Paint booth

[Art Anderson]

Art you demonstrate pretty much what I found. In the many discussions about spray booths I found Pace (and others) get criticised for being under fanned from a design view point, but those who own them are mostly happy. Pace comes up a lot in these discussions because they are a popular booth.

I'm not positive but the one somewhat negative report I heard about the Pace Peacekeeper was from someone I am pretty sure used it with a rattle can which would put out a lot more paint than an airbrush, the method of exhaust duct also plays a major part.

I am amazed by the number of people who buy a nice commercial booth then slap a cheap (well that explains that) 4" flexible dryer duct on it. On my booth, using 5 feet of duct, 6" allows the full 485 cfm, 4" would cut it down to 325 cfm (more than a 25% loss). If you have to use a flexible duct at least use a larger size, 6" flexible duct is only about $0.80 a foot.

and again if my posts come across as negative towards Pace they are not meant to be, they have a good reputation and in my opinion offer one of the better values. I nearly bought the Super Mini myself. I am however very pro do it yourself for those willing to do it right. Talk of shopvacs hooked to a cardboard box makes me cringe.

Aaron, I plead guilty to using a "cheap dryer vent", but you know what? My Pace still pulls ALL fumes out of the model room--in fact, i spilled most of a bottle of Aero Gloss Dope thinner the other day, the Pace kept the fumes from that from going beyond the model room, in fact, within minutes, I could no longer smell the stuff, and even better, neither of my neighbors downstairs ever had any indication that I had a problem.

Sometimes, methinks that all the "engineering data" is a bit irrelevant, in addition to being rather severely misleading. I come from the old school I guess: If it don't fit, get a bigger hammer" (Mickey Thompson)

Art

[crowe-t]

Does anyone have the Pace 24-Inch Mini-Plus spray booth?

http://www.pacepaintbooth.com/24-inch-mini-plus/

[crowe-t]

Does anyone make an attachment that I could put in a window to attach the duct hose to?

[crowe-t]

Will this work?

https://vent-works.com/collections/all/products/window-dryer-vent?variant=7081975349306

[Modelbuilder Mark]

1 hour ago, crowe-t said:

Does anyone make an attachment that I could put in a window to attach the duct hose to?

There is also this one on Amazon. I made one similar from foam-board, cut to size to fit my window width. Total cost was less then $5. Then, used it as a flap, with strong tape across the bottom, and light low tack on the sides and top. I would keep it flapped down with hose attached(my hobby space is dedicated room), until needed, then open the window, pull the flap up into place, press the tape down, then paint. When down, pull the flap down, and close the window.