Does anyone know if paint booths that exhaust through floor grates typically have a water drain integrated into the lowest point of the exhaust pit as well? Are there paint booths where you can rinse down the floor, or possibly even the walls, with a water hose? I’m trying to plan my booth and have limited knowledge of how some of the higher-end, permanent setups are designed and built.

I just watched the video less on preparation and see that you recommend solvent cleaner before water based cleaner (alcohol, etc.). Most other places I have watched recommend the opposite order, water based cleaner first and then solvent based cleaner right before spraying. I am fighting fish eyes and have always wiped with alcohol last, but that also with water borne paints. I am now spraying Axalta solvent base paint and am wondering if that might be more compatible with a solvent being the last thing on the panel. I am going to try another test panel and reverse my order and see if that helps. I am pretty sure the contamination is on the panel and not in the air system, but I am trying to rule out everything as best I can and got to wondering if the order of cleaning might be different for a solvent base paint rather than a water based single stage paint.

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I’m so excited that I came across Aaron’s excellent content on YouTube and found this group! I’ve been a DIY person on steroids my entire life. I’ve only painted one car before, and that was back in the early ’90s. Most recently, I built a kitchen for my wife and painted the doors with 2K furniture paint. My friends think the finish looks better than that of many store-bought painted kitchen cabinets. I think that success planted the seed that I could eventually paint my two project Land Rover Defenders, which I recently picked up in Italy and drove back to Finland. Of course, I’m now going completely overboard with my plans and have decided to build a paint booth. Just this morning, I purchased the fans, an oil-fired heating unit, and an Italian-made filter ceiling from a decommissioned paint booth for €1,800. It’s all destined for the paint booth I plan to build in my warehouse. Right now, it’s a big pile of dirty “junk,” but everything was reportedly working when it was removed from the building. I’ll be picking it up next month with a van and trailer. They are located about 400 kilometers away. So, instead of starting work on the Defenders, I think next winter is going to be spent building my paint booth! I’m looking forward to being part of this group! And a big thank-you to Aaron for all the hard work he puts into his videos and this community!