Greg,
I am no expert, but if you have fans drawing air out of the booth, that air
will be replaced with air sucked in from any gaps to the outside, and could
bring in dust, insects etc.
The method used in, for example, medical situations, is to pump fresh
filtered air in and create a positive pressure in the decontaminated area.
This creates a pressure gradient to the outside world that dust etc cannot
migrate against.
Guy
----- Original Message -----
From "Greg Gowins" <cartman at rcn.com>
To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 10:15 PM
Subject: Q's for the home auto painters
> Howdy all,
>
>
>
> Since I've got the new house, but I won't be living there for a while,
it's
> given my mind time to wander. And those that know me, know that is a very
> bad thing.<grin>
>
>
>
> I'm planning once again to paint the car myself. I was planning to get it
> done at a shop when I lived in California, since I don't think my
apartment
> complex would have appreciated my artistic efforts too much. My new place
> will have plenty of space, so that's why I'm thinking of doing it myself.
>
>
>
> What have people done in regards to paint booths? It seems after doing
> some Googling, that the PVC pipe shrouded by 8 or 10 mil plastic sheeting
is
> a good way to go for a one time paint job, and has the ability to be
stored
> for future use. I was thinking of taking this design just a step further,
> and trying to rig a way to make it a downdraft system. I've never a
> real-life downdraft booth up close, so I'm wondering what the difference
is,
> besides having the fans suck air through the floor, under the car. If
> that's the case, wouldn't some sort of simple flooring, 2X6s with plywood,
> then metal put over the plywood seem to work? Then cutouts could be made
> for the fans to be mounted in the floor. Or is there more to downdraft
> booths than I'm thinking?
>
>
>
> What are folks thoughts on this, and how have others painted their cars at
> home? Going past the paint area issue, what tools do people recommend (ie
> paint guns)? I'm planning on splurging to get a fresh air system, as I've
> seen it put here before "NOS lungs are unobtainium". What paint systems
do
> people prefer and/or recommend? I painted my dad's Sprite with DuPont's
> Cronar about 10 years ago, but I can't seem to find any mention of it on
> DuPont's site anymore.
>
>
>
> I've still got a few more months until this starts, so more time for my
> over-active mind to come up with more wild-hair ideas.
>
>
>
> Looking forward to hearing input!
>
>
>
> Greg Gowins
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