**Setting Up a Spray Booth for Painting Doors and Trim**

As I began preparing my garage for spring, I wanted to share with you my experience setting up a spray booth for painting doors and trim. This process requires some planning, patience, and the right equipment. In this article, we'll dive into the details of how I set up my spray booth and provide tips and ideas for creating your own setup.

**Protecting the Area**

To start, I wanted to protect my garage from overspray. I sprayed off any debris or dust that was on my doors and walls because I'm spraying up pretty close to those, so that's just protecting all that area as well as a cross on my overhead door back there. Then, I set up this temporary wall using these adjustable poles. These ones don't quite reach my ceiling, which is 10 feet, but I just put them on a block and then they go right against the drywall. They simply expand to that height and you twist them to thread the little feet up or down, making a nice secure attachment.

**Sealing Off the Area**

Next, I sealed off the area where I'd be spraying paint. I used one-by-four's in this case, as I needed two of them because I can do three doors on each one. I mounted these to a hinge that I just left right on my overhead doors, which allowed me to pop a screw in the bottom of this one-by-four and get rid of it when I wasn't using it. However, I left the hinge there so that I could mount the other bias force to it.

**Creating the Spray Booth Setup**

I pre-drilled holes in the top of the 1x4's and just popped a nail through the pre-drilled hole and into the top of the doors. This kept them standing where I needed them, spaced out at approximately three feet apart. It gave me room to get right in here and spray without rubbing against the back of the door.

**Using Blocks**

I also set up some blocks for my doors to sit on. This helped keep dust from shooting up into my fresh paint and kept the doors from sticking to the floor or cloth. I'd get a wet edge on the bottom, so this setup worked well for me.

**Choosing the Right Sprayer**

While I've been using an electric sprayer that works well for smaller projects, I've recently started playing with an HVLP type sprayer, but it's not working as well for me yet. I just haven't quite figured out the exact mix and everything I need to use it effectively.

**Setting Up for Multiple Doors**

For a larger setup, you'll need more space. I probably used around 24 feet by 10 feet or 12 feet to make this work, but you can create a smaller setup and do it multiple times depending on the amount of doors you have. Once I've got my doors out of the way, I can line up sawhorses in one row and lay out however many pieces of trim I need.

**Tips and Ideas**

If you're looking to set up your own spray booth, here are a few tips to keep in mind. You'll want to make sure you have enough space for your setup, as well as proper ventilation and lighting. Make sure to protect yourself from overspray by wearing protective gear like gloves, safety glasses, and a mask.

Setting up a spray booth can be intimidating, but with the right equipment and some planning, you can create an efficient system that works for you. In future videos, we'll be sharing more tips and ideas for using your spray booth to get professional-looking results in your garage or shop.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhi i'm shannon from houseimprovements.com and today's video i want to show you my setup for spraying in my garage when i want to spray trim and interior doors okay first off this is a type of setup you do if you're going to be doing more than a couple doors or something like that if it was one or two doors i probably will just paint them by brush or roller but when i have a multiple multiple sets of doors or a lot of lengths of trim i'll usually do this set up so that i can spray it all and one of the problems with spraying is overspray so you need to kind of protect things around you and create a little bit of a little bit of a booth just to keep it a little cleaner in your workspace so you can see that i i put some covering down on the floor and that just stops getting overspray on the on the concrete itself and i've just got some old sheets and some cover blankets and that sort of stuff i've got some saw horses here and that's where i'll lay trim out on so right now i've got the door jambs and miscellaneous door pieces for the doors laid out there i've got plastic hanging on these cabinets just to keep uh overspray off of them because i'm spraying up pretty close to those so that's just protecting all that this is as well as a cross on my overhead door back there then i set up this temporary wall using these adjustable poles so they these ones don't quite reach my ceiling which is 10 feet but i just put them on a block you can see down there on the floor a piece of 4x4 and then up top they go right against the drywall and they just simply expand to that height and you twist them to thread the little feet up or down and it makes a nice secure attachment and from there i just haul hang some poly so i don't need it all the way to the ceiling because i'm not spraying up in the air like this i'm spraying horizontal on the doors so as long as i'm higher than the doors i should be fine and you'll notice that over here beside the trim i don't have it along this side of the trim either because generally i'm spraying down towards the trim and over spray out to the side isn't as much of an issue okay so that's kind of how i seal off the area next thing i do is i have these one by fours in this case i need two of them because i can i can do three doors on each one and i've got them mounted to a hinge that i just leave right on my overhead doors so i just simply pop a screw in the bottom of this one by four and get rid of it when i'm not using it but i leave that hinge there so that i can mount the one bias force to it so what that allows me to do is i've got some pre-drilled holes in the top of the 1x4 and i just simply pop a nail through the through the pre-drilled hole and into the top of the doors and that just keeps them standing where i need them and i've got them spaced out i don't know what that would be uh it's probably close to three feet it just gives me room so i can i can get right in here and i can spray and uh yet i'm not rubbing against the back it'd be nice to have a little more room but i find this works okay it'd be nice to be about four feet apart so i've got the doors all standing i also have the doors sitting up on some blocks and this just uh kind of helps keep some of the dust that you kind of end up getting on top of the drop cloths keeps that from shooting up into your fresh paint and it also keeps the door from sticking to the floor or to the cloth i mean because you'll get a wet edge on the bottom so basically i'll get all my doors and trim and everything set up pre-cut if i want it to want to and then i'll go around dust everything off once i have them set up and yeah mix my paint and i'm ready to go so right now this is the sprayer i've been using i'm still kind of playing with it i haven't really perfected the use of this one my old electric sprayer which you can see in a in a different video about spraying doors uh my old faithful finely calved it was a wagon or two i believe yeah it was it finally capped and i've been trying to go to one of these uh kind of eight hvlp type sprayers but it's i'm finding it's not working as good for me but i just haven't quite figured out the exact mix and everything that i need but anyways this video was more about my setup and how you can do this in your own garage or your shop and uh you know it does take a fair bit of room i probably got i don't know to do this i probably got uh 24 feet by 10 feet or 12 feet used up to to make this work but this is a pretty big setup so you could use a smaller setup and just do it you know more multiple times depending on the amount of doors you have to do for longer trim obviously like for baseboards or that it's usually 14 feet long so i'll once i have the doors out of the way i'll just line all the saw horses up in one row and i can lay out you know however many pieces of trim i need to do it so that's going to be a wrap i just wanted to quickly show you what i do for my setup for spring in my garage and uh hopefully it'll give you some ideas and and little uh tips on setting up your own your own spray booth spray booth in your garage i appreciate you watching like always please click the thumbs up subscribe to our channel right down below there if you haven't already and also check out our channel we've got a ton of videos i'm sure there'll be something there that you'll find interesting youhi i'm shannon from houseimprovements.com and today's video i want to show you my setup for spraying in my garage when i want to spray trim and interior doors okay first off this is a type of setup you do if you're going to be doing more than a couple doors or something like that if it was one or two doors i probably will just paint them by brush or roller but when i have a multiple multiple sets of doors or a lot of lengths of trim i'll usually do this set up so that i can spray it all and one of the problems with spraying is overspray so you need to kind of protect things around you and create a little bit of a little bit of a booth just to keep it a little cleaner in your workspace so you can see that i i put some covering down on the floor and that just stops getting overspray on the on the concrete itself and i've just got some old sheets and some cover blankets and that sort of stuff i've got some saw horses here and that's where i'll lay trim out on so right now i've got the door jambs and miscellaneous door pieces for the doors laid out there i've got plastic hanging on these cabinets just to keep uh overspray off of them because i'm spraying up pretty close to those so that's just protecting all that this is as well as a cross on my overhead door back there then i set up this temporary wall using these adjustable poles so they these ones don't quite reach my ceiling which is 10 feet but i just put them on a block you can see down there on the floor a piece of 4x4 and then up top they go right against the drywall and they just simply expand to that height and you twist them to thread the little feet up or down and it makes a nice secure attachment and from there i just haul hang some poly so i don't need it all the way to the ceiling because i'm not spraying up in the air like this i'm spraying horizontal on the doors so as long as i'm higher than the doors i should be fine and you'll notice that over here beside the trim i don't have it along this side of the trim either because generally i'm spraying down towards the trim and over spray out to the side isn't as much of an issue okay so that's kind of how i seal off the area next thing i do is i have these one by fours in this case i need two of them because i can i can do three doors on each one and i've got them mounted to a hinge that i just leave right on my overhead doors so i just simply pop a screw in the bottom of this one by four and get rid of it when i'm not using it but i leave that hinge there so that i can mount the one bias force to it so what that allows me to do is i've got some pre-drilled holes in the top of the 1x4 and i just simply pop a nail through the through the pre-drilled hole and into the top of the doors and that just keeps them standing where i need them and i've got them spaced out i don't know what that would be uh it's probably close to three feet it just gives me room so i can i can get right in here and i can spray and uh yet i'm not rubbing against the back it'd be nice to have a little more room but i find this works okay it'd be nice to be about four feet apart so i've got the doors all standing i also have the doors sitting up on some blocks and this just uh kind of helps keep some of the dust that you kind of end up getting on top of the drop cloths keeps that from shooting up into your fresh paint and it also keeps the door from sticking to the floor or to the cloth i mean because you'll get a wet edge on the bottom so basically i'll get all my doors and trim and everything set up pre-cut if i want it to want to and then i'll go around dust everything off once i have them set up and yeah mix my paint and i'm ready to go so right now this is the sprayer i've been using i'm still kind of playing with it i haven't really perfected the use of this one my old electric sprayer which you can see in a in a different video about spraying doors uh my old faithful finely calved it was a wagon or two i believe yeah it was it finally capped and i've been trying to go to one of these uh kind of eight hvlp type sprayers but it's i'm finding it's not working as good for me but i just haven't quite figured out the exact mix and everything that i need but anyways this video was more about my setup and how you can do this in your own garage or your shop and uh you know it does take a fair bit of room i probably got i don't know to do this i probably got uh 24 feet by 10 feet or 12 feet used up to to make this work but this is a pretty big setup so you could use a smaller setup and just do it you know more multiple times depending on the amount of doors you have to do for longer trim obviously like for baseboards or that it's usually 14 feet long so i'll once i have the doors out of the way i'll just line all the saw horses up in one row and i can lay out you know however many pieces of trim i need to do it so that's going to be a wrap i just wanted to quickly show you what i do for my setup for spring in my garage and uh hopefully it'll give you some ideas and and little uh tips on setting up your own your own spray booth spray booth in your garage i appreciate you watching like always please click the thumbs up subscribe to our channel right down below there if you haven't already and also check out our channel we've got a ton of videos i'm sure there'll be something there that you'll find interesting youhi i'm shannon from houseimprovements.com and today's video i want to show you my setup for spraying in my garage when i want to spray trim and interior doors okay first off this is a type of setup you do if you're going to be doing more than a couple doors or something like that if it was one or two doors i probably will just paint them by brush or roller but when i have a multiple multiple sets of doors or a lot of lengths of trim i'll usually do this set up so that i can spray it all and one of the problems with spraying is overspray so you need to kind of protect things around you and create a little bit of a little bit of a booth just to keep it a little cleaner in your workspace so you can see that i i put some covering down on the floor and that just stops getting overspray on the on the concrete itself and i've just got some old sheets and some cover blankets and that sort of stuff i've got some saw horses here and that's where i'll lay trim out on so right now i've got the door jambs and miscellaneous door pieces for the doors laid out there i've got plastic hanging on these cabinets just to keep uh overspray off of them because i'm spraying up pretty close to those so that's just protecting all that this is as well as a cross on my overhead door back there then i set up this temporary wall using these adjustable poles so they these ones don't quite reach my ceiling which is 10 feet but i just put them on a block you can see down there on the floor a piece of 4x4 and then up top they go right against the drywall and they just simply expand to that height and you twist them to thread the little feet up or down and it makes a nice secure attachment and from there i just haul hang some poly so i don't need it all the way to the ceiling because i'm not spraying up in the air like this i'm spraying horizontal on the doors so as long as i'm higher than the doors i should be fine and you'll notice that over here beside the trim i don't have it along this side of the trim either because generally i'm spraying down towards the trim and over spray out to the side isn't as much of an issue okay so that's kind of how i seal off the area next thing i do is i have these one by fours in this case i need two of them because i can i can do three doors on each one and i've got them mounted to a hinge that i just leave right on my overhead doors so i just simply pop a screw in the bottom of this one by four and get rid of it when i'm not using it but i leave that hinge there so that i can mount the one bias force to it so what that allows me to do is i've got some pre-drilled holes in the top of the 1x4 and i just simply pop a nail through the through the pre-drilled hole and into the top of the doors and that just keeps them standing where i need them and i've got them spaced out i don't know what that would be uh it's probably close to three feet it just gives me room so i can i can get right in here and i can spray and uh yet i'm not rubbing against the back it'd be nice to have a little more room but i find this works okay it'd be nice to be about four feet apart so i've got the doors all standing i also have the doors sitting up on some blocks and this just uh kind of helps keep some of the dust that you kind of end up getting on top of the drop cloths keeps that from shooting up into your fresh paint and it also keeps the door from sticking to the floor or to the cloth i mean because you'll get a wet edge on the bottom so basically i'll get all my doors and trim and everything set up pre-cut if i want it to want to and then i'll go around dust everything off once i have them set up and yeah mix my paint and i'm ready to go so right now this is the sprayer i've been using i'm still kind of playing with it i haven't really perfected the use of this one my old electric sprayer which you can see in a in a different video about spraying doors uh my old faithful finely calved it was a wagon or two i believe yeah it was it finally capped and i've been trying to go to one of these uh kind of eight hvlp type sprayers but it's i'm finding it's not working as good for me but i just haven't quite figured out the exact mix and everything that i need but anyways this video was more about my setup and how you can do this in your own garage or your shop and uh you know it does take a fair bit of room i probably got i don't know to do this i probably got uh 24 feet by 10 feet or 12 feet used up to to make this work but this is a pretty big setup so you could use a smaller setup and just do it you know more multiple times depending on the amount of doors you have to do for longer trim obviously like for baseboards or that it's usually 14 feet long so i'll once i have the doors out of the way i'll just line all the saw horses up in one row and i can lay out you know however many pieces of trim i need to do it so that's going to be a wrap i just wanted to quickly show you what i do for my setup for spring in my garage and uh hopefully it'll give you some ideas and and little uh tips on setting up your own your own spray booth spray booth in your garage i appreciate you watching like always please click the thumbs up subscribe to our channel right down below there if you haven't already and also check out our channel we've got a ton of videos i'm sure there'll be something there that you'll find interesting you\n"