Spray Booth Setups

[RDCustomCues]

I am working up a Spray Booth for finishing cues. I would like to see others setups. I have a dedicated work bench, Modified Wood Lathe to dedicate for slow rotating the cues. I would be interested in what your using for ventilation systems if any. Also I would be interested in everyone favorite finish is besides UV.

 

[RocketQ]

Been trying to figure this out. Everyone is spinning their cues when they finish them. I don't I hang em by the pin and shoot. Never had a problem with uneven finish or runs. Just curious if any one else does this.
Sorry RD still working on the booth..
I use whatever automotive urathane clear is on sale at the paint shop. I have used about all of them and I have found it is in the mix. Hardener, reducer and clear..

 

[rhncue]

I am working up a Spray Booth for finishing cues. I would like to see others setups. I have a dedicated work bench, Modified Wood Lathe to dedicate for slow rotating the cues. I would be interested in what your using for ventilation systems if any. Also I would be interested in everyone favorite finish is besides UV.

My shop used to be an old Post Office. It has a number of windows, with the bottom starting about 5 feet from the floor. These are steel with smaller panes That a couple of rows will cantilever to open but not enough for anybody to fit through. I built my booth along that wall at a partition I have separating the front of the shop from the back. The booth is 4 feet deep and6 feet along the wall and 8 feet in height. I took the glass out of four of those panes and put a gable vent on the outside of the window that stays closed until air from a fan blows it open. I then mounted a 16 inch attic fan on the inside of the window. This fan pulls 1650 cubic feet of air a minute so it really gets the over spray out in a hurry. I then built a box around the fan with the bottom open. I then built a frame around 42 inch wide and 10 inch deep below that box. at the upper end I tapered the sides in so that where the fan is the walls are fairly close. Now when the fan is on the sides and box act like a chimney and all the excess spray is sucked up and out the window. I put 5 revolving drive pins in bearings on one side and 5, spring loaded centers on the other side. I've got some short wood dowels that slip over the pins with a center on the other end which the drive pin will drive. I have a cheap, surplus gear reduction motor mounted above and a series of vacuum cleaner belts drive the whole thing around 75 rpm. In this way 5 cues can be sprayed at once with a good wet coat with no fear of runs. Hightowers book has a description of an almost identical one to what I have but I have no doors on it as my outside vent automatically closes when not in use keeping out the elements.

Dick

 

[RDCustomCues]

any pics of this bad boy

 

[CK cues]

What I did was get a local autobody shop to do all my finishing I traded for a cue and he said he would spray my sticks for me. I thought that was a lot better than buying all the stuff myself and he does a wonderful job.
Chris Kurzweil
Kurzweil's custom cues and repair

 

[KJ Cues]

Been trying to figure this out. Everyone is spinning their cues when they finish them. I don't I hang em by the pin and shoot. Never had a problem with uneven finish or runs. Just curious if any one else does this.

John,
You get a more uniform finish and more consistent millage when the cue is rotating. Squeeze the trigger at the beginning and let up when you get to the other end. No skips, no gaps and no thin spots. Just one even coat.