Gerahead's 71 Dart

Sublime one said
Having lived in Fargo for many years so I totally understand the Winter Brawl! I love your paint booth inside, very creative. I took the lazy way and just hung visqueen hung some lights wetted the floor and squirted it. I was impatient as my build took right at five years, I just wanted it painted so the Farmer in me won, I had overspray on everything i owned in the barn for years. Rookie mistake! Great thread great build. Thanks for keeping us up to date.

Believe me, I had considered that approach as well, but I just could not come up with a way to "seal" off around the overhead door that made sense. This design seemed to be a good balance between cost and effectiveness. I will soon be finding out just how effective it is. Thanks for checking in!

Jim

DartManPlum340 said
Very nice! Will you break the booth down after painting and save it to reuse again? I'm considering making a space in my garage to hang a curtain type, that I can just pull back when not in use. It might not be airtight, but better than nothing. I already have a vent through the ceiling with a filter and a high volume exhaust fan. Rick

DartMan,
Thanks for the complement! That was my intention when I started thinking about a design. The framing is virtually 100% screwed together to help tear it down without tearing it up. The 2x3 lumber is not prime material and I didn't predrill all the holes. As a result, the joints occasionally split. I used this material because it was about 20% cheaper than 2x4 stock. After hanging the poly sheeting, I used strips of tempered hardboard about 1.25" wide to reenforce the stud attachment. I chose this because it has a very smooth surface that shouldn't hold a lot of dust and dirt. These are stapled on and likely won't survive teardown. This was a fair amount of work to put together, (thanks to son-in-law, grandson and BossBill) so I would like to be able to use at least most of it again, I just don't know how well this will endure. I'm going to try to dismantle it with the intention of preserving as much as possible. I guess I'll see! Thanks for checking in! L8r!

Jim