my new paint booth

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thanks all for comments on the booth, with those I am going to make a few changes next time I work on it , grainger in Pensacola has the right fans , I would hate for it to blow up but the shop is not attached to the house, its about 150 ft away in the back, my water separator should be here soon, when it gets here I am going to run air lines into the booth , put the filters up and a new fan, I don't need a very big one that's why I put that one in, it sucks all the fumes out perfectly ! it was a fan I bought to put on the wall facing where I build columns. after I sell a few more columns I am going to take a few days and make some changes

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I could just imagine the regulations in California

Originally Posted by NOPANTS68

That's really cool man. I like the lighting you chose for it. I manage a large production collision shop and I'd have to agree with ccrain- replace that fan. Years ago when we painted solvent I saw a fan that a painter took into a both poof into a light show when overspray got into it. It's the overspray that you can't see or smell that ignites, not the heavy stuff that collects. Buy a sealed fan from MSC Industrial supply for $350 and be done with it. God forbid, but should you have a fire, that thing will take the whole house out and I'd be surprised if your insurance covered it since it's a commercial activity being performed in a residence. Also really watch you ventilation as well. You can duct a 6 inch tube from Home Depot out of that room and into a filter outside of the structure that'll take care of that issue. A sealed fan inside will work.

I'm in no way criticizing your investment because I think what you've done is awesome. I love it when people get creative to that extreme. I just wanted to throw my 2 pennies in from a safety sake. Have fun man! Great stuff.