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Short Track Forums => Bench Racing-general Model Car discussion topics => Topic started by: Volzfan59 on February 20, 2026, 08:58:54 AM

Title: Advice needed
Post by: Volzfan59 on February 20, 2026, 08:58:54 AM
So I bought a new spray booth several months ago. It's sitting beside my bench, still in its box. I have a dilemma of my own making, I tend to over think the heck out of things. First , this is in a work shop, separated from the home by a breezeway. My issue is that I don't really want to drill a 4" hole in the wall to exhaust the booth. I can do it, got all the tools needed including a 4" hole saw. Just don't want too. There is a window fairly nearby, but I have an air conditioner/heat pump unit in the window so that's out. I'm thinking about venting to one of those filtered interior dryer vent units. Saw that one on YouTube. Then I thought about just making my own out of a five gallon bucket. Have any of you done anything like this? Any advice or opinions?

Thanks,
Steve

By the way, moderators feel free to move this if this isn't where it belongs.

Title: Re: Advice needed
Post by: Speedracer on February 20, 2026, 09:09:58 AM
For years I vented out the  window thru  the space next to my window air conditioner unit. Instead if using the accordion panel the unit came with, I installed a plywood panel with a dryer vent flap and hose attached. The flap keeps the critters from "nesting" in the hole