Comments on: Spray Paint Booth out of an Old Dishwasher http://blog.makezine.com/2012/08/01/spray-paint-booth-out-of-an-old-dishwasher-2/ DIY projects, how-tos, and inspiration from geeks, makers, and hackers Wed, 22 May 2013 09:24:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Will You Make Another One? « MKG- Memories-Keepsakes-Gifts http://blog.makezine.com/2012/08/01/spray-paint-booth-out-of-an-old-dishwasher-2/#comment-690476 Sun, 05 Aug 2012 23:37:13 +0000 http://blog.makezine.com/?p=231834#comment-690476 [...] Spray Paint Booth out of an Old Dishwasher (makezine.com) Share this:FacebookTwitterMoreEmailLike this:LikeBe the first to like this. [...]

]]> By: raster http://blog.makezine.com/2012/08/01/spray-paint-booth-out-of-an-old-dishwasher-2/#comment-687037 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 15:42:08 +0000 http://blog.makezine.com/?p=231834#comment-687037 My current large spray booth is a cardboard box (about the size of a dishwasher) with a box fan attached to the back side (I just cut a hole and taped the fan in place) with a cheap furnace filter in front of the fan. The filters are about $2 and I replace them when they get really covered in paint. It does a decent job of pulling the fumes (and paint) away from me when I use it.

]]> By: Alan Dove http://blog.makezine.com/2012/08/01/spray-paint-booth-out-of-an-old-dishwasher-2/#comment-686923 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 13:29:12 +0000 http://blog.makezine.com/?p=231834#comment-686923 Why not just use the box the new dishwasher came in?

]]> By: joe http://blog.makezine.com/2012/08/01/spray-paint-booth-out-of-an-old-dishwasher-2/#comment-686419 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 01:01:09 +0000 http://blog.makezine.com/?p=231834#comment-686419 hooking a shop vac to this could be dangerous. For instance, if someone is painting with flammable paint, it could explode in the shop vac as the motors in shop vacs are not sealed and have sparks within them. You have to use a sealed motorized fan when extracting fumes of any sort to prevent possible explosions due to fumes.

]]> By: Simon Jansen http://blog.makezine.com/2012/08/01/spray-paint-booth-out-of-an-old-dishwasher-2/#comment-686274 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 21:31:44 +0000 http://blog.makezine.com/?p=231834#comment-686274 I tend to agree. For that kind of thing I just use a big cardboard box. It’s not a booth, just something to catch the overspray. For painting larger things (car chassis for example) I have run lines under the roof rafters about 1m out from the walls of my garage. I then hang up those think plastic drop cloths using the lines as if they were washing lines using cloths pegs. Then I have a large space to paint in without worrying about overspray going everywhere. Proper masking is essential though. A full on vapour mask. A dust mask won’t cut it. When you’re done you can pull down the sheets and throw them out or carefully fold them up to reuse next time.

Simon

]]> By: Dennis http://blog.makezine.com/2012/08/01/spray-paint-booth-out-of-an-old-dishwasher-2/#comment-686192 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 19:51:39 +0000 http://blog.makezine.com/?p=231834#comment-686192 With the heating elements, you may even be able to do powder coating.

]]> By: Jeff M http://blog.makezine.com/2012/08/01/spray-paint-booth-out-of-an-old-dishwasher-2/#comment-686073 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 17:43:34 +0000 http://blog.makezine.com/?p=231834#comment-686073 That is not a paint booth. What you have there is a box with a light in it. When you finally spray paint in there, it is just going to blow out in your face. Ventilation is a necessity! at least hook your shop vac up to it. The bottom of a dishwasher tub has a nice hole where the motor comes out that will be a great place to put the vac hook up. Good start, but it is not a paint booth yet.

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