charlton wrote: Hey Arnt, Any updates? I'd love to see your new spray digs.  Cheers, Charlton
Since you ask... 
The old “spray booth” was just a shabby structure next to my garage, that also housed shovels, bicycles and the like, so quite rustic to say the least. I did all my spraying in there for more than 10 years, and it taught me a great deal about how to deal with humidity blushing, orange peel, the occasional bug etc. I don't miss it though...
The garage also needed a new roof, so that came off when I tore down the lean-to, but I re-used some of the materials and the foundation
The new addition has one room for gardening tools etc, and another, insulated room next to it, for spraying finishes.
Here’s what you see when you open the door; the ceiling is quite high on one side, so I built an overhead shelf where I can store finishing materials, and it has hooks for hanging instruments while they cure.
My compressor is 5 hp, 3 phase 230V, which is plenty big enough for my needs. It is not ideal to keep it in the same room as the spray I’m told, so I may eventually build a separate insulated box for it next door, and perhaps look into cooling for the air lines if humidity becomes a problem. No trouble yet, so it stays for now.
Speaking of moisture and air, here’s my moisture trap, regulator and air filter, connected with copper pipes and screw fittings. There is also a ‘drop leg’ for draining the system, probably not essential for such a short stretch of pipes, but it is easy insurance. I also have a moisture trap and a regulator at the gun, which allows me to adjust the pressure very precisely.
On the opposite wall is my fan. I already showed the outside “bird house” part which housed the fan itself, here’s the inside. I made this hinged frame over the opening, to hold the filter. There is another one just like it, diagonally across the room, which is the intake, so I can get a pretty effective breeze right through the room. In the winter this cools things down quickly of course, which is not optimal for finsh flow out, but it helps if the room (and finish, and everything it touches) starts out quite warm.
Without the filter, you can see the grille over the duct, and a hinged, spring loaded backdraft damper before the fan outside.
I still have some things to work out, but so far I have been very satisfied with my booth. A pretty big step up from the old shed, anyways.
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