Apparatus and method for separating wet paint overspray

The invention relates to an apparatus for separating wet paint overspray from a stream of untreated gas containing overspray particles, comprising at least two filter devices which respectively comprise an inlet opening, through which a partial stream of the untreated gas enters the filter device concerned, and in each case at least one filter element for separating the overspray from the partial stream of untreated gas. To provide such an apparatus which makes it possible to maintain the flowability of the mixture of filter-aiding material and wet-paint overspray, cleaned off from the filter elements, easily and efficiently in the containers for receiving filter-aiding material, it is proposed that the apparatus comprises at least one receiving container for receiving a material cleaned off from filter elements of a number of filter devices and a mixing device for mechanically mixing the cleaned-off material from a number of filter devices.