Making A Homemade Cardboard Spray Booth - DIY Tutorial With Free Blueprints N’stuff

Making A Homemade Cardboard Spray Booth - DIY Tutorial With Free Blueprints N’stuff
#tutorial #3dprinting #propmaking

This is my video build of making a new and improved Cardboard Spray Booth v.2.0
A super handy “Tool/equipment” for every maker who does a bit of airbrushing and painting.
It can be made with plywood, mdf or other materials. But I needed it to be really lightweight and portable for easy storage.
So having made a previous one in cardboard, I know its more that sturdy enough from experience.
As well as fast to set up and hook up to the ventilation. And just as fast be put away again.
You’ll find links below to the 3d models I made, as well as blueprints for the actual cardboard spray booth.
Everything can of course be customised to you’re maker needs.
Hope you find something of use. Enjoy;)

Chapters
0:00 Opening
0:18 Intro
0:42 The design
1:30 Building the booth
6:24 Vent connections
8:30 Painting and finishing
10:06 Airbrush Filter
11:47 The Result

Download the Spray Booth v2.0 Blueprints from our PropsNstuff DropBox:

Download 3D STL quick release from Thingiverse, PropsNstuff:

Here is a list of some of the materials & stuff I used in this video:
Duct tape
Cardboard moving boxes
Superglue
Contact cement
Basic interior paint. (For doors and panels)
LED Strip 12v with a potentiometer
3d printed vent connections

Music and editing with Final Cut Pro.

Music from the YouTube library:
Rising Sun
Alone
Icelandic Arpeggios
Eternal Garden
Dreamer
Scouting

We’re just a passionate family of hobbyist, that loves to make Props and other Stuff.
And as every maker knows, the core of this wonderful craft is sharing.
So we hope you find something useful, or inspirational in our video builds. Enjoy;)

Remember: My wife and myself are only amateurs at this.
So if you rely on the information shown or voiced in this video, you do so at your own risk.
Always read the labels of all glues, paints and other materials as well as tools you use, and always follow the proper instructions.
And naturally, all the opinions voiced or shown in this video are only our own opinions.
Use you’re head. Have fun & stay safe!

[MarkTimothy-lq]

You just killed the whole market of overpriced hobby paint booths. A great process which is explained perfectly. Thanks for saving us a ton of money. :)

[ExiaLupus]

All you'll need is some cardboard boxes, tape and a box cutter. Oh and also this filter, this duct, this extractor fan, an FDM 3D printer and filament, a sheet of MDF, a circular saw workbench and clamps to cut the MDF to size, some magnets, a heat gun, contact cement, wood glue, LED light strips, a soldering iron, wires, a dimmer etc...

[kneaech]

I have watched over two dozen videos on building a spray booth. This is by far the very best one out there. Highly recommend and I will be using this video as inspiration to make mine. Thank you for posting.

[sirkjeff]

Anyone that is going to build this Please read my comment before buying the boxes. great job, thanks for sharing. One comment or suggestion to anyone who is thinking of building. I am in the middle of building the airbrush booth. What I didnt notice was the boxes you need. Most box's flaps are only half size to cover the opening. In the video, the box wide flap is big enough to cover the whole opening. I had to tape another flap to the large one to make it work. Im not sure where you can find a box like that. I found a heavy duty box at lowes that was twice as thick as a normal box. it cost twice as much too. but it defiantly stronger. for the filter mounts. i use a regular 4" brace and used two small bolts to mount to cardboard. the corner brace was two exspensive to buy 4. perhaps if you find them at a discount store or flea market. I didnt want to pay $6 for 2. as far as the exhausts mount. i doing something totatly different. I will post photo's when Im finish

[GPS]

This was the best I have seen in DIY Spray Booths, Thank you so much for your video .

[carloslee]

Hobbyist, year right this is the best Spray booth that I have seen. Wish you can come to my home and making one.

[mortontony]

i built one of these out of scrap lying around a few months back as i was getting into airbrushing and while it gets the job done, i've been wanting something that looks and works better and this is exactly it! now the family can't complain about 'the fire hazard' as they've dubbed it in our hobby room!

[krisb]

I read another post about regarding the filter. Inset it into the booth so it’s flush. Then you have no need for 3D parts. Listing links for the lights, dimmer switch, ventilation supplies and the drying rack would be extremely helpful. Other than those small nitpicks this is an excellent video. Thanks for posting it.

[willsmith]

Videos like this make me glad I invested in a 3D printer lol. A paint booth was going to cost me at least $130 US and now its gonna cost maybe 1/3 of that, and this will be twice the size. Thank you!

[MadMonk_]

I used to use a straight cardboard box as a spray booth - this is definitely going to be the next generation… Thank you

[tippo]

Beautiful piece of work...and well built out of some very basic and easily accessible material, love it!!! Cheers from Sydney Aus!!!

[othoapproto]

Nice job and so important. As a kid, I was always making models and things. That is to say, exposed to all sorts of chemicals. Then as an adult building props and sets. Recently, I got back into model (from scratch) building. However, after a month I gave it up due to the way chemicals made me fell. I've been looking for a less toxic work flow, but it's not easy.

[OidHunter]

With the high costs of new paint booths, this video is an excellent alternative for the diy'er.. Thanks for the upload 👍

[DBH]

Thanks very much. I did another one, but your video inspired me to do it myself. I had already one in the basket when I saw your video :D

[John.]

I just finished mine with these measurements and using corrugated plastic sheets, I pleased the way it came out, just got to hook up the hose.

[McLarenInternational]

Great design. I chose to make the body of mine in plywood, it's a little heavy but I needed one with a 900 x 600 mm base for some large models and didn't want to risk sagging when I fit some LED light strips to the top. Fortunate that I bought my eldest son a 3-D printer for Christmas 18 months ago!

[php]

This is a fundamentally great design that lends itself well to customization. I was about to plunk down a lot of money for a professional fume extractor box but this is much more practical for my needs. It's perfect for 90% of the modelling out there except for those big ship modellers. For you multifamily condo hobbyist, you can add a charcoal filter on top of your existing filter to avoid complaints from your neighbors.

[DJ_Blaker]

Absolutely love this build! This is exactly what I was looking for! So light, inexpensive yet fully functional! Excellent design and video tutorial!

[michaelbeaudin]

Attempting to make a bigger version out of an old cupboard (28inchx47inch). Your vacuum chamber idea at the back is going to help me with it

[peterloader]

Brilliant! I will make a more permanent design out of MDF for myself. Thanks.