Help needed with regards to a booth and natural light?

[BattleshipBob]

Morning all

On the bum again!!

I am after advice ref the correct position of my spray booth in relation to natural light?

I use my horrible garage with the booth on a recycled bit of kitchen worktop. Its at a angle, about 30 degress to a widow which is next door to the worktop.

The rear of the booth faces the garage door. This is normally almost closed to keep out wind and dirt.

Any help out there folks

[Steve Jones]

If you take the garage roof and garage door off you should be okay mate :smiling5: :thumb2:

[Si Benson]

Morning Bob,
Everyone and there cat will have recommendations on lighting up your booth area ranging from mega expensive to dirt cheap home made stuff.
Get yourself over to YouTube and search spray booth lighting, I saw several videos showing booths with built in lights and so on.
Good luck and may the force be with you

[Steven000]

I actually always close the blinds when I'm airbrushing :smiling6: ...
because I like my lighting to be consistent, I use a LED work-light on top of my spray booth.
It's a cheap 10W, 3700k, 700LM work-light, which works for me but you might want to look out for something a bit larger/brighter.
A descent fluoresce tube will work great too imho.



Natural lighting is the best if you are outside, but not if you're in a building (imho), then you get too much shadows from the walls...
Kind regards :thumb2:
Steven

[Tim Marlow]

I agree with led work task lighting. Generates good consistent light, gives proper colour shift, and is not influenced by the internal decor. It also doesn’t generate much heat, though you might want it too in a garage LOL. Just get a daylight colour temperature light, fit it like Steve has above, and you are sorted.

[BattleshipBob]

If you take the garage roof and garage door off you should be okay mate :smiling5: :thumb2:

Could fit one of those fold back cloth sunroofs like on Citroen lol

[BattleshipBob]

Have just fitted a strip of the sewing machine led and its better but being so close to the window will have to experiment

[JR]

That should be 6500k then I would think Bob. Does it say anywhere ?
Can we have some photos tomorrow please.
Do you have a strip light in the garage as well, you can get daylight tubes for them as well .

[BattleshipBob]

That should be 6500k then I would think Bob. Does it say anywhere ?
Can we have some photos tomorrow please.
Do you have a strip light in the garage as well, you can get daylight tubes for them as well .

Well everything is bl**dy going wrong, messed about today with booth and position, lighting etc. Then tried some spraying to see how it goes, after 5 mins the extractor motor, slowed down, stopped followed by a nice burning smell:sad: its a old one but, the gods have it in for me!

This follows after my beautiful tabby cat died yesterday, that has really devistated us both. Cried and cried some more!¥

So need a new booth, whats next to go wrong, i really give up.

[stillp]

Sorry to hear about the cat Bob. :crying:
Pete

[Tim Marlow]

I’m really sorry for your loss Bob.

[BattleshipBob]

Sorry to hear about the cat Bob. :crying:
Pete

Thank you Pete

Huge cat lover and get very emotional. Daft i know but thats me

I’m really sorry for your loss Bob.

Thank you as well Tim

We still have 3 other moggies but we are both so upset.

[Tim Marlow]

I know exactly how you feel Bob. I have two, one of whom is twenty and getting closer to the rainbow bridge. I absolutely dread the day, but know it has to come eventually.

[BattleshipBob]

I know exactly how you feel Bob. I have two, one of whom is twenty and getting closer to the rainbow bridge. I absolutely dread the day, but know it has to come eventually.

Not for a while i hope Tim

We had no choice but i felt dreadful

[Jim R]

Hi Bob
Sorry about the loss of your friend. I fully understand how devastating the loss of a pet can be.
Jim