I have started building and installing what I hope will be a functional paint cell inside my garage. The paint cell should be able to be deployed in a matter of minutes if I so desire and tuck up out of the way when I don't want it.
Why paint at home? Well, even considering the expense of putting in the equipment, it has to be cheaper than getting a professional paint job, something I just cannot afford right now or want to afford anytime in the future. I like to be relatively independent and learn (sometimes the hard way ) how to do things myself.
Why bother and why not just paint in the raw garage? Well, for a couple of reasons. I want to try and minimise crud on the surface finish, when I get that far, I don't want to spray paint everything in the garage the colour of my truck, and most importantly, I don't want to stink the house out. I have an attached garage and the last time I did any major solvent work (fibreglassing) the house stank of Styrene for 2-1/2 days. My wife won't appreciate that, let alone thinking of the health hazards.
So, with that in mind, I envisage having a rack of filters at the back of the garage suspended from the roof (swing down when in use). I envisage a rack of filters and a blower (in this case sucking out of the cell) at the front jammed under the garage door, where the filters (course and fine) remove the paint before entering the blower. I envisage using plastic sheeting (vapour barrier, 6 mil poly) as the tent and some sort of 2x2 frame at the bottom all the way around to weigh down the tent sides, prevent the cell from billowing in under the negative pressure and provide a length of something to roll the poly up on. I also envisage using self adhesive zippers on the back wall (upper filter box) to seal the cell and provide access in an out. Not quite sure about the front yet. May involve velcroing the tent to the garage door. I also have an plan for emergency egress to allow the garage door to be opened without taking down the whole shebang.
In the next few days, I'll be converting the following into the paint cell...
An old "variable speed" (via adjustable pully diameter) household furnace blower.
Why am I posting this? Maybe I'm missing something. I'll probably need some hints and advice when it actually comes to painting and maybe I help solve somebody elses questions in the process. This may also turn out to be a glorious screw up, but nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Regards,
Jim
Why paint at home? Well, even considering the expense of putting in the equipment, it has to be cheaper than getting a professional paint job, something I just cannot afford right now or want to afford anytime in the future. I like to be relatively independent and learn (sometimes the hard way ) how to do things myself.
Why bother and why not just paint in the raw garage? Well, for a couple of reasons. I want to try and minimise crud on the surface finish, when I get that far, I don't want to spray paint everything in the garage the colour of my truck, and most importantly, I don't want to stink the house out. I have an attached garage and the last time I did any major solvent work (fibreglassing) the house stank of Styrene for 2-1/2 days. My wife won't appreciate that, let alone thinking of the health hazards.
So, with that in mind, I envisage having a rack of filters at the back of the garage suspended from the roof (swing down when in use). I envisage a rack of filters and a blower (in this case sucking out of the cell) at the front jammed under the garage door, where the filters (course and fine) remove the paint before entering the blower. I envisage using plastic sheeting (vapour barrier, 6 mil poly) as the tent and some sort of 2x2 frame at the bottom all the way around to weigh down the tent sides, prevent the cell from billowing in under the negative pressure and provide a length of something to roll the poly up on. I also envisage using self adhesive zippers on the back wall (upper filter box) to seal the cell and provide access in an out. Not quite sure about the front yet. May involve velcroing the tent to the garage door. I also have an plan for emergency egress to allow the garage door to be opened without taking down the whole shebang.
In the next few days, I'll be converting the following into the paint cell...
An old "variable speed" (via adjustable pully diameter) household furnace blower.
Why am I posting this? Maybe I'm missing something. I'll probably need some hints and advice when it actually comes to painting and maybe I help solve somebody elses questions in the process. This may also turn out to be a glorious screw up, but nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Regards,
Jim