How We Fit A Permanent Paint Booth Inside a Two Car Garage!

[@DaCheat100]

Instant cool points for the mythbusters figurines in the background in front of the paint booth!

[@WillByrdMusic]

Great Video! I actually just built a spray both about the same size and its awesome. I would love it if you could make a video on your spraying technique for an acoustic guitar. You have been a huge inspiration for me and showing that guitar building can be a career. Keep up the good work!

[@DriftwoodGuitars]

Thanks for watching and keep at it!

[@raytristani]

It’s pretty awesome that you were able to fit that booth. I wish I could do that. My shop is currently 1/2 of a 2 car garage. So I am using a portable shower style booth and water Bourne finishes instead

[@bradswanson6788]

Looking forward to your video on spray finishes with Stew Mac. Will need to do this sometime in the not too distant future.

[@jordanseward5104]

Don't know the best place to post this but could you do a video in the future outlining your current workshop vs tools you would recommend for getting started making guitars? Your videos have really inspired me to consider this as a hobby next year when I have a place for a workshop.

[@wendymiller1296]

Another great video from Driftwood Guitars. The information that you share here and in other videos is outstanding. Thank you!

[@waynejohnson4819]

Wayne Johnson, WJ Guitars, Australia I like how you designed and built your Spray Room. I built my spray room that is slightly smaller than yours and also fitted a explosion proof fan that does the job. However, I was concerned about the fumes going into the atmosphere and potential complaints from adjoining residents when spraying with nitro lacquer. So far no complaints yet. However, with the environmental concerns in the atmosphere I did investigate putting a carbon filter at the outlet vent. The explosion proof exhaust fan is not powerful enough to work with a carbon filter. I considered the option to upgrade the fan and as your mentioned they are expensive. However, with the limited wall space and positioning available in my spray room I would struggle to fit a larger fan. It was mentioned to me that a framed waterfall run on a pump with a storage tank on the outside of the vent outlet with high flow is way that could absorb the fumes. I not not sure whether this practical or, feasible to control the emissions. I be interested to know whether you had considered absorbing fumes going into the atmosphere from your spray room and also the waterfall fume absorber idea that I mentioned.

[@gingerbruner]

Chris, you could get a roll of butcher paper, which is heavy duty white paper, then you’d be able to check color without eventually running out of white wall

[@mcosimi]

Excellent video. Shop layout and organization has been my biggest frustration. I’ve rearranged the shop more than I care to admit. Still frustrated. Your paint booth layout and suggestions are way valuable. Thanks a ton for the ideas! As an aside it would be great to know about the particulars of your CNC. That’s my next unnecessary, wrong priority purchase. Thanks for the video. As always….Super authentic vibe. 👍 Great job!

[@CohenRautenkranz]

If you happen to have a contact at an auto-body shop, they change out the filters on their booths at least annually and (generally) long before they are spent. A single batch from a large booth would last you a long time and give you an even better finish.

[@lyndelguitars9478]

Sine you've obviously thought this through, I'd like to get your thoughts on adding a small box around the exhaust fan and mounting a cheap furnace filter before the fan to help avoid gumming up your fan. I have a 3 car garage but also have two cars so my entire workshop is about 3/4 the size of a one car garage but I'm gonna figure out a way to add a paint booth. I currently spray with the garage doors open and barely inside the garage and a fan to suck out the fumes/overspray. It's pretty much like spraying outdoors and the nitro hasn't killed me yet but I do need to get a booth built. Thoughts other than get a bigger shop? LOL.

[@Verge_Guitars]

Good content as usual. I've been dreaming and scheming about how I can get to nitro lacquer for my future guitar build. Past builds have used rattle can for the electric outside and then water-based for the acoustics. I'm in the basement next to gas fired heater, but this wouldn't take up to much space in the garage if I can figure out to heat and cool it.. Thanks again.

[@ADFinlayson]

Enjoyed this. My booth is really similar, same size/shape. Only real differences are that I put my inlet filters in the door and I used polycarbonate (clear plastic that they use for conservatory roofs) to make the largest wall so it lets a lot of ambient light in from the rest of the shop and I just have some LED down lights which I sealed around with clear sealer, haven't exploded yet. Are you doing any filtering on the exhaust? I built a box around my extractor and used some of that green paint netting which catches a lot of it so I don't upset the neighbours. All In I reckon I spent about £700 excluding my hvlp turbine. Great video! Ash

[@nolimitsldr]

You’re the man. I remember waiting for a new video now I feel like I can’t keep up.

[@nolimitsldr]

Sorry Matt…y’all’s da man’s*. 😂

[@CyclopsGuitars8642]

I’ve learned a wicked lot from you guys.Fantastic channel🎸🎸

[@fat-hand]

How do you manage (ie, control) the environment in changing seasons? Depending on the finishing material, humidity and temperature can be a challenge in summer vs winter here in Atlanta where it can fluctuate radically daily. Temperature is not so much a challenge as is humidity when manufacturer calls for 70% and one day its 45% outside and 80% the next.

[@estebangranados4949]

Is your shop in your home? Not sure if this is interesting for other people, but i would love a video regarding how to start a guitar building business(licenses required, taxes, and all that boring stuff)

[@stevetaylor1085]

I love how you’ve set up your paint booth! You have a lot of really smart solutions! I know this is expensive but I highly recommend a fire suppression solution. Fire in paint booths is a scary reality and I know some people it’s happened to. Don’t mean to be a downer, I love how you’ve set everything up. Just a suggestion :)

[@wil1685]

Nice setup, it would be nice if you actually showed a top view drawing with dimensions because it's not clear to me what the shape is

[@0whitestone]

I've always wondered how much laquer gets oversprayed in the booth. Does everything in there have a layer of laquer, and in particular, does your exhaust fan get gummed up with laquer overspray? Also, does having your CNC setup right next to your intake filters make them dirty quickly?

[@SkyscraperGuitars]

I haven't gotten up the nerve to ditch my automotive paint guns yet. I have a few friends who use the Fuji system and I've heard nothing but good stuff from them... It's amazing what a good booth can do for you... Hell, just mixing paint in a clean environment is a huge upgrade.

[@DriftwoodGuitars]

We’re getting ready to do a video about tools to get you started guitar building, and we’re featuring one of your tools!

[@SkyscraperGuitars]

@@DriftwoodGuitars Wait... WHAT??? That's awesome! I've been meaning to ask what shirt sizes you guys wear. I'll drop you a DM on IG (wow, do I sound like a teenager?).

[@DriftwoodGuitars]

We’re happy to showcase any tools you’d like for us to show! Hit me up.

[@scottkidwellmusic9175]

Pretty sweet little setup! Thanks for the tour!

[@stephenbarton2625]

Very cool! I love seeing this type of guitar building nerdiness. Keep bringing us the content!

[@gpdaelemans]

Good stuff! Thanks for the tour!

[@ghijkmnop]

I wish I didn't need to use my garage for cars in the winter-- that's a great setup. Also--who the hell downvotes stuff like this?

[@craigmoon3795]

Perfect size, for a 2man shop. I Like. As always good job. 👍

[@scottjordan5854]

Hi Chris & Matt. Love your work and great video. Are you using Daylight fluorescent tubes in the booth? Does it matter which colour (temperature) tubes are used?

[@DriftwoodGuitars]

I use daylight. Yes. The whiter, the better

[@AdrianDecaux]

Wow, what an awesome boot!

[@spencerjoplin2885]

11:02 nitpick: the pipe label comes with two arrows. Remove the wrong one to indicate flow direction.

[@radovandragun7673]

Small shop, huh? Let me tell you, your spray boot is the size of my workshop…love your space guys…

[@DriftwoodGuitars]

Damn man, the struggle must be real then.

[@ChocolatePuppies]

Lol @ 4:03 does this mean Driftwood Cannabis is in the works? Lol great vid again guys love the humor

[@ThePolypeptide]

Do you need a permit to spray nitro in Florida?

[@DriftwoodGuitars]

Not for the small amount we spray each year.

[@gefenguitars]

Nice job guys, isn't it dangerous that nitro paint gets on the fan's motor? Nitro paint is flammable and I don't see that you put a filter behind the engine

[@christianboddum8783]

Do you humidify the floor to catch dust?

[@petermorello1051]

Can you finish the 3000 year old build already!!

[@thefreese1]

I think the only thing id do differently is I'd make a hands free guitar stand .. instead of dangling them from the ceiling...(this would also require lowering the fan) I've gotten too many runs from bad movement of the guitar right in the middle of my trigger squeeze or pass ... I'd just like to eliminate that variable.... Also you can turn the top or the back so they lay flat and that will let the runs flatten out .. less runs = less fixes = better finishes = more free time to work on other stuff..

[@ChristmasHGTV]

Really need closed captions

[@Sammywhat]

Much appreciated!!

[@anthonybell6558]

Hi guys love your channel just wondering what your processes are for climate control in your shop I’m a electric guitar maker moving into acoustic guitar making and would love some information and help on this subject. Cheers Anthony from Australia

[@moritzletsch3040]

Nice!

[@chauffeurmarco]

But like kids would say. Where the monster will go if they csn't live in the coset?☺

[@TechExposedTV]

Sweet setup. That cost some money.

[@mgcnashville6615]

Those people who died of lung cancer.. were they painters? I use a full face respirator with p100 cartridges to spray nitro. Big booth with a huge exhaust. Removes fumes quick. But I’m still very paranoid about it…

[@angelg8445]

I used to work in lung research, unfortunately like smoking industrial fumes are a major risk factor. Make sure to get screened regularly, and tell ur doctor!

[@By_Rant_Or_Ruin]

Where do your paint fumes evacuate to? What about the laws relating to vapors in your area? I suppose if they can release coal vapors into the atmosphere at trillions of tons a year and kill us all , then a small paint booth would be fine? Anyway just curious. If It was my neighborhood I would have a vent pull system with canister filtration on the outside of the garage to keep the vapor locked down. You could put sawdust in a container with charcoal in layers and that would catch all the solids and vapors. And it would save your very expensive fan as well as the neighborhoods lungs, trees, bugs animals, veggies... Guitars are great but if there isn't anyone left to play them? Just a few thoughts.