You're not being negative or a jerk! Thanks for your thoughts and you're right about the origins. My "booth" is also my garage. So there are a thousand places that could be an issue.Not trying to be negative but trash doesn't come from the floor it comes from the vehicle, yourself, and how you tape the vehicle. If you have something dirty like in collision repair (where you can't get them completely clean and don't tape off openings and backmask wherever possible you are going to get dirty jobs. Wheel openings and the gap between the hood and cowl are prime areas for getting your job dirty. Seal those areas your job gets cleaner. Once I realized that (doing collision repair) I went from dirty jobs like everyone else to almost trash free. Free enough that I almost never had to buff. Usually 3 or 4 jobs a year out of several hundred. (no exaggeration). If your booth is picking up stuff off the floor you need to turn the fan speed down and if you can't, figure out a way to do so. I've known old guys who painted cars on dirt floors and had almost no trash in those jobs.
To me carpet would just be an extra source of trash, linty stuff especially. I've never seen anyone do it. Again not trying to be a jerk just giving you my experiences.
I live in Arizona, dust is a way of life here.
I filter my intake air and let the airflow drive everything out the garage door. Forgot to move our car once when spraying clear - won't do that again.
You're not being negative or a jerk! Thanks for your thoughts and you're right about the origins. My "booth" is also my garage. So there are a thousand places that could be an issue.
If I had the "little redheaded" girl, I'd bathe a lot more often.Remember the character "Pig Pen" in the Peanuts comic strip? There is a case of trash coming from the painter.
Also make sure there is not a lot of restriction on the intake side. Plugged filters or not enough intake area will cause a lot of negative pressure.If I cut my booth fan on with the side door open it will quickly slam it shut so I am sure I can cut the speed down some. I am going to do some checking into this. I will also try to backing them in to see if that helps. Thanks for the tips. On the collision side it is frustrating for sure when you lay down a nice paint job only to have to cut and buff because of the trash.