Part
deux in the saga of finding an easy,
deconstruct-able portable booth, that, for most purposes, I just wanted to leave up and in the same spot!
OK,
I admit the other spray booth was quick and had it's issues, (see
earlier post DIY Spray Booth) like I couldn't close the garage door
without having to take it down. But hey, what do you want for $20! I
kept the clothes pins though, for use in the new version.
This new version involves PVC pipe and joints, and the cheapest
shower curtains and rings you can find. There are some cuts you will
have to make to the pipe of course, but perhaps if you don't have a chop
saw, you can convince some really nice guy at Home Depot to do them,
but there are quite a few.
The reason my booth is this size reminds me of the story about the
woman who was always cutting off the ends of the roast before she cooked
it. Her husband upon observing that she was wasting meat asked, "Why
do you cut off the ends of the roast, honey?"
She replied, "Because that is how my Mother did it!!"
The next time the man's Mother-in-law came to the house, he asked her, "Why do you cut off the ends of the roast?"
She replied, "Because that is how my Mother did it!!"
So, the next time the man saw his Wife's Grandmother, he asked her,
"Both your daughter and your grand-daughter cut off the ends of the
roast before they cook it. They say they learned from you?"
She chuckled replied, "Well, back then, we didn't have much, and the
only roast pan I had was very small, so I had to cut the ends off the
roast to fit it into the pan!"
So, my paint booth is relatively small. It is this size because that
is how much room I have in the garage that doesn't get in the way of
Eric's wood shop. You may want to make it bigger if you paint larger
items, but I'm finding for me, this seems to work pretty well. The good
thing is, though, I didn't glue the joints, so that I could take it
apart to move it or get it out of the way, which also leaves me the
option of making the booth deeper if I need to! Despite its petite
size, I still had room to paint a bookcase in there!
My booth is about 5 feet wide and deep by about 7 feet tall.
Basic How-to:
Your booth will be constructed of two sides, identical rectangles of any
size, secured with corner elbow joints. Then you will join them
together with struts only on the top and sides. Struts are your cross
bracing that turn your rectangles into a box. These pieces will hold
the spray booth together and keep it stable.
That's it!
Lay out the rectangles where you have space, like the driveway!
Decide where you want your struts to be and cut those pipes into two
sections, but be sure to make the identical cut on the other rectangle
(opposite side of the booth) so your booth will be square and plumb.
Wobbly is bad! Now join the two pieces using a T joint. Plug the
struts into the T joints to join your two rectangles and you're almost
done!
For extra support, you can add struts
anywhere, just don't put them across the floor of your booth or you will have issues walking around in there!
Again, follow the same rule as above: Put T joints anywhere in your
booth by cutting any length of pipe, across the top of the booth or side
to side. Then join the two lengths with the T joint and throw in
another strut! Easy
peasy!
Put
everything together. Glue is optional. I don't use it because I know I
will want to take it apart eventually! Once you have everything together, add
shower curtain rings to three sides and follow with the curtains!
Secure the corner seams with clothespins. Place a
drop cloth on the floor of your booth before spraying! Have fun!
Materials
1.5"
PVC pipe, about 10-12 pieces (you can use thicker or thinner
PVC depending on the size of your booth, but this size is very cost effective and pretty stable
1 pack of T joints, 6-10
8
PVC elbows
3 sets of shower curtain rings
3 shower curtain liners
1 drop cloth
Total cost under $40
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