Although the “Dye has been cast” & I already purchased it[it’s on it’s way now],I wanted to know if any of the good & great painters on the FSM forum own this spray booth.My purchase was out of necessity,especially with wintr here in New England upon us.I lost use of my solar heated porch & had to do something,or wait ti spring to model.We all know that’s unacceptable !!! So if there are any owners/users out there,Please chime in,good or bad.Thanks ahead folks, rudedog
P.S. I do 75% of my painting on 1/35th military models.
I never heard of this spray booth before. Do you mind my asking who you ordered this from and what they cost? I would be very interested in information on it too!
Sure thing Gary.I got it from squadron in their monthly sale catalog they send.It was supposedly on sale,but I think it’s always this price,cuz I been a watchin !! It was 237.56$, down from 265.95$.Here’s why I liked it over others.It can be used either venting indoors or out doors.We’ll see.The out door attachment vent is better shown at Great models,but they’re prices & shipping were aLOT more.Ship was free at squadron[be smart & ask for USPS priority mail,2-3 day del.] They normally use UPS for all shipping.But as I asked in the forum,I cannot attest to it yet. Good luck, rudedog
Sorry, I don’t own one, BUT, I looked at several links where the booth is sold, and given the axiom that “opinions are like rear-ends; everyone has one and they all stink”, I thought I would offer mine for consideration.
Although the fan appears centrifugal (ie, “squirrelcage”), the cfm ratings of the fan are not given. Red flags should go up.
The booth itself is only a couple inches long. This typically reduces available capture area in front where painting is performed. My guess is that painting would have to occur within about 3" or so of the first stage “honeycomb” filter. Because painting occurs so close to the filter, expect air vortices (swirling effect). It could be the honecomb filter is an attempt to try to make the air flow laminar, or to reduce particulate velocity to ensure deposition on the filters. Second red flag is now flying.
There is no indication (at least from what I could find) that the booth can be ventilated indoors. Unless the booth is equipped with an activated charcoal filter for the purpose of adsorbing solvent vapors (like some of the downdraft booths on the market), ventilation systems should always be exhausted outdoors. What’s funny is an accessory attachment for doing that. It looks like a vacuum cleaner crevice device that is placed between the window and the frame. The only problem is that it restricts airflow, and increases backflow pressure in the system, reducing exhaust efficiency. Fortunately, that’s an option. Stay away from it.
FWIW, I don’t like the design, and I think there are better systems on the market for about the same amount of money. However, I’m only going on what I can see, and based upon a limited amount of research. What would be interesting is if you could post a review once you’ve had a chance to set up your booth and use it. I would be interested in any positive or negative outcomes.