Nelson Hays
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OK, after some looking I learned that I’m not completely insane. Sanding booths exist.
How many of you guys have used one?
I’m very interested in using a cyclone instead of stupidly wasting filters. In fact, I think a paint booth could greatly benefit from a method of catching particles using moisture instead of cartridge filters…. but that’s research for another day.
We do, I’m just tired of eating blubber since beached whale is all I can afford to eat! :hunt
That would be SWEET in my shop! I have no booth, and pretty much only shoot little stuff – quite often plastic.
price? ….if you happen to know in US $…. I’ll look it up.
thanks for sharing
very nice
SwissVax Opaque and shoe polish! thanks! :rock
Nice! :dnc
[quote=”sagikun” post=20472]Is that a fact of physics? Or just from your experience? I’m just curious, good information. What if it goes through a small opening on to a area that’s same in size like 2 60 gal tanks?[/quote]
It’s ‘physics’ as taught by my uncle who owned a body shop for a long time. In practice, it is a hard fact. Like I said, after 3 tanks the air is REALLY dry after running all day. I can crack open the valves on the tanks, and tank #3 barely spritzes anything out after a week of use.
I’ve also brought up drying the air going into the compressor head – a coil of copper wire, a single drip leg, and you’ve got some dry air before it even hits the pump.
Looks real nice Jimmo.
I’m curious – how big a deal is it running a cross-draft vs. forking over the bucks for a true down-draft?
when air passes through a small opening into a larger air space it condenses – it is noticeably colder that room temperature when you spray your hand with air from the compressor.
I have an 80 gallon….. which is a whole bunch of liters…. ducted into a pair of 20 gallon tanks taken from old dead compressors. by the time the air passes through the 3d tank it is VERY dry. My big main water trap is a few feet after that, and it’s literally dusty in the bowl. nothing ever bleeds out of it. I have a dessicant dryer right before my paint line, just for good measure.
my compressor is only good for 11 CFM, but is good enough for just about everything I need it to do.
agreed!
I went from knowing nothing, to knowing next-to nothing.
It sounds like you have a pretty good setup.
In my few years in business, I have learned that making a profit is more about keep expenses down than trying to increase your gross numbers.
I have expanded in recent years from a stereo shop, to half of a custom shop, and added things like detailing, window tinting, general wiring and troubleshooting of anything 12v, HID and offroad lighting, etc. Versatility is the name of the game in this economy.
If you’re the only painter, and you’re trying to run the place, be prepared to work a LOT of hours…. I have worked alone for about 1/2 the time I’ve been open, and it sure sucks. 80 hours of work to bill 20 hours…. If you can hire a painter after a while and focus on the other things that need the time – advertising, budgeting, answering the phones and emails – you can get the shop running smooth, require less hours, and help increase business. the downside to that plan is you will make less money getting it going, since you’re paying someone to do the work you used to do. A compromise would be good – If your wife can do more of the management, and/or you step a body man up to part-time painter, you can take some stress off.
the stress has been a killer for me. I’m just now getting a little more comfortable, but it’s taken 4 years.
Looks great Brian
I’m waiting for the day when you get a god awful paint match out of the can and have to blend :dnc
looks perfect.
I haven’t used the norton stuff, but the meguiars detailing spray and/or ‘ultimate quick wax’ are incredible products. lots of silicone… that’s the downside.
concrete block wall. problem mostly solved.
I’m a sound guy – just remember foam absorbs high frequencies, and mass/rigidity deadens low frequency vibration. You’ve got to find out what is transferring the sound and stiffen it up. heavy plywood on the walls is a good start. Also it’s good to route the compressor intake outside – it is responsible for a fair amount of the noise.
for smell… good luck with that one. solvents go right through almost everything. fans will be the answer to that one.
