Painting in garage

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Tony1968

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I'm going to set up my attached garage with a ventilation system using can explosion proof fan/motor. I've done quite a bit of research and have many ideas but I'd like to hear what, if any of you have done successfully in this respect. it's going to be costly because I want to do it right. I cannot have any fumes because I have tenants who I don't want to bother to say the least.
 
I got sticks of 1/2" PVC, a roll of painter plastic, and a can of spray glue. Then made curtains out of them, and screwed them to the ceiling. My floor is green in some spots, but it did the trick. I stuck 2 box fans under the garage door for ventilation; the blades on those are green, too. Oh, and overspray got all over my neighbor's work van windshield.
 
Tony,
I would imagine it to be a bit trickier having an attached garage and also having a tenant. When I painted my car, of course there was no tenant to be concerned about. However, the garage is attached to the house, but it's divided by a block wall and a breezeway.
The furnace and air handler are in the house, so there were no concerns about combustion. The compressor is in the corner and was partially covered in a plastic booth.
I also lined the entire garage in plastic sheeting to create a spray booth, used A/C filter elements in the window for intake and exhaust, using a box fan in one of the windows.
I can understand your concern about fumes getting into the tenants apartment. A ventilation system is imperative.
Good lighting is a plus.
 
I got sticks of 1/2" PVC, a roll of painter plastic, and a can of spray glue. Then made curtains out of them, and screwed them to the ceiling. My floor is green in some spots, but it did the trick. I stuck 2 box fans under the garage door for ventilation; the blades on those are green, too. Oh, and overspray got all over my neighbor's work van windshield.
I was also concerned about over spray getting onto my neighbors' cars, but I was lucky in that respect. I did see a cloud of paint traveling down the street.
 
You will NOT be able to stop fumes from getting into the tenants apartment. Period. You can minimize them, but you won't completely stop them. I would highly recommend you talk to them and see how sensitive they are to them, and if they may be gone at point and if you could paint then.
 
You will NOT be able to stop fumes from getting into the tenants apartment. Period. You can minimize them, but you won't completely stop them. I would highly recommend you talk to them and see how sensitive they are to them, and if they may be gone at point and if you could paint then.
This isn't an option. My dog and other dogs plus an infant. Many tenants
I'm still speccing out exhaust fans and doing calculations. It will be a booth made out of heavier viscuene and hopefully 5000cfm exhaust.
 
Paint stinks and is bad for you. I wouldn’t even think about it with an infant. sh*t I paint in a brand new spray booth and when I clear it takes a bit to clear out and it stinks.
I guess if you want to do it put filters on your intake and exhaust to keep contaminants out and overspray in.
 
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Fumes you don't smell are actually the worst.. as far as capturing the bad part of fumes, carbon filters are just about the only thing to do that. Also real paint booths have the exhaust usually 5 feet above the roof.
Sticky type filters are used on intake of most booths.
 
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