Artograph spray booth replacement filters?

[nickelplate759]

I have an Artograph 1520 spray booth.    It has a 3 piece filter system, and a carboard hood, all intended to be consumable (replaceable) parts.    I really like it, but Artograph discontinued their spray booth line and no longer offers the filters or hood.   I've been hoarding supplies as I find them on eBay or whatever, but prices are often crazey and I'm trying to figure out replacements.

The filter system has three layers.  The bottom layer is some kind of black polycarbonate pad.  The middle is roughly like a furnace filter, and the top is a thin sheet of fabric that resembles interfacing (if you know someone who sews).

I've replaced the middle layer with actual furnace filters - that works really well.   I might try interfacing for the top layer, but I've no clue what to replace the bottom polycarbonate pad with.   I'm looking for suggestions for both that pad and for the fabric layer.


Also, anyone know of a supplier that might have one an old metal replacement hood?  Artograph once offered those.

[thomasjmdavis]

I think your "interface" material is a "first stage filter" for an industrial spray booth.  And the other 2 would be 2nd and 3rd stage filters.  Micromark sells a three stage system that looks quite similar to what I once used with a couple of table top spray booths that came with the place when I leased space in an old lamp factory to house my business.  Appears similar to your description. 
Scroll down about 1/2 page:
https://www.micromark.com/mini-powertool/airbrushes-compressor?page=2

[nickelplate759]

I think your "interface" material is a "first stage filter" for an industrial spray booth.  And the other 2 would be 2nd and 3rd stage filters.  Micromark sells a three stage system that looks quite similar to what I once used with a couple of table top spray booths that came with the place when I leased space in an old lamp factory to house my business.  Appears similar to your description. 
Scroll down about 1/2 page:
https://www.micromark.com/mini-powertool/airbrushes-compressor?page=2

Bingo!   Looks like the same stuff Thanks.

By the way, the 15x20 booth that Micromark sells on that page looks like a copy of the old Artograph booth.

[drgw12]

I have a Micromark booth and I have found that landscape fabric, the cloth type, works great as a first stage filter material, and is cheap too!

Steven