ULTIMATE SPRAY PAINTING BOOTH: Perfect for Airbrushing!

[@SchysCraftCo.]

Great job this turned out very well there. Hopefully you all get great use out of it my friend. For many years to come. Can't wait to see more videos soon. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. Weld on. Fab on. Keep making. God bless.

[@PunkerBuilds]

Thank you Jared! With any luck this booth may last a lifetime. Thank you for the support!

[@SchysCraftCo.]

@@PunkerBuilds your very welcome my friend.

[@modelbehavior3252]

Definitely the ultimate spraybooth and excellent explanation of the technical/safety aspects of design!

[@PunkerBuilds]

Thank you! Glad you liked it!

[@ryanmoore3179]

Man, great build! I can’t believe I’m only stumbling upon this now.

[@PunkerBuilds]

Heyyy! Thanks for watching man!

[@ericetheridge3506]

I leave comments when something is badass…..this is!!! Looking to build for my basement spray booth,!!! Thanks for the great video!!!

[@PunkerBuilds]

Hahaha, thanks Eric!

[@paulj5833]

Nice job and explanation of air flow issues. As for fan blades plastic would generate static. Particulates in an air stream moving past an insulator is how you make static. Glad you ended up with metal blades.

[@PunkerBuilds]

Hey! Thanks for watching. Ahh, ok, thank you for the correction. I think I mixed it up with the potential for steel blades to spark? I was reading on a various manufactures websites that steel blades coming in contact with ferrous debris could generate sparks so aluminum or plastic were good alternatives. Though I am absolutely not an expert and appreciate your input.

[@CALDues]

Thanks for another Great video. This is my second of yours first being your welding cart. The narration and tips as you go are very appreciated.👍👍

[@PunkerBuilds]

Thanks again for watching! I feel like I can better justify the extra effort in these projects if it helps other people out with a couple tips and tricks.

[@janeblogs324]

Man I hope you keep creating and inventing for the next ten years. Keep the content flowing

[@PunkerBuilds]

Thanks Jane! I've got more projects in the works but got a little tied up with a new job. More to come!

[@bigworm6635]

Nice work buddy! Nicest one I’ve seen diy

[@PunkerBuilds]

Thanks Big Worm! - and thanks for watching!

[@dougbishop4196]

Great job, enjoyed watching this and listening to your explanations. I'm sure that booth is going to get well used. Happy crafting/painting!

[@PunkerBuilds]

Thank you Doug!

[@beksinski]

Sweet. I'm planning something similar. Thanks so much.

[@PunkerBuilds]

Glad I could help! Thanks for watching!

[@martinsprayart]

Beautiful job…your are an artist…

[@PunkerBuilds]

Thank you!

[@WarB3AR44]

This turned out awesome!

[@PunkerBuilds]

Thanks Caleb!

[@adamwest3266]

We'll get into that in a bit. Let me tell you about this first....well....we'll get into that in a bit as well.. haha Nice build though. I appreciate the thought that you've put into this.

[@PunkerBuilds]

Haha, thanks for watching Adam!

[@Teguh_Prayogo]

Awesome Job.......

[@PunkerBuilds]

Thanks!

[@justin_704]

amazing build

[@PunkerBuilds]

Thank you!

[@vikingironworks9261]

Gday from Australia mate 👌👌😎 loving the channel I’ve just found here! Keep it up dude 🤘

[@PunkerBuilds]

Happy to hear you're enjoying this Canadian's side projects! Thanks for watching! Got lots more planned - though a little slow going lol.

[@milesforwin]

Great video and great explanations throughout! This stuff's so cool. Looking forward to more videos! Cheers 🍻

[@PunkerBuilds]

Thank you Miles!

[@RattleSnakeScaleModeler]

badass booth Sir, loved the design !! sure wish the other companies that make their booths would take some notes off how you did yours. Keep rocking it man

[@PunkerBuilds]

Thanks for the kind words of encouragement Cowboy!

[@stephenf98]

Let me say this first - I love your spray booth...!!! I came across your video after looking at all these home-made types, which do not really comply with codes, even though they are just for models. For the CFM's being used here and the SIZE of the booth opening, static/static preasure is not so much of a concern, especially if it is properly grounded, regardless of material used. Yes you do need a sealed/explosion proof fan - safety first since most modelers use spray can primers. Your design is great and movable. Very well thought out.

[@PunkerBuilds]

Thank you Stephen! I'm trying my best to not blow the place up with my limited understanding! lol thanks for watching!

[@frediusmaximus1]

Stumbled upon this in my search for upgrading my airbrush booth a couple of months ago. Love this build and you do a great job explaining everything. I know this was asked before, but it would be great if you built these to sell! I would drive any distance to pick it up! I will see if I can find someone in my area that knows how to work with welded steel. I also want to spray lacquer and want a similar blower but was wondering if Dayton makes one that is completely sealed. Thanks!

[@PunkerBuilds]

Thank you for watching! I really wish I could produce these booths for sale. I'm fairly certain I could design one that even ships flat. If this video draws enough attention/interest, I would definitely consider it. As for fully sealed motors, you can look for "explosion proof" blowers. They're not uncommon but are much more expensive. I didn't look too much further than this Dayton once I found it since it does the trick for us.

[@frediusmaximus1]

@@PunkerBuilds Thanks. I have found explosion proof blowers but for my needs I think as long as the motor is outside the airstream like the one you use, that would work great.

[@frediusmaximus1]

@@PunkerBuilds Are the build plans/dimensions available for this spray booth? I would be willing to pay for them and have someone build one for me. I could definitely try this using wood but would rather use metal for fire safety.

[@REKlaus]

Very nicely done. This is the most over engineered and over built spray booth I have seen for in home use. I like the concern for safety with the using enough CFM for good exhaust and the use of a sealed motor on the blower. I'm betting it is a pain to move.

[@PunkerBuilds]

Thanks! Safety is something I'm definitely willing to go above and beyond on lol. It's not my favorite thing to move, though it is manageable when split in halves!

[@cragar55]

Great job! Would LED lighting in the back be helpful too, or is the front and top lighting sufficient? Thanks for sharing your wonderful workmanship!

[@PunkerBuilds]

Thank you and thanks for watching! I think more lights on the top would probably help. I just avoided putting them anywhere they might shine into our eyes while working. The LED strip i used isn't as bright as I'd like it to be, so more light wouldn't hurt.

[@Dregoman]

Thanks for the safety info. I needed the math to make one of my own. I like the ideas you had in your booth. Can you give us an idea on cost to make it?

[@PunkerBuilds]

Thanks for watching! I want to say it was around $1,000 CAD. Probably $400 in steel, $300 for the blower, and another $300 in odds, ends and hardware.

[@leaveswalker1]

Awesome build! I hope you don’t mind if I take inspiration from this once my garage is done, I know the little 50cfm that I am currently building won’t last long and limits me for thinners and dryers.

[@PunkerBuilds]

Of course! By all means. I'm glad I could inspire you a bit and I hope your build goes smoothly!

[@BlindSymmetryLurePainting]

Thanks for sharing

[@PunkerBuilds]

Thanks for watching!

[@janeblogs324]

Just remember a lot of acrylic rattle cans have hardcore thinners in them, much stronger than acetone/xylene. Some are stronger than my toluene paint thinners even

[@tomquintana4186]

I'm needing something like this for spraying Ceracote. Would the same fan work?

[@PunkerBuilds]

It depends on the specific product instructions / hazards on the MSDS sheet. If it's a standard aerosol, it should work fine. Looks like their products call for "general and local" ventilation, so you might want to wear a respirator as well as having the local ventilation. The only blower that's safer than the one I used would be an explosion rated one and they're expensive and unnecessary for the small volume we're doing. I hope this helps!

[@tomquintana4186]

@@PunkerBuilds It does help, this would be perfect for my airbrushing and Ceracote! Thanks for the fast response. This is by far the best design I've found! If you decide to sell plans for this let me know. Great work! 🙌

[@gibb74]

Where did you buy your fan from.

[@PunkerBuilds]

Amazon

[@phat_gunpla_etc]

wow..i just got a peace maker now...similar blower

[@PunkerBuilds]

Thanks for watching!

[@vicious8251]

I want to know what your take on a Laminar flow hood would be.

[@PunkerBuilds]

Like the water curtain ones? They seem like an expensive hassle for a DIY'er like me but amazing for a production/indystrial setting!

[@vicious8251]

@@PunkerBuilds No, it's a sterile environment workspace for things like mycology and tech work. It's essentially a box with a fan that blows through a hepa filter with specific dimensions to create a certain flow state. I immediately thought of one when I saw your spray booth. Similar design but push instead of pulling airflow.

[@frediusmaximus1]

In the video you show a height of 40 1/2" and the width 30 1/2". Can you share what the depth is? I was thinking if you are using a 16" wide furnace filter it looks like the depth is around 20". I want try to design one in Rhino or Sketchup. Thanks!

[@PunkerBuilds]

Thanks for watching! The depth is 24" and the furnace filter is 16" x 25". The real critical thing is to just keep one dimension less than 28" so it can fit through most doorways lol.

[@frediusmaximus1]

@@PunkerBuilds Thank you very much! This is really helpful. I really appreciate you taking the time to respond.

[@jamesmorss9940]

Didn't see the Robot-Kai Mobile Fort?

[@PunkerBuilds]

Hi James. No I didn't see that one. I stopped looking at model airbrush setups when I realized how tiny they were. I paid more attention to autobody spray booths when building this one.

[@joeysimmons3980]

Would you ever commission this build for others?

[@PunkerBuilds]

Hey Joey! Thanks for watching. I would definitely consider it locally but probably not if I had to ship it. If there were a decent amount of interest I'd probably redesign it to be bolted together.

[@joeysimmons3980]

@@PunkerBuilds one day I plan to build a workshop out back to move my hobby out of the house and I've been researching making my own booth. I currently use a plastic portable booth which does ok but something like what you made would be so much better. You did a great job man! I don't have access to a lot of the resources you do lol so building it out of metal would be difficult.

[@PunkerBuilds]

Thank you! I appreciate it! Most of my personal projects are regretably not very DIY friendly lol. I have the advantage of being a welder for work so I've got all the tools/experience already. I hope that I've at least inspired some possibilities for your home shop! I wish I could build a shipable version but it's so damn expensive to go through the R&D lol.

[@joeysimmons3980]

@@PunkerBuilds I totally understand and yes you have inspired me and I hope you don't mind me using yours as inspiration I love the suction being in the bottom to keep dust, fumes and particles down. I would probably have to make mine out of some type of wood. My main channel I go by GunplaJoey in case you wanted to check it out!

[@PunkerBuilds]

Finally had some time to check out your videos - you do great work! The details on those parts is wild. I wish you luck in expanding your spray setup! If you made a booth with wood, you can still clad it in some thin steel or aluminum as a barrier. It's pretty easy to cut with a jig saw. I would strongly recommend a variable speed blower for your fine work. We've had issues with the fan disturbing the paint spray before it gets to the part.

[@Tess_untamed]

It would be nice to do a metal booth, but it comes down to cost. That's where a lot of people can't do it.

[@PunkerBuilds]

Ohhhh 100%, the tools and space are prohibitive too. Nothing I build is all that accessible.