How beautiful and what a metamorphosis! Now it was time to test my portable spray paint booth. You can purchase site sponsorships in a few easy clicks. . I put my drop cloths on the floor and made sure there was enough outside the booth to ensure overspray wouldn’t get on the floor. Our basement ceiling is about 7' from the floor to the joists, so we had plenty of space available and the 10' plastic would allow adequate drape above and below the sheeting. If you are using assistive technology to view web content, please ensure your settings allow for the page content to update after initial load (this is sometimes called "forms mode"). I know this is not a pretty booth… The best part of this cleanup effort is we now sort of have an opening large enough to be considered a spray area, but not without some modifications to make it a proper makeshift spray booth. Many people setup a dedicated extra room in the basement, or a portion of the garage or shed for this duty, but in our house, no such space exists. Now it was time to test my portable spray paint booth. As you may already know, you really need a dedicated spray booth area for this sort of work. And of course Mel and Lulu's encouragement;). Love the progress on the basement space. A paint booth can help you create clean and smooth paint jobs for your projects without getting paint all over everything. To create our own DIY spray booth, I went the most simple route I could, using a 25' roll of 4 mil by 10' clear plastic sheeting. To create our own DIY spray booth, I went the most simple route I could, using a 25' roll of 4 mil by 10' clear plastic sheeting. You'll also need a box fan and filters for ventilation. A paint booth can help you create clean and smooth paint jobs for your projects without getting paint all over everything. To build a booth in your garage, try creating a … On Wednesday we shared the before & after of our antique store find buffet turned bathroom vanity. In the off time, he would paint cabinets, furniture, etc for me. Finally, I hung a middle rail on the ceiling and attached several eye hooks that will allow me to hang items for painting. I put my drop cloths on the floor and made sure there was enough outside the booth to ensure overspray wouldn’t get on the floor. Then used clothes pins to seal the corners of the shower curtains. This type of spray booth was a brilliant idea. To resolve this all I needed to do was use a piece of the countless pieces of scrap lumber in the basement to act as a rail for the edges of the booth. You can try your request again, but if you continue to experience problems, please contact the administrator. Alert box notification is currently enabled, please, Since you've not signed in yet, you will need to fill in your name and email below. I also made sure to center one of our basement's fluorescent lights inside of our booth enclosure. Watch this video to learn exactly how to build a homemade paint booth with common materials. This paint booth folds up for easy, flat storage. On Wednesday we shared the before & after of our antique store find buffet turned bathroom vanity. And a few of our classic but inactive favorites. This allows the weight of the plastic to be more evenly distributed so it doesn't end up ripping on the pressure points of the staples. Now the basement is once again open and ready for use as a makeshift wood shop. You can build a paint booth that will protect the surrounding environment from over-spray, keep your paint job dust- and debris-free and provide adequate ventilation using inexpensive materials available at any hardware store or paint shop.