I'm honestly not sure how another intake filter would help, but I'm happy with the way it works now. If you try it on your own, let me know if it works out!!

[@FCAutos]

Great job!

[@erichaltomwoodworking7363]

+FC Autos thanks!

[@reowhite4862]

I think u could make this very durable by making it from 1x2 lumber and stapling plastic or even tarps to it

[@betterlife-relaxingmusic4847]

Great video. I'm going to make a spray booth like this.. cheers.. Can I ask what is the filters you use for your fans. They are simple and easy..

[@gazsto9510]

Great video! do you still use this booth, what's the cross flow and extraction like, clearing the booth ok? Been wanting to build one myself and looking at constructing something similar to what you have made in this video! Trying to find suitable media, for intake and extraction with an adequate sized fan.

[@user-ij4fu9nq6y]

Wouldn't it be much easier to use a construction zipper for access in and out rather than going to all the work of framing a door?

[@keemoify]

Good job man,looks good.

[@erichaltomwoodworking7363]

Thank you!

[@creuzy]

That looks awesome!!! Where did you buy the PVC? Tx

[@tvoovm7254]

Home Depot.

[@annielee2897]

Thank you for the great idea!

[@houmi4711]

I hit it. You‘re welcome 👍

[@jayj2280]

dug it much, was kinda wantin to see how it collapses and stows

[@sancak099]

Helo,when we have to use the was? After paint job finished?

[@redtoolworkshop6573]

Have you thought of getting a PVC pipe cutter? Lots faster than the hack saw... nice build.....

[@erichaltomwoodworking7363]

Yeah, cuts cleaner too. I even picked one up a few times... then thought, hmm for the same price, I could get some other tool. Since I built this my family bought me a miter saw, so I'll probably utilize that for PVC cutting until I finally pick one up. As often as I cut PVC you'd think I'd have one... lol, maybe the next time I go to the big box.

[@95LegendGS]

Miter saw makes a mess of PVC , shavings everwhere with static cling that sticks to everything. I had the same mindset as you, then bought a 10$ PVC cutter and kicked myself, just order it right now! www.amazon.com/Cobra-Products-PST002-Ratcheting-Cutter/dp/B000HSAPR8

[@tomweir3857]

Cost as much or more than pvc one time project, just saying

[@antalog]

Good tip with the zip tie through the duct tape!

[@erichaltomwoodworking7363]

thanks!

[@jeremiahlindley5515]

Pretty god job at the construction. What was your total cost and how does it fair when you have to disassemble and reassemble?

[@erichaltomwoodworking7363]

+Jeremiah Lindley sorry for the late reply. I think in total I spent $80. It's actually holding up pretty well. I've put it up and taken it down 3 or 4 times now and so far so good. The plastic sheeting is starting to get a bit nasty, but it does work well.

[@martynmeere2553]

In some DIY Spray Booth videos, people attach a aluminum tube to transport the air from the filters to the outside. Is that not necessary with your DIY Spray Booth? Nothing comes through the filters into the garage?

[@erichaltomwoodworking7363]

Absolutely, In fact I do not advise on not having the paint booth just blowing into a closed garage at all. When painting there are two things that we worry about. Overspray and the solvents. The fans and filters tend to the overspray… and unless you have really strong fans pulling a lot of air through solvent grade filters, then we aren’t doing anything to tend to solvents, which is why I highly, highly suggest keeping all the doors open when it’s in use. I use the paint booth primarily to keep the paint area “clean” so floating debris have less chance of getting on my item, the fans help pull all that over-spray and dust away from the item I’m spraying and keep the overspray out of the air. The other reason is that it will keep the overspray off your cars and your neighbor’s cars. Hope that helps.

[@fish8196]

you must be from utah.... haha "the ruff" (roof). Great vid! nice booth you built.

[@barrywhaley958]

How long are the walls

[@angelsinmyarms1]

I've heard that the motors on these kinds of fans create an explosion hazard if using combustible paint? Do you worry about that?

[@erichaltomwoodworking7363]

yes, it's certainly a concern. so if you do the same make sure to use a brushless fan or a fan rated for hazardous conditions. I've been using a fan with filters for a long time and, luckily i haven't had any issues. but i do open the garage doors to provide more ventilation. Honestly, the fans i use are good for particulate removal, not solvent.

[@angelsinmyarms1]

Any idea where I could get one of those without spending a fortune? I really like your idea but since I use mostly solvent based and aerosol paints I need to make sure I don't blow things up!

[@erichaltomwoodworking7363]

Unfortunately, no... which is why I use these box fans. I've read that some people have the fan to push air in from the top with a filter in front of it and then have a filter at the bottom, like I have in the door, so basically turn the fans around and flip the filters. A bit more expensive would be to buy a blower on craigslist and then seal off the motor itself. If you're able to do that, I would feel pretty comfortable. Otherwise, you may be looking for an industrial fan.

[@fveggerby]

"Sucked the wall in" tells me you made the most common rookie mistake. (seen a bunch of videoes, making that mistake) You'd want the fans to blow the booth up, inflate. 1: You push/blow OUT any dust in any holes/crevases, whatever. 2: You don't have any paintfumes passing the electic motors.

[@SDsailor7]

What was the total cost of all the parts that you used to build the booth?Excellent video very informative.Cheers

[@scottwark8576]

Great Video

[@ronmort]

Somebody mentioned in another video that it might be unwise to exhaust the potentially explosive air through the fans... ie electrical spark in fan and kabooooommm. Maybe better to blow air INTO the booth from the fan (positive pressure) and exhaust through your door vent.

[@chipflaming]

The box fan probably has a single-phase AC induction motor, which is brushless and therefore shouldn't create sparks (unless it fails). The motor may have different coils for different fan speeds. You might get a spark from the switch if you turn a fan on or off (or changed the speed), but you can turn it on before you start painting, and give the vapors a few minutes to clear before turning it off. Just found AJ Wilson's similar comment further down. So treat this comment as coming from the Department of Redundancy Department. Using the fan to supply air to the booth instead of exhausting air from the booth would probably create undesirable drafts in the booth. To understand why, try standing on the intake side of a box fan vs. standing on the output side.

[@jakoj2098]

Hopefully the intake fan idea will not create too much draft as it is pushing through a filter so should disperse the air a but and just create a pressure rather than draft

[@reowhite4862]

Why didnt u use pvc sheers to cut the pvc

[@davestewart9387]

So do the exhaust fans just blow the air into your garage? Do you find the filters on the exhausts capture all the overspray? I want to put one in my garage too, but we get some strong afternoon winds where I live and I'd rather keep my garage door closed.

[@erichaltomwoodworking7363]

Typically, I keep my garage door open with the side door open as well. You need to still worry about the fumes. The over spray is managed pretty well as long as the filters don't get too gunked up. I highly Highly suggest, to not spray with your doors closed. In fact, just don't do it. All those fumes are combustible.

[@SDsailor7]

So all the fumes and paint vapors went into the garage?

[@erichaltomwoodworking7363]

Yes, here is my thinking. I open the doors when using this booth. So the fumes get wafted out but the over spray doesn't end up on everything.

[@eksine]

for painting cars this wouldn't work. the booth needs to be virtually airtight, you have major gaps everywhere including all around the fans. if it doesn't stick it's because the plastic you're using needs to be substituted or a new kind of tape used. also the walls shouldn't collapse, you're supposed to use slightly positive pressure so dust from outside doesn't get sucked in

[@FredPoissonPainter]

I’ve been trying to figure out how he sealed the edges of the walls where they meet. Guess he didn’t ! 😂

[@johnmatallana8106]

Awesome!

[@juanlanda2441]

Rrminds me of a greenhouse build ive seen except for the fan

[@SolarBurrito]

I've built a similar setup but how do I make a door that seals and I can get out of?

[@ashlynwilliams3991]

Get an adhesive zipper

[@SurajGorad]

hey guy, please show that under the painting how does it works?

[@erichaltomwoodworking7363]

Sure, the next time I have it together I'll put a video together on how it has been working out for me. Thanks for watching!

[@cruzer2123]

You do know the fans will blow all that overspray everywhere as well, right?

[@FredPoissonPainter]

It makes no sense. It isn’t sealed at the edges where the walls meet.

[@chrishood3166]

How much did this project cost from start to finish?

[@erichaltomwoodworking7363]

I'm not exactly sure, It's harder to remember now. I think I paid around $60 - $70 if I remember correctly.

[@ronderfulaquariums2978]

So creative

[@MacauGr]

i think you had to fill the gaps between the fans and the construction.. it will cause a loop of air i think.

[@erichaltomwoodworking7363]

Yeah and even still there is a little bit of a loop. But it works pretty good.

[@jasonrigsby7667]

so, what was final cost on your spray booth ?

[@erichaltomwoodworking7363]

I would guess about $80 total including tax. I bought 2 rolls of sheeting, which I could have got by with only 1.

[@jasonrigsby7667]

So, are you still happy with the booth? Any problems with flammable finish and the fan being electric? I put my fan on the intake side with filters over it and just a filter on the exhaust side. ..

[@singtall]

I just bought all of the materials to build this including one fan and an led work light from home Depot and it was close to $300

[@adnanal-saffar5473]

keep up the good work body

[@erichaltomwoodworking7363]

thank you!

[@overbuiltautomotive1299]

use cheap clear silicon or whatever flexible caulk on the pvc pipe to hold on plastic 2 test to make shure it stick good may be smart...good job be blessed merry Christmas Jesus is king

[@kkp4297]

now i need to make a car paint booth

[@DUNplus]

Good idea! Good video! Well the first 1~2 minute lack a bit of dynamic.

[@canoaslan1011]

it must work so well that, you make a video for a booth, but dont even turn it on, to show, how it works, or even if it works.

[@MrCougar214]

I would have liked it even more if you bothered to show it in action after all that building.

[@claudebrown7135]

good

[@Yokoboy045]

I'm confused. G.I. JOE never had a Millennium Falcon.....

[@fortmusiceventos3582]

Pepakura peças maiores

[@ethanboggio3314]

Play some Dead in the next video!

[@muckman5509]

dude you would of saved time and money if you just used a tent. people are always giving them away

[@juanlanda2441]

I always wondered how the homeless managed to aquire so many tents, now i know

[@Johndoe-gn6mm]

What the hell Bobby

[@davem5308]

"orient - tate - ed"?

[@canoaslan1011]

have you realized with the hundreds of DIY paint booth videos, none of them actually show these so called booths, working, just like your video lol. diy videos always show a result, not of some pvc and glad wrap put together.

[@clifftucker1687]

Seth Rogan

[@donnarichardson2888]

accident waiting to happen because of the plastic with static electricity and the combustible paints used.

[@51HDWS]

Donna Richardson run a ground wire

[@vasyayatsenko9427]

I bought plans from woodprix and I made it very fast.

[@MiauxCatterie]

great concept, thanks for sharing. as someone who is not subscribed and.. let's say not your humor style, i found the constant prodding to subscribe to you to be annoying. let the content speak for itself and draw in the right people.

[@Docdaugh]

Great Job!

[@erichaltomwoodworking7363]

Thank you.