Wanted to hear from anyone who has had experience with the Micro-Mark Spray booths.
For under a $100 bucks I am willing to spend it to keep fumes out of the basement.
I know I can make one BUT i do not have the time and it is portable. On the internet there are complete systems for $90 with exhaust hose and a end piece you can let through a small opening in the window so you don’t freeze out the basement.
I got the Master Airbrush version of that back from Amazon around Christmas. I think they are the same unit if I’m looking at the right thing. I went ahead and got the one with the lights, turn table and the hose and window fitting. So far I love this thing. Plenty of flow, enough room to spin a 1/48 BF 110 and the clear sides/top allowed for a small lamp to be placed on the top for even more light. It does not have a carbon filter but it would not be too hard to make one. Until then, the enamel paint will be vented out the window. Acrylic paints are no problem at all. It’s about the same noise level as a hair dryer on low.
If you get one, be careful adding the hose adapter to the back of the fan. It screws directly into the fan’s plastic and one of mine were already stripped.
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ugh. the link’s messed up. you’ll have to c&p.
I’ve got the same basic thing that I purchased off of Ebay awhile back. I too have not had any problems with mine. I did remove one of the three filters to get better flow. Other than that it does a pretty good job for airbrush use, does an okay job when using rattle-cans, they just produce too much overspray.
Thank you for the input I’ll check Amazon for the Master Airbrush. I do want something simple that I can break down and put away when I don’t need it for awhile.
Thanks again everyone. I’ll look and if I find it I’ll order it and get back to this Forum with some feedback
Blacktulip, I also use the Master Airbrush and mini compressor that I got off of Amazon. The airbrush is definitely not a high-end brush, but it does produce a pretty decent finish and IMHO its better than not having one at all. It is super easy to clean and maintain.
I went onto Amazon and there are a number of these Spray Booths. It appears the Master Airbrush received the better reviews not to mention I DO need that exhaust hose and tapered end to place out the window.
Replacement filters seem to be easy to replace as Menards has all kinds of filter material that can be cut to size(I hope).
Hi;
I hope I won’t get laughed at . My spray booth is about twelve years old .It’s a medium long U-Haul box that I can fold up after each session .I put clips on the back for the filters drawing through a squirrel cage fan .Works great .
I cover the bottom with baking foil ( and the sides ) and spray that with PAM . Sounds funny , but it still works great and I paint , with it, outside on good days .(keeps the dust down too) .
tankerbuilder, I’m not laughing. I am however chuckling at the ingenuity of such a simple idea! And doing a mental inventory of the contents of my garage to see if I have the same components to make my own.
Sounds like an awesome idea! I think I may have to use that same trick when it warms up and I start paining in the garage again. The small Master one the I have is find for small work inside the house; however, if I’m going to do some major painting on larger pieces I prefer to do it out in the garage, especially if I am going to be using a rattle-can. I may have to go scrounge up a big ole’ cardboard box and raid the kitchen for the Pam and foil (while the wife is at work of course)
My first spray booths were all cardboard boxes. I made a little module that was a piece of 1/8 hardboard with a 4 inch hole in it. I put an automotive air cleaner on one side, a four inch muffin fan on the other. I cut a hole in the cardboard box on the top side (the real box top was aimed towards me- the box sitting on its side. The filer/fan module was held in place by its own weight. When the box got too cruddy I merely replaced it with a new box, keeping the filter/fan module.
For myself, I’d like a ready-to-go solution. I’m glad to hear the Amazon/ebay spray booths get the job done. I want to take it out of the box, and get going. Of course, I’ll also be looking for a premium quality mask.
Hi Again !
When I recommended the U - Haul box a while back I didn’t say why . I needed a box that a 1/96 scale destroyer would fit in with enough room to spray around the ends .That . my friend requires a large box !
Now , that said it’s deep enough to use for painting 1/24 armor and planes too . Plus the turntable I made fits just fine . The turntable is a leftover lazy Susan turned by a small geared motor and or a LEGO reduction drive if needed . Battery powered of course .One 12 volt gell cell motorcycle battery .
Mine is now two years old and still takes months to go down in power
Nice thing about the U-Haul box . When it gets really cruddy you just recycle it and get a new one . Much cheaper than a regular spray booth and with home made exhaust system you can use it inside. Lit with L.E.D.s for safety !
I agree I purchased a bathroom exhaust fan, the flexible tubing, and those cheapie filters at Menards.
I made a cardboard box cutout that fits the window when I take the screen out . Now I can have an exhaust booth in the house when I can’t get outside!!
I just finished building this. It’s an 18x18x25 cardboard box from Lowe’s with a 140cfm bathroom fan, girded with 1/4" wood slats. I sealed and painted the whole thing with Rustoleum - HATE the new nozzles - and run it right out a window with a flex hose into a dryer vent. I used under-cabinet LED strips for lighting, and the bottom is lined with a piece of clear sheet acrylic. I can spray an entire can of Tamiya primer without even the slightest trace of smell
Jetmaker
That is one cool spray booth.
Thanks for sharing the details
Thanks BT109! I just did my first mod to it today - just now, in fact. There was a bit of a shadow cast by the LED strips going along either side, so I simply added another one going along the top of the front opening, so the lights make a “U”. These Utilitech LED strips I got at Lowe’s can be daisy chained up to five - I think. It literally took like five minutes to do it. The lighting now is perfect. I’m going to run a wood slat across the top, in front of the light strip I just put it, to both reflect and conceal it. I’m going to do that this coming weekend. Til then, it’s model building time!
I saw an interesting item at Lowes today I’d never seen before. It was an in-duct fan that I assume was for HVAC, kitchen, bathroom, or dryer systems as it was with all the metal duct parts. It came in 4,6,and 8 inch. That’s all I know about it.