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DIY – Paint Booth

22-April-2007, 19:47 by Glen

Often, to finish a project, you need to step back and fashion the right tool to help along the way. This was most assuredly the case with the clock. I’ve added 11 hours of labor but zero progress on the restoration. *BUT* I now have my own paint booth !

The pictures are of the right side and front of the booth. The diagram are the plans – in case you want one an 8′x8′x8′ booth of your own <grin>.

I did manage about 4 hours of work on the clock. I wanted to insure I had the full paint process figured out so I prepared the the pendulum bob and painted it with two coats of primer and a coat of satin black epoxy finish.

BTW: the paint booth uses one furnace filter on the air inlet (with the fan) and two filters on the outflow. If you look closely in the picture of the pendulum bob, you can see the outflow filter – it’s already black !

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4 Comments

  1. Roy says:
    22-April-2007 at 22:38

    Glen – looks nice! You do fast work if you did this in 11 hours. How does it stand up? Is it anchored to the floor and ceiling? Just the floor? Is there a fan on the outflow as well or is the exit just passive?

  2. Glen says:
    23-April-2007 at 05:33

    Roy – good questions …

    The paint booth is free-standing. The entire ‘”room” is constructed of independent 4′x8′ panels made from 2″x3″x8′ sticks. The two panels that make each side are screwed together and then each side panel screws to the next. All panels screw the the one on its right. This means the exterior dimensions of all sides are 8′ plus 2-1/2″ (the latter being the depth of the adjacent wall. This is important since the “roof” panels are only help in place by gravity.

    The fan is only on the inflow side. I call this a “positive pressure” paint booth since air is gently “pushed into” the room. Most paint booths I’ve seem are “negative pressure” with the fan on the outflow. The outflow fan setup has a number of advantages (and are preferred). However, to safely do an outflow fan, it needs to use an explosion proof fan (about $800).

  3. Roy says:
    23-April-2007 at 19:40

    Hey – thsnks for sharing the adventure.

    I’ve read a lot about tower clocks recently, been on a pligrimage to see one, and this summer am going up to VT to see one in action with my siblings – your clock project was a big motivator for me. So thanks for that too.

    Lastly – thank you for patiently answering my questions.

    Best -

  4. Glen says:
    23-April-2007 at 19:46

    Glad your journey is taking you so far. Stay tuned to the clock progress and for an email. I’m planning something :-)