Paint equipment question

[Greg Wann]

I have a question that I am hoping someone can answer.  It has to do with cleaning the air in a paint room.

Ok, so a few years ago I worked at Purdue University.  I worked out of the facilities management shops that all the trades work from.  There was a big paint shop.  On one end of this shop was a floor to ceiling metal area that would circulate an oily substance that was supposed to act as a flowing curtain that was to attract particles of dust out of the air.  I am curious if this was something they might have invented and used on their own or was built by a equipment supplier.  I do vaguely remember replacing the big circulating pump but dont recall much more about it.  They did a good amount of wood finish and stains in there.  I had made one in miniature for a paint booth I built some time back but it needs worked on.

Edited October 4, 2019 by Greg Wann

[BubbaBrown]

I have only seen water used in a waterfall in the sides or end of spray booth, sorry.

 

[stitchdup]

The garage I worked at had something similar but it used a sugar soap solution, which was also sprayed on the walls to catch paint particles

[gtx6970]

18 hours ago, BubbaBrown said:

I have only seen water used in a waterfall in the sides or end of spray booth, sorry.

 

Same here, only ever seen water.