It's too cold to paint in the garage or outside, so I'd like to build a small tabletop spray booth in my basement shop so that I can spray paint small parts, like brackets, as well as the dashboard, plus the booth would come in handy for other projects. Building the booth would be easy, and venting outside won't be a problem, but I need to find a suitable exhaust fan to suck out the fumes. Naturally, I want it to be safe, like a sparkless motor or a motor/pulley driving a ducted fan type of thing. It doesn't have to be too powerful for small jobs. Does anyone know where I can get a motor/blower that will work for this?

I haven't built one, But I'm sure it can be done.. Your going too need more than an explosion proof fan though.. You'll need a light and filters too.. The rest you could probably make yourself. I was thinking of doing the same thing, but I have access to a real spraybooth now so I nixed that Idea.. Anyway you can try here for supplies www.autobodysupply.net (http://www.autobodysupply.net) Good Luck

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I'm working on one like this.
http://www.interlog.com/~ask/scale/tips/booth.htm



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For something small like that, you use a reversible shop vac. Set it up to blow, and put a wye connector in it for a siphon effect. Just tie a hose into the wye and it will suck it into the blowing air stream from your shop vac.

Much cheaper than an explosion proof motor.

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Thanks for the tips. Chad, that's an interesting idea, to use the shop vac in reverse. It wouldn't cost me anything to try that.

JC, I had seen those plans for the booth, but wasn't sure about the stove fan, but the author seems to have checked it out thru his experimentation. Could be O.K.

Thanks again.

[This message has been edited by 66Malibu (edited 01-19-2002).]

I don't like to spend money when I don't have to (my wife would debate me on that one). http://www.chevelles.com/forum/wink.gif

Just be sure and use the wye in the line so the fumes don't get near the non-explosion-proof motor.

I know I said it once before, but I can't stress enough how important it is.

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[This message has been edited by cjlandry (edited 01-20-2002).]

Look for the square box fans used in things like computer power supplies. There are no contacts in them so they'd be safe. You should be able to find 4" or 6" versions that would run on 120VAC at surplus type stores.

Peter