Thanks everyone 
who came out to NACE! It was a great show and we enjoyed talking with everyone. We hope everyone found at least one thing they can use to help build their business for the coming year. That’s what NACE is all about, building relationships with suppliers and service providers. Its about possibilities.
Until next Year, enjoy what you do and success will follow.
Hey guys, here is a quick introduction to some of the booth repairs that we are capable of.
Living in Florida can present some unique problems with booths. Some of those problems come are rust. With the sea breezes on both sides of us, it can cause great rust problems. All booths are known for having rust, these are metal buildings, they are bound to happen. It happens because things are not treated right. If there is a leak in the roof, even a small one, this can cause bad rust problems. Wetting down the floors without protecting the metal also causes rust inside the booth.
The booth I am about to show you is about 3-5 years old. You will notice that the rust is creeping into the motor supports. Left untreated, this could cause a catastrophic failure. Shutting down the booth for weeks. This can be a very easy fix. With a little preventive maintenance and a proactive approach to leaks in the roof, this can become a non-issue. Installing galvanized metal will ensure that the mechanical will be safe for years to come. I just wonder how this could be fixed before it even becomes a problem.
Here is a quick video of me putting the control panels together. They have changed slightly, especially with the new Delay Cure Timer.
This job was done on the east coast of Florida. This particular paint booth presented some problems with fan spacing. The position of the lights and their layout, dictate the position of the drying fan systems. In this case, we saw the opportunity to spread the fans out and have coverage all over the booth. The rear fan and the ceiling fan are tied together. The left and right fans are tied respectively. That allows for a wide coverage area, allowing for odd shaped parts.
The customer was already spraying water based paints. After installing the fans, the customer noticed a considerable improvement on efficiency. We hope he continues to enjoy water, and we would like to think that we had a small part in his success.
We installed a system for Gunder’s Auto Body in their DeVilbiss spray booth. Pictures are coming soon.
This is a straight and thorough job we did here. 5 Fan system with ceiling filters and mechanical service on the heater. The paint company painted and cleaned up the booth. Customer could not be happier.
This was a very good project for us because it is for a Vocational school. These are the painters of the future. What better way to get our waterborne drying system used. These are the people that will start out in a paying job using water, might as well be using the best drying system out there.
There were some challenges on this installation as with other installs we have done. The box that covers the hips is braced and formed with steel framing. This prevents a problem with the motor mounting. We had to be creative and it turned out flawless.
The other challenge was a slope in the concrete that was too much for our grinding machine. So we had to resort to old fashion scrapers. My back still hurts. Its worth it though, that booth looks like a surgical team could do a brain transplant in there.
This project was a lot of hard work. Sanding, washing, scraping, and more sanding. The person who previously painted the booth did not put on an epoxy primer. The end result was the paint flaking off the Galvanized panels. We sanded the walls down, power washed everything, and then primed and painted the walls.
The floor was also in bad shape and had lots of overspray coating it. We rented a machine to grind the overspray off and get the floor smooth. Then we coated the floor with 2 coats of a 2part epoxy floor coating.
We replaced door seals, bad light bulbs, and belts for a complete booth refurb.
I hope it lasts them another 15 years to come.
Before, primed, and after pictures posted below.
Hip Mounted with Recessed Center Ceiling
This was our first time installing our waterborne drying fan system on a 9700. It presented some difficult challenges on the placement and installation. The end result was a system that worked very well. This will be the way we install the side fans on the Garmat 9700.
The first challenge that we were facing was the angle of the walls. The 9700 is different from almost everyother booth out today. The walls come up about 3Ft then pitch towards the center plenum. This was a design thought to help with airflow and lighting. They stopped making the walls this way in favor of straight walls of 8Ft then the pitch.
The angles of the drying fans makes a big difference in the placement. The placement results in determining the normal speed of the fans. The closer the fans are to the painted surface the slower they have to spin. With the Garmat 9700 we were able to place the fans lower, resulting in better performance. The drawback to placing the drying fans low, the vertically gifted. Tall people if not careful will hit their heads on the guards. It just takes some getting used to.
The second issue that was presented was the swing down ceiling filters. Our recessed box was made to fit full drop downs. With some modifications we got it to fit and all were happy.
I really enjoyed installing this waterborne drying fan system and look forward to another Garmat 9700.
More pictures below…
We are a family-owned and operated business serving the State of Florida. We service all makes and models of Paint Spray Booth Equipment. This includes everything from a quick service to complete refurbishing. We take pride in our work and obsess over the details. This website will be a testament to the level of workmanship and ingenuity to solve your complex problems.
We have been in business for 5 years, but we have been in the business for over 15 years. We have seen paint booths come up from their infancy to the state of the art booths out there today.