Determining how much you want to budget for a new or replacement paint booth depends largely on you and your business. Paint booths come in all shapes and sizes. Some are compact and used for small cars and motorcycles, while others are large enough to paint boats and aircraft. Here is a list of important…
By some estimates, less than half of paint booth operators are using the proper amount of paint for each job. In fact, most are wasting at least 15% of their paint. One reason is that many paint booth operators lack the necessary training required to maximize the shop’s efficiency and prevent safety hazards. The Benefits…
Your paint finishes are your calling cards. When one car owner sees an excellent paint job, they’ll ask, ‘who did your paint job?’ You want the response to be the name of your auto body shop. The first step is using a top of the market Accudraft Paint Booth but equally important is the type…
Frankly, all paint booth operators should have a mixing room on-site —and most shops are required to have one. Even the smallest shops could benefit from the enhanced worker safety and a cleaner work environment that a mixing room adds to your shop. Mixing rooms are a part of your overall operation that many shop…
Most paint booth operators in the U.S. know that Accudraft Paint Booths are among the best on the market. Operating one of our paint booths alone can handle a bigger load than most other paint booths. What if you added some of our best paint booth accessories? Imagine the type of power you could put behind…
If you haven’t done it yet, you better get cracking. Solvent-based paints are out and you only have until next year to comply with new regulations banning solvent-based paints in spray booth operations. Fortunately, the move away from solvent-based paints to water-based paints is a win-win for both your business and the environment. The Dangers…
As winter approaches dropping temperatures can affect spray booth productivity in body shops across the country. Ideally you want San Diego weather, a cool 60 to 75 degrees for your outdoor temperatures year round. But, that’s not always possible. So how do the seasons affect your paint booth’s productivity and what can you do to keep…
Our distributors get questions all of the time about different features that come with standard paint booths. One option that many manufacturers, like Accudraft Paint Booths, offer is single skin versus dual skin paint booths. We will break down the difference between the two and whether or not it makes sense to invest in one…
When shopping for a paint booth for the first time, there are a lot of questions that you need answered. If you are buying an Accudraft Paint Booth it means that you want to elevate the performance of your shop. So how many cars can you paint in a heated paint booth? How Is Your…
Our Accudraft Paint Booths can do a lot of things. Without a doubt, our paint booths give you a much better finish than any other paint booth manufacturer in the industry. Yet, if your paint booth filters are clogged and debris is seeping into the container, your jobs are not going to look their best….