How important is where the product is made?
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I also like the idea of having an econo mode in a spray booth.This feature allows your booth fans to go to half speed and recirculate the air(like on bake cycle) when you are not spraying instead of running wide open and dumping heated air outside.This is something we are looking at right now,both of our booths run from 7:30 am-5:00pm 5 days a week,so we could use the savings.Also an easy way to maintain balanced air pressure that is adjustable,like variable frequency drives for the fan motors that automatically adjust,this feature alone would make our chinese booth more attractive and user friendly 😛
One of the major things IMO when looking at a booth is the availlablitiy of off the shelf parts in case of a break down. I used a Spraybake for many years. There is a problem with the Gen 4 models corntrol pannel. There is no way of fixing this problem due to the fact that spraybake is out of business. So any mechanical of electronic that is put on a booth should be easy to get from a local electric or HVAC company.
[quote=”Ben” post=17293][quote=”fochsml” post=17285][quote=”ryanbrown999″ post=17283]Some things that are needed from booth companies right now are affordable waterborne drying options. Hand held venturis are not a viable option for those in more humid climates and without the proper air to run them. 3-phase electric is mandatory for larger compressors and not all shops have access to it.
Most good drying options are upwards of 10K per booth. With the profit margins a bodyshop makes an extra 10K isn’t likely laying around. There really isnt a mid priced option out there that works well. Something in the 2-4K range installed would help the majority of shops out there.
For the people that can afford a system like the corner blowers or ceiling fans I feel Global’s offerings are the least attractive. They are bulkier than Jun-air’s and also dont have a door the cover the nozzles when not in use. The size could be overcome easily but the doors are pretty necessary imo. You dont want dirty air blowing through your booth.
I feel this will become a big market as the rest of the country has to start complying with lower voc laws in the coming years.[/quote]
Ryan, excellent feedback. I’m going to share this with our team. This is the kind of information that we want to hear. Although I’d love all positive feedback, negative feedback is great too because it will allow us to improve our products/services to the benefit of the end user. Thanks![/quote]
I have used Global booths as well as several others. Definately one of the better companies (IMHO). I agree with Ryan, a good drying system is necessary, especially one that is affordable and can be retrofitted into other booths[/quote]
Thanks Ben. I’m glad to hear that! And I agree, advanced drying systems are essential with the advent of waterborne.
I had a conversation this morning with our refinish sales manager. He’s been very actively involved in the development of these systems and the research that we’ve done over the years. Since you referenced our corner modules, Ryan, I just wanted to explain to you a little bit of history behind that system and the one that we have now.
When GFS first developed our system, AdvanceCure, we used corner modules. Since then, we have continually reworked this product. Our engineers and sales team have done extensive research and spent a lot of time figuring out how the airflow and the drying systems work and/or need to work. We still do offer corner modules, but these have been drastically improved. What we have found to be the best system though are our horizontal modules. These modules provide the fastest and cleanest drying environment. They are located high in the booth, in the spray zone. The air that goes through these modules is “triple filtered” because it goes through the pre-filter, ceiling filter and then the filter on the module. Because the air that comes out of the module is directly opposing the downdraft airflow, it creates perfect turbulance. Drying times for waterborne paint are[b] drastically [/b]improved with this new system, and have been show to dry at the same or even faster rate than solvent paint.
Hope I didn’t bore you too much. 🙂 I do see a need for a cheaper, mid-range option, but I can say with confidence that our current AdvanceCure system does an excellent job at drying paint.
Very important if you care about economy – Trickle down economics actually works. So I prefer it to trickle down in my economy.
[quote=”PaintPerfect” post=17336]Very important if you care about economy – Trickle down economics actually works. So I prefer it to trickle down in my economy.[/quote]
I concur … I do like a shop at home policy …. If I buy stuff from my locals (when possible and feasible ) then they can then afford to fix their car. :teach
if i can service a product myself with parts that are locally or readily available, then it makes absolutely no difference to me where it is made. my concerns when buying new equipment is how well i can recoup my investment, product life, maintenance costs, flexibility… (in this case, for example, if i dont have the funds to purchase a booth furnace at the time of booth purchase, can i always upgrade for it? or how about purchasing a booth that is the standard 9 feet height only to find that im suddenly repairing more sprinter vans that need an additional 2 feet clearance, can i retrofit it? ) and technical support.
Thanks for the additional feedback! Great comments.
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