PVC skeleton is needed as seen. If U build a quick frame out of PVC 2 in tubing it will hold the weight in case this ever happens.... Thank you Brian for keeping it Real.🙏
That "Don't overthink it, it's just paint" line at the end. It really is what your channel is about. So sorry to see but your level headed, calm and determined personality and attitude Brian. That and your skills, I am sure you will make the recovery easy as usual. Might I suggest a metal gazebo, scaffold or other frame rolled rolled or assembled inside one of these for people who use them regularly.
I see this as a blessing and an oppurtunity to see how to fix a disaster. Props to you for being real and showing not everything always goes perfect. Keep the fantastic content coming Brian, we appreciate the good, bad and ugly!
I feel your pain, I’ve literally just spent the past two hours trying to save months of work. I’m restoring a 74 VW bus, bodywork and paint are finished and I was about to begin the reassembly. However, over the past few hours, storms have battered the UK and in a last minute switch, they changed course and dumped right on my area. I have been working in one of those temporary tents. Well, the tend is destroyed and the winds blew the bus over its wheel chocks, down the drive and into the garage door. Its dark so I cannot see the damage, so tonight has just been ensuring nothing else is damaged. So right now the VW is now out in the open and chained to my Ford Transit. Gah! Remind me why this is fun!
There's nothing fun about that bro. Just push through, it'll all turn out okay....just gotta keep hammering your way through the struggle. You'll get it done!
This is why I love this channel - you learn just as much from the mistakes as you do from when everythings going smoothly. Thanks for being real Brian - Now we get to learn what it takes to fix something like this and that will be something new to a lot of people. It's a learning experience and that's what it's all about right! All the best man!
Hey I am the captain of getting RUNS....ha ha. Everybody makes mistakes. 40 years painting and I still make them all the time. Not a full time auto painter anymore....When I was they were few and far between.
I was working a full time job during the day and worked weekends at a Firestone dealership. My buddy asked me to paint his car (I'd done about 10 already). I was tired and we couldn't really start until after the Firestone closed so it was late. Set up plastic sheets to make a booth, then it's 10 pm when I'm ready to go. I forget to add the thinner. It just spit out BB's all over the hood - little blobs of paint, like a sheet of sand paper. We had to wait hours for it to dry so we could sand it down and start over. Crap happens.
@janofb yup ! i went to paint some panels the morning after a night shift ,the vehicle owner was hanging out chatting away as i was mixing the 2K colour , tired ,distracted, I grabbed the wax and grease remover instead of the 2K thinners , the colour curdled as i mixed it. game over. had to wait till the Monday to get more colour made . Ha don't over think it its just paint.
Windex works great for paint prep. Spray it on wipe it off. No more paint problems. We also never ever leave rags laying on a item ready to be painted. Great video😅
Bring in more strands high enough to hold the tent above your work. Just keep them outside your work area so you have quick access to them. You'd probably need at least 2 stands per project you have in the booth. Keep up the good work
This is why I made one out of a portable garage. I could of made a pvc skeleton or something Incase it falls on the work piece. I was going to get the inflatable booth and decided not to. Im glad u made this video. I did have to put alot of work into the portable garage and it could collapse if strong wind came through. It also ain't as sealed up. Great video as usual.
This exactly what I was worried about too is having too much electrical stuff running and that thing collapsing when I was doin clear. They still seem pretty nice for the yard as long as it's supported with something anyway. Man that was tough to watch 😮. I kinda wish I went with one of these though lol. I was trying to build a booth cheaper and ended up spending more on one that ain't as nice or looks more haggard 😂 That sucks😢 But We know you'll get it straightened out Brian.
You handled it well. Going to Paint my Monza in my garage spring of 25' and am trying to have EVERYTHING set up before then. But, I wont overthink it!!
Well that sucks! On a positive note, we got to see that things don't always go as planned and we'll learn about recovering from a disaster. Looking forward to the next video.
Yeah when I did my car I ran all three blowers on three separate 20amp circuits and the plugs still got very warm ! I also would recommend 12 gauge extension cords. I had two 1100 watt blowers and one 950watt. I had problems with dirt in the air and it was a brand new booth. I even made custom filters for each blower based on other RUclips users suggestions. I feel your pain!
Brian, mate, I’ve done what you’re doing for 25 years. Mobile SMART repair work, inside, outside, in the wet, in the dry, in -2c in 35c, in the dark, out the back of car dealerships, in the best paint booths, in the wind, the snow, next silicone loving valeters, in people’s driveways and all of it in the UK, a damp cold island. You have to become very Fox Mulder and Trust No one or anything when it come to paintwork. Everybody is critical about a few specks of dust in the paintwork but they don’t see the broken suspension spring or faulty hydraulic valve in their gearbox… I feel your pain, continue the good fight my friend.
I feel your pain. Always happens when you are about done. Thanks for sharing. At least I know I am not alone. I would have been swearing my head off. You handled it great.
Brian, so sorry this happened, I've had paint jobs go sideways before and it sucks because it just means more time and work but at least it wasn't a whole car you had in there and now you can show everybody how to fix it which I know you will and remember every mistake, problem or challenge is an educational opportunity, at least that's how I have gotten through the frustration of paint problems and if you paint cars long enough{over 20 years for me} you will run into some problems, hang in there Bro, the lessons we all learn the best are the ones we learn the hard way.
I've thought about buying one of those cheap "portable garages" as a paint booth. My advantage is I'd be setting it up inside my shop, so it wouldn't blow away, it would just be used for keeping the paint overspray from flying around and landing on everything in my shop (even though it almost always just wipes off, it's still a mess!)
Framework is definitely needed. When I first set mine up at work my helper failed to plug the blowers into separate circuits and popped a breaker. Of course, it deflated and we had to spray everything again.
Oh man, that really sucks - it was looking so good too!!!😢 Sorry to see your (heartbreak) troubles but I've gotta take my hat off to you for staying level headed!!!
I paint them right in the backyard around 10:00 here in Florida before the wind or bugs come out, no booth. I use a Fuji turbine unit for 4 years now with a 1.3 . I paint houses for a living, and run a few of my sprayers on a generator because my sprayers can pop certain breakers in many of my customers homes. Those (CAFCI) breakers pop on my sprayers all the time, I definitely bring my generator with me on those jobs.
You might consider running an adapter off a 240V circuit which taps into one of the hot wires of 240v for 120v. For example a dryer or stove plug. Would sure be a lot easier and cheaper than running a generator. That way you have it on at least a 30A circuit.
Ah brother, that truly does suck! Welcome to my world of having "stuff" go wrong. It was looking grand though and thank you for not hiding the video away. No T-bone on the grill, but you deserve one my friend. Thank you!
I bought some PVC 1.5", cheaper than 2" yet sturdy enough, and some elbows from Amazon. I built a couple of cubes and added 2 long connections between the two to span the distance between. No glue necessary. Works great. I've seen vids of people using 2x4's but these, to me, are too bulky and cumbersome to assemble and store.
Staged. Thats a good one. The whole basis of the channel is to put myself into a do it yourself environment and this is a personal project not a shop project. I dont have a paint shop. Thats the dealership.
good to know the legend Briano can also have a off day. thanks for always being honest in your videos which is why i don't follow any other painters on line lots of bull dusters out there...
I feel your pain lol, years ago I was painting a friend's Mustang in his garage with a Harbor Freight blue tarp homemade booth. Everything was good then my friends brother came in the garage and used an air hose to dry a carburetor he was cleaning. It stirred up a ton of dust and made my paint gun spit like crazy. I wanted to hurt him but didn't. It added a few evenings to the project. Life happens
Best video ever on your channel the special effects were notch..you know how to keep it real.... the facial expression was perfectly on point... great acting skills...did you ever determine what caused the outage... failure point...trip breaker or a plug get pull from electrical outlet?
Brian. This is like déjà vu. You had a similar situation when you or a rep from Apollo was painting in your garage. The booth deflated on the parts. God talk about a helpless feeling. I’m glad you kept calm and G rated. I would have had some choice words. Hang in there my friend. IT’S ONLY PAINT.
The exact same thing happened to me with my inflatable paint boot when I was recording a video for my channel, but my paint booth was inside my garage which also the breaker box is in the garage too , I was lucky enough to unzipped the booth quickly and I run to the panel box inside my garage , one of the breakers had tripped but I manage to turn it back on really fast before the paint booth started to lose air , it was a Scary situation honestly but after that incident I just wired 3 independent outlets to the panel box with a 20 amp breaker each , one oulet for the compressor and the other 2 outlets for the 2 blowers , now every time I use my inflatable paint booth I dont have to worry about it
Oh Man! I actually thought about that happening to me when I plan to use it. I thought about tying it to an overhead fixture mine has a few loops to do that.
That's an amazing booth can you get a whole car in there? I love the idea of the turbine because no worry about moisture or humidity. Does anybody make a cheap turbine yet? Total game changer
I keep my inflation blower plugged into a battery backup power bank just in case a tripper breaks or someone disconnects my extension. It gives an audible sound if i lose power, and over an hour of backup to figure it out. It also has a monitoring app that lets me know if i step away during curing. I think it's essential with inflatable, especially if you run a 3 blower setup that's drawing lots of amps. Ecoflow Drlta 2 has worked great for me, but there are lots of other comparable units for under $500 (a lot cheaper than losing a job).
Also worth mentioning if you have something to tie off to, or even just 2 tall ladders, the D rings are a free safety option. You get a lot of dust when the booth starts to sag, but it's better than a catastrophe.
I own a flatable booth and had the same problem when running power in same outlet use heavy duty extention cords for blowers and separate insets that will work just fine
I have used pop up canopy frames inside of it. Very cheap and good insurance. Takes me an extra 5 min but you can even let the booth down with no worries and leave it overnight unpowered if needed
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That's always been my fear when I've used inflatable booths. Could have been a lot worse. Could've been a the whole car...LOL
SO many mistakes i made in the booth with the clear already done. like tipping over a complete part because i just wanted to adjust it a little bit. geus after that it was more like sand flakes an scratches
Your right only in the clear. Paintings never the difficult part, overcoming all the things that go wrong, that's where experience is invaluable. You know how to fix it. This is the scenario everyone worries about with this booth. Didn't you get stuck painting in a rain storm as well? I wonder what could happen next! 😂 Maybe a swarm of locust.😂
This is why I prefer a portable garage/carport. Inherit skeleton, so no worries of collapsing and far more stable if the wind picks up. You have to get a little creative for intake and exhaust, but it's not a big deal if it has roll-up doors. It's also easy to add led light strips for working when it's dark outside...
Man that sucks but I love seeing you keep it real. Makes me feel better after a week of mess ups for me. I don’t think I will invest in an inflatable. I saw a design of a collapsible booth made with 2x4 and plastic but you’d need a shop to put it in.
Sorry I think I was the guy who said you should check those booths out. Those blower motors have brushes which wear out. Upgrade that to a brushless one.
Just get one of those Ecoflow power packs. Keep it near the door. Then keep the extension cord that you’re plugging booth into also close doorway so that if you have a power interrupt, you can swap it to the powerpack quickly..
That’s a bugger😮. You have helped me swap careers from fencing contractor to industrial painter blaster. If I start to panic I just say. Don’t overthink it. It’s just paint.
That might be a perfect use for these "battery generators" that are so popular. The prices are coming down with so much competition and a small one would give you enough time to get to the breaker and reset it. Of course you'd have it as a backup for critical items when you loose power in the house too. Just a thought.....
Those booths suck I had that happen before lol. Also when spraying you should really be going all directions diagonally you keep going the same directions you’re going to get tiger striping from that poor pattern.
Well, it was good experience. Experience is what you get, when you don't get what you wanted. But at least we all have learned that the inflation blower needs to be on a circuit separate from the sprayer and other stuff. We know, however, that the hood will look awesome by the end of the next video.
Had a similar experience but instead it was just a windy day and the wind blew over the top Down enough to touch the panels while clear was drying, and this was on a Kandy job on some motorcycle fairings 🤦🏽♂️
Was surprised to see you using the C cap for clear! I have a 5 stage and use the A or B. Maybe the extra fan makes a big difference in the 6 stage. Turbine on same circuit as 2 blowers😮 ohhhh bad idea as you found out😮
Man, I was clear coating a molded carbon fiber part in an inflatable paint booth on my porch, and I setup the part too close to the back wall of the booth. The last coat of clear went on amazing, and I left it to flash for a while. When I came back into the booth, I realized the wind had picked up, and pushed the booth wall into the part! If left a similar result on the part, and on my sanity!
you would think the booth manufacture would have built a one-way valve in it to stop this kind of thing from happening. At least if you blow a fuse it will stay inflated for a little while. That could have cost thousands of dollars in damages if a whole car was in there and almost finished.
Or you could use one of those fold-away pagodas with an Aluminium frame. It would be strong enough to hold up the spray booth if the fan goes down again, and it should cover a complete car.
That's a "should have had 2 fans on that booth moment. 1 for flow, 1 for inflation and the both operating in 2 separate circuits. That's painful, but it happens and it's easily fixed. That 4:1 clear looks pretty good all things considered. I've used Tamco clears and colors for years, but I may be trying out that Eastwood for some random projects.
For the people suggesting PVC frames...keep in mind, these booths are also generally not waterproof. So a fast-developing storm can also ruin your paint job. High winds can also push the sides into your car if you're doing an entire car. Make sure you pick a VERY good weather day.
I’ve had ‘dramas’ happen, and in this case and many others, I’d have wiped it off with thinners straight away. It’s messy but you can fix it straight away and be painting again within the hour. You remove the problem, instead of trying to fix it and risk reactions etc. Of course it depends on the size of the job, but on a bonnet off the car, I’d have chose to wipe it off. Thinners, a clean isopon spreader and some clean cloth.
In fact, just last weekend I had to paint a door outside (yes I know but it was that kinda car), strangely it was perfect, 20 mins later the wind had blown the paper into it and stuck, wiped it off in 15mins, and maybe 15 mins after that I was basecoating, and oddly…. The job required no buffing when done… but that was just luck
...So, did the power trip off..!!? I was really looking farward to seeing the finished product because when I retire, I would like to do small repair and resprays..!!
It's heartbreaking when sh*t like that happens. I have my Harbor Freight 10x20 canopy, so when I want to paint, I drape plastic down the sides for a makeshift spray booth. Not perfect, but it works for me. I like the suggestions here to make a PVC pipe frame, just in case.
PVC skeleton is needed as seen. If U build a quick frame out of PVC 2 in tubing it will hold the weight in case this ever happens.... Thank you Brian for keeping it Real.🙏
This is what i told my wife we lose power too often. I said to her i would need to build a frame inside it wood.. or pvc that sucks.
Exactly my thought. It's worth knowing you've protected yourself, within reason. Blow up anything is only as good as the blower keeping things up. 😢😢
Thing is u can number it n screw it together. Extra protection to protect Ur work 👍@@stevemiller9282
@@ronallen6578absolutely 👍 taking the steps to CYA
I'm going to build an aluminum frame to double up to hold heat lights when i get one of these booths
Toast always lands, jam side down 😂 You know what I’m saying. Murphy’s Law😂
That "Don't overthink it, it's just paint" line at the end. It really is what your channel is about. So sorry to see but your level headed, calm and determined personality and attitude Brian. That and your skills, I am sure you will make the recovery easy as usual. Might I suggest a metal gazebo, scaffold or other frame rolled rolled or assembled inside one of these for people who use them regularly.
Thats a great idea!!! And yes that catch phrase was tougher to say this time then others
Its only paint, but paint can drive a man insane
I see this as a blessing and an oppurtunity to see how to fix a disaster. Props to you for being real and showing not everything always goes perfect. Keep the fantastic content coming Brian, we appreciate the good, bad and ugly!
I feel your pain, I’ve literally just spent the past two hours trying to save months of work. I’m restoring a 74 VW bus, bodywork and paint are finished and I was about to begin the reassembly. However, over the past few hours, storms have battered the UK and in a last minute switch, they changed course and dumped right on my area. I have been working in one of those temporary tents. Well, the tend is destroyed and the winds blew the bus over its wheel chocks, down the drive and into the garage door. Its dark so I cannot see the damage, so tonight has just been ensuring nothing else is damaged. So right now the VW is now out in the open and chained to my Ford Transit. Gah! Remind me why this is fun!
Chin up!
Bloody hell mate! Best of luck!
There's nothing fun about that bro. Just push through, it'll all turn out okay....just gotta keep hammering your way through the struggle. You'll get it done!
This is why I love this channel - you learn just as much from the mistakes as you do from when everythings going smoothly. Thanks for being real Brian - Now we get to learn what it takes to fix something like this and that will be something new to a lot of people. It's a learning experience and that's what it's all about right! All the best man!
@@vridaw well said.
Hey I am the captain of getting RUNS....ha ha. Everybody makes mistakes. 40 years painting and I still make them all the time. Not a full time auto painter anymore....When I was they were few and far between.
I was working a full time job during the day and worked weekends at a Firestone dealership. My buddy asked me to paint his car (I'd done about 10 already). I was tired and we couldn't really start until after the Firestone closed so it was late. Set up plastic sheets to make a booth, then it's 10 pm when I'm ready to go. I forget to add the thinner. It just spit out BB's all over the hood - little blobs of paint, like a sheet of sand paper. We had to wait hours for it to dry so we could sand it down and start over. Crap happens.
u can wipe things off with acetone cuz it evaporates fast
@janofb yup ! i went to paint some panels the morning after a night shift ,the vehicle owner was hanging out chatting away as i was mixing the 2K colour , tired ,distracted, I grabbed the wax and grease remover instead of the 2K thinners , the colour curdled as i mixed it. game over. had to wait till the Monday to get more colour made . Ha don't over think it its just paint.
Windex works great for paint prep. Spray it on wipe it off. No more paint problems. We also never ever leave rags laying on a item ready to be painted. Great video😅
That's for showing the real side of painting shit happens sometimes 😅
Bring in more strands high enough to hold the tent above your work. Just keep them outside your work area so you have quick access to them. You'd probably need at least 2 stands per project you have in the booth. Keep up the good work
I felt your pain in the intro.
@@CarlHargreavesRustyRelicsUK it was real. Best videos are real life 😀😀
Man, sry that happened. You are the master and will recover. Thanks for all this invaluable info!
This is why I made one out of a portable garage. I could of made a pvc skeleton or something Incase it falls on the work piece. I was going to get the inflatable booth and decided not to. Im glad u made this video. I did have to put alot of work into the portable garage and it could collapse if strong wind came through. It also ain't as sealed up. Great video as usual.
This exactly what I was worried about too is having too much electrical stuff running and that thing collapsing when I was doin clear. They still seem pretty nice for the yard as long as it's supported with something anyway. Man that was tough to watch 😮. I kinda wish I went with one of these though lol. I was trying to build a booth cheaper and ended up spending more on one that ain't as nice or looks more haggard 😂 That sucks😢 But We know you'll get it straightened out Brian.
You handled it well. Going to Paint my Monza in my garage spring of 25' and am trying to have EVERYTHING set up before then. But, I wont overthink it!!
Any painter who says they have never had a disaster is a liar.
True!
Far too often do we frequent mishaps compared to perfection
Well that sucks! On a positive note, we got to see that things don't always go as planned and we'll learn about recovering from a disaster. Looking forward to the next video.
We used to call that Trick Marbleizing...
Shows real world stuff , cant always be perfect all the time , hats off for not being afraid to show the screw ups
Ty for this, always makes the best videos
Yeah when I did my car I ran all three blowers on three separate 20amp circuits and the plugs still got very warm ! I also would recommend 12 gauge extension cords. I had two 1100 watt blowers and one 950watt. I had problems with dirt in the air and it was a brand new booth. I even made custom
filters for each blower based on other RUclips users suggestions. I feel your pain!
Brian, mate, I’ve done what you’re doing for 25 years. Mobile SMART repair work, inside, outside, in the wet, in the dry, in -2c in 35c, in the dark, out the back of car dealerships, in the best paint booths, in the wind, the snow, next silicone loving valeters, in people’s driveways and all of it in the UK, a damp cold island. You have to become very Fox Mulder and Trust No one or anything when it come to paintwork.
Everybody is critical about a few specks of dust in the paintwork but they don’t see the broken suspension spring or faulty hydraulic valve in their gearbox…
I feel your pain, continue the good fight my friend.
I feel your pain. Always happens when you are about done. Thanks for sharing. At least I know I am not alone. I would have been swearing my head off. You handled it great.
Brian, so sorry this happened, I've had paint jobs go sideways before and it sucks because it just means more time and work but at least it wasn't a whole car you had in there and now you can show everybody how to fix it which I know you will and remember every mistake, problem or challenge is an educational opportunity, at least that's how I have gotten through the frustration of paint problems and if you paint cars long enough{over 20 years for me} you will run into some problems, hang in there Bro, the lessons we all learn the best are the ones we learn the hard way.
I've thought about buying one of those cheap "portable garages" as a paint booth. My advantage is I'd be setting it up inside my shop, so it wouldn't blow away, it would just be used for keeping the paint overspray from flying around and landing on everything in my shop (even though it almost always just wipes off, it's still a mess!)
Oh man... I felt your pain as that started to happen. Thanks for keeping it real. All the best with the repair!
It’s definitely a pain when that happens, but the show must go on!
I'm so sorry this happen to you and thank you for showing us the failures too, that is the best way to learn
love watching you paint man. Got me to where I am today. Thanks for all your knowledge.
Framework is definitely needed. When I first set mine up at work my helper failed to plug the blowers into separate circuits and popped a breaker. Of course, it deflated and we had to spray everything again.
thanks for not giving us the Instagram ending. its appreciated telling the truth.🍻
Oh man, that really sucks - it was looking so good too!!!😢 Sorry to see your (heartbreak) troubles but I've gotta take my hat off to you for staying level headed!!!
Awesome that you keep it real and share the, Oh Shit, moments.
I paint them right in the backyard around 10:00 here in Florida before the wind or bugs come out, no booth. I use a Fuji turbine unit for 4 years now with a 1.3 . I paint houses for a living, and run a few of my sprayers on a generator because my sprayers can pop certain breakers in many of my customers homes. Those (CAFCI) breakers pop on my sprayers all the time, I definitely bring my generator with me on those jobs.
That what I was thinkin of doing but so many dang trees n bugs
You might consider running an adapter off a 240V circuit which taps into one of the hot wires of 240v for 120v. For example a dryer or stove plug. Would sure be a lot easier and cheaper than running a generator. That way you have it on at least a 30A circuit.
A true reality episode. Thank you.
Ah brother, that truly does suck! Welcome to my world of having "stuff" go wrong. It was looking grand though and thank you for not hiding the video away. No T-bone on the grill, but you deserve one my friend. Thank you!
That was the plan for the video, but I was just too discouraged at that point to record it lol
@@PaintSociety I absolutely, 100%, completely understand! To everybody, that crank gallon mixer is only $19 on Amazon.
Here I was worrying about wind pushing the sides into the paint. Thanks for unlocking a new fear.
I bought some PVC 1.5", cheaper than 2" yet sturdy enough, and some elbows from Amazon. I built a couple of cubes and added 2 long connections between the two to span the distance between. No glue necessary. Works great. I've seen vids of people using 2x4's but these, to me, are too bulky and cumbersome to assemble and store.
After all that and you still say not to over think it? It's just paint, what a good guy. Love your videos, keep them coming.
I feel for you, Brian. It has always been my biggesworry with these booths
Wow...real life...Thanks as always for sharing.
That was sad and funny. Baby !!! " What am I gonna do " " Oh no "
I'd never even considered the idea that the blower could fail or the power could go out and collapse the tent.
Thanks for showing this
That turbine gun I find so interesting! I remember the videos you made on it but I’ll have to rewatch them.
Thanks for keeping it real. At some point s$&t happens. It’s how you learn from it and recover that’s important.
Totally feeling your pain. I appreciate that you show these rare situations. I guess its.not just me that this happens to
Staged. Thats a good one. The whole basis of the channel is to put myself into a do it yourself environment and this is a personal project not a shop project. I dont have a paint shop. Thats the dealership.
“Don't overthink it. It's just paint.”
@14:27 was said with the most painful undertones I've ever heard here, and I felt it!
good to know the legend Briano can also have a off day. thanks for always being honest in your videos which is why i don't follow any other painters on line lots of bull dusters out there...
Exact same thing happened to me after the final coat of clear while it was flashing!
I feel your pain lol, years ago I was painting a friend's Mustang in his garage with a Harbor Freight blue tarp homemade booth. Everything was good then my friends brother came in the garage and used an air hose to dry a carburetor he was cleaning. It stirred up a ton of dust and made my paint gun spit like crazy. I wanted to hurt him but didn't. It added a few evenings to the project. Life happens
Best video ever on your channel the special effects were notch..you know how to keep it real.... the facial expression was perfectly on point... great acting skills...did you ever determine what caused the outage... failure point...trip breaker or a plug get pull from electrical outlet?
Brian. This is like déjà vu. You had a similar situation when you or a rep from Apollo was painting in your garage. The booth deflated on the parts. God talk about a helpless feeling. I’m glad you kept calm and G rated. I would have had some choice words. Hang in there my friend. IT’S ONLY PAINT.
Yeah that was a rough one. I thought learned my lesson from that one!
Thank you for this video... I'm no longer on the fence about getting one of these for our shop 😂
You should setup a pop up canopy inside the paint booth
This has happened to me it sucks. I feel your pain bro
UGH! The struggle is real! Sorry man....that sucks. Happened to me before I laid a drop of color down though.
That sucks. I thought I was the only one with this kind of luck!
The exact same thing happened to me with my inflatable paint boot when I was recording a video for my channel, but my paint booth was inside my garage which also the breaker box is in the garage too , I was lucky enough to unzipped the booth quickly and I run to the panel box inside my garage , one of the breakers had tripped but I manage to turn it back on really fast before the paint booth started to lose air , it was a Scary situation honestly but after that incident I just wired 3 independent outlets to the panel box with a 20 amp breaker each , one oulet for the compressor and the other 2 outlets for the 2 blowers , now every time I use my inflatable paint booth I dont have to worry about it
I planned for this issue and built a frame from pvc tubing to hold the booth up.
Oh Man! I actually thought about that happening to me when I plan to use it. I thought about tying it to an overhead fixture mine has a few loops to do that.
That's an amazing booth can you get a whole car in there? I love the idea of the turbine because no worry about moisture or humidity. Does anybody make a cheap turbine yet? Total game changer
I keep my inflation blower plugged into a battery backup power bank just in case a tripper breaks or someone disconnects my extension. It gives an audible sound if i lose power, and over an hour of backup to figure it out. It also has a monitoring app that lets me know if i step away during curing. I think it's essential with inflatable, especially if you run a 3 blower setup that's drawing lots of amps. Ecoflow Drlta 2 has worked great for me, but there are lots of other comparable units for under $500 (a lot cheaper than losing a job).
Also worth mentioning if you have something to tie off to, or even just 2 tall ladders, the D rings are a free safety option. You get a lot of dust when the booth starts to sag, but it's better than a catastrophe.
Well well well looks who's first finally !! Lol love this channel
The Costco Microfiber towels are worth the membership alone
I own a flatable booth and had the same problem when running power in same outlet use heavy duty extention cords for blowers and separate insets that will work just fine
I have used pop up canopy frames inside of it. Very cheap and good insurance. Takes me an extra 5 min but you can even let the booth down with no worries and leave it overnight unpowered if needed
That's always been my fear when I've used inflatable booths. Could have been a lot worse. Could've been a the whole car...LOL
SO many mistakes i made in the booth with the clear already done. like tipping over a complete part because i just wanted to adjust it a little bit. geus after that it was more like sand flakes an scratches
Oh man... 😢 Its okay Brian. U got us another video on how to redo a paint job if its turns out a disaster 😅
Your right only in the clear. Paintings never the difficult part, overcoming all the things that go wrong, that's where experience is invaluable. You know how to fix it. This is the scenario everyone worries about with this booth. Didn't you get stuck painting in a rain storm as well? I wonder what could happen next! 😂 Maybe a swarm of locust.😂
Chris. There hasnt been one time when i paint in a blow up
Booth and something doesnt go sour! Lol lets see what happens
This is why I prefer a portable garage/carport. Inherit skeleton, so no worries of collapsing and far more stable if the wind picks up. You have to get a little creative for intake and exhaust, but it's not a big deal if it has roll-up doors. It's also easy to add led light strips for working when it's dark outside...
I use a carport frame inside my inflatable. That way I can mask off my cars inside the booth the night before and be ready to spray in the morning.
Man that sucks but I love seeing you keep it real. Makes me feel better after a week of mess ups for me. I don’t think I will invest in an inflatable. I saw a design of a collapsible booth made with 2x4 and plastic but you’d need a shop to put it in.
I’ve heard of that design and I’m tempted to try it! Lets see what we can do in the next video to make this problem go away
Sorry I think I was the guy who said you should check those booths out. Those blower motors have brushes which wear out. Upgrade that to a brushless one.
Just get one of those Ecoflow power packs. Keep it near the door. Then keep the extension cord that you’re plugging booth into also close doorway so that if you have a power interrupt, you can swap it to the powerpack quickly..
That’s a bugger😮. You have helped me swap careers from fencing contractor to industrial painter blaster. If I start to panic I just say. Don’t overthink it. It’s just paint.
Awesome! It does help!
That might be a perfect use for these "battery generators" that are so popular. The prices are coming down with so much competition and a small one would give you enough time to get to the breaker and reset it. Of course you'd have it as a backup for critical items when you loose power in the house too. Just a thought.....
The first time that I have seen one of these deflate as fast as they do I know it was never going to be an option for me ever.
Those booths suck I had that happen before lol. Also when spraying you should really be going all directions diagonally you keep going the same directions you’re going to get tiger striping from that poor pattern.
Well, it was good experience. Experience is what you get, when you don't get what you wanted. But at least we all have learned that the inflation blower needs to be on a circuit separate from the sprayer and other stuff. We know, however, that the hood will look awesome by the end of the next video.
This is NOT what I wanted to see as I am planning to inflate my booth this afternoon 😓
They aren't waterproof either, not even a little bit lol
Had a similar experience but instead it was just a windy day and the wind blew over the top Down enough to touch the panels while clear was drying, and this was on a Kandy job on some motorcycle fairings 🤦🏽♂️
Was surprised to see you using the C cap for clear! I have a 5 stage and use the A or B. Maybe the extra fan makes a big difference in the 6 stage. Turbine on same circuit as 2 blowers😮 ohhhh bad idea as you found out😮
LOL, "What can I do" get out the sander, fiddle dee dee Ret, Tomorrow is another day
Was looking really good brother. Tuff break. Man
Will get back on it soon!
Man, I was clear coating a molded carbon fiber part in an inflatable paint booth on my porch, and I setup the part too close to the back wall of the booth. The last coat of clear went on amazing, and I left it to flash for a while. When I came back into the booth, I realized the wind had picked up, and pushed the booth wall into the part! If left a similar result on the part, and on my sanity!
you would think the booth manufacture would have built a one-way valve in it to stop this kind of thing from happening. At least if you blow a fuse it will stay inflated for a little while. That could have cost thousands of dollars in damages if a whole car was in there and almost finished.
Or you could use one of those fold-away pagodas with an Aluminium frame. It would be strong enough to hold up the spray booth if the fan goes down again, and it should cover a complete car.
That's a "should have had 2 fans on that booth moment. 1 for flow, 1 for inflation and the both operating in 2 separate circuits. That's painful, but it happens and it's easily fixed. That 4:1 clear looks pretty good all things considered. I've used Tamco clears and colors for years, but I may be trying out that Eastwood for some random projects.
*_Oh that sh - - will ... "buff out"_** Joe Dirt circa era 2001*
I put a simple pvc kind of skeleton on my booth for the same reason, breaker tripped on mine.
thanks for the truths about life!,...and it IS a lesson learned, after all!!
Oh my god somebody help him please..... 😢😢 Oh what a pity. don't worry it's just paint...
I always questioned what if that happened
But not that bad you can fix it Brian
Thank you for continuously sharing your knowledge How many mils of clear coat do think is applied ?? Thanks
That's my luck right there! 😣
For the people suggesting PVC frames...keep in mind, these booths are also generally not waterproof. So a fast-developing storm can also ruin your paint job. High winds can also push the sides into your car if you're doing an entire car. Make sure you pick a VERY good weather day.
The exact reason and worry of why I've never bought one. I'm sorry that happened. Thank goodness it was only a hood/for the video? 🤔😉
I’ve had ‘dramas’ happen, and in this case and many others, I’d have wiped it off with thinners straight away. It’s messy but you can fix it straight away and be painting again within the hour. You remove the problem, instead of trying to fix it and risk reactions etc. Of course it depends on the size of the job, but on a bonnet off the car, I’d have chose to wipe it off. Thinners, a clean isopon spreader and some clean cloth.
In fact, just last weekend I had to paint a door outside (yes I know but it was that kinda car), strangely it was perfect, 20 mins later the wind had blown the paper into it and stuck, wiped it off in 15mins, and maybe 15 mins after that I was basecoating, and oddly…. The job required no buffing when done… but that was just luck
...So, did the power trip off..!!? I was really looking farward to seeing the finished product because when I retire, I would like to do small repair and resprays..!!
It's heartbreaking when sh*t like that happens.
I have my Harbor Freight 10x20 canopy, so when I want to paint, I drape plastic down the sides for a makeshift spray booth.
Not perfect, but it works for me.
I like the suggestions here to make a PVC pipe frame, just in case.
I use to paint out of one of those. Made it into a full mini booth for parts. They are great!
I have 2 telescoping poles I extend on each side . It works I tested it by shutting the power off.
How are you keeping the blow up from getting dust all over the walls and floor and on the paint? Thanks for the video.