The invention relates to the technical field of spraying robot safety, in particular to a spraying robot explosion-proof cabinet electric control system and a control method thereof. The spraying robot explosion-proof cabinet electric control system comprises an explosion-proof cabinet, a main electric module, an electric control module, a button module and a pneumatic element module. The controlmethod comprises the following steps of S1, starting a robot control cabinet, and supplying 220V alternating current to the explosion-proof cabinet through an explosion-proof aviation plug cable, S2,turning on a switch indicator lamp, S3, pressing a start button indicator lamp, enabling the explosion-proof cabinet to start to work, and turning on a blue indicator lamp, S4, starting the purging work, S5, observing the flow, S6, transmitting a purging signal, S7; when the safety timing cleaning work of the explosion-proof system is completed, enabling a safety PLC to send out a feedback signal,S8, preparing an explosion-proof function, and S9, electrifying the control cabinet. By adopting the safety PLC, under the cooperation of the safety relay and the explosion-proof isolated gate type components, related feedback signals and corresponding control instructions can be received and sent out more stably and safely, and the overall stability, interference resistance and safety of the explosion-proof cabinet electric control system are improved.