HOMERIGHT - Spray Shelter (Rating: 5)

If you're like me, spraying finishes frequently and don't have a dedicated spray booth, you know how it gets all over things. Even with the two-car garage door open, and side door open for cross ventilation, topcoats like lacquer get in the air and settle on everything.

I happened on the HOMERIGHT Spray Shelters on Amazon, and decided to give the smaller tabletop model a try. At just over $30, it seemed like I didn't have much to lose. As it turned out, it's a nice product in several ways. It is roomy, with a 39" height, 30" depth and 36" width. Plenty big for boxes, frames and even drawer fronts. The sides are solid nylon to contain the spray, and the back has a trap door held closed with velcro tabs that you can open up to prevent blowback when spraying.

It comes packaged in a round, flat bag, and opens up with a spring steel frame. It's very sturdy when opened, but a bit light weight, so I found placing a couple of duct tape wrapped bricks that I keep around for hold downs in the back kept it from sliding around.

All-in-all, it does what it's designed to do. I have a small turntable with craft sticks attached to help spin it, and it makes spraying dyes and topcoats much less messy.

Another use for it (at least until it gets coated with stains or dyes) is as a photo booth. The white nylon side panels are large enough to diffuse two directional lamps placed outside them for soft lighting. Combined with some seamless paper, it would make a good booth for eBay listing photos.

Here are a couple of extra photos:

Rectangle Couch Packing materials Plastic wrap Automotive exterior


Here is a view from the back showing the trap door opened. The mesh is open enough to prevent pressure buildup and blowback, while still containing much of the overspray.

Bag Automotive tire Wood Font Electric blue


The instruction sheet sewn inside the bag showing how to fold the unit to fit back into the bag is a welcome feature. It's different from the round products I'm used to and takes a special technique.

Wood Circle Wire Cable Fashion accessory


There's even room for my little turntable.