This is my painting area. It's pretty terrible. Any dust, pollen, bugs, etc in the air seems to inevitably find it's way into my fresh paint. Grrr.

If you click on the picture to view the larger image, you can easily see the kind of dust nibs I'm constantly battling.

More of the same.

Yet more of the same. It's so bad that I basically have to sand and repaint about 50% of the parts I paint. Then, of those that get repainted, about 50% have the same problem and need repainted *again*. I think I have one part I've painted four different times. This is just rediculous, and pretty demoralizing, to be honest.

I decided to make up a makeshift paint booth. It certainly won't be perfect, but the situation can't get much worse. Here is how it's going to go together. All parts are just dry-fitted at this point.

I used PVC cement to glue the elbows to one of the side tubes. These tubes and elbows will be removable so I can fold / roll this rig up when not in use.

The three frames glued up in my backyard.

Some parts wet sanded and ready to be repainted.