Resources

What Actually Happens During a NESHAP 6H Audit

An inspector from the state air-quality division is standing in your lobby with a clipboard and a laptop. She is polite, she is not in a hurry, and she has...

Sizing Shop Air for Continuous Spraying: Compre...

Halfway down the second panel of a clearcoat pass, the fan pattern narrows and the gun starts to spit. The painter backs off, watches the regulator needle sag, and waits...

Moving or Relocating a Paint Booth: What's Invo...

Relocating a paint booth looks simple on a walkthrough and gets complicated fast once you start pulling panels. Owners usually land here for one of four reasons: the shop is...

When Your Booth Needs a Professional Cleanout

The inspector looked up Most shops find out they needed a cleanout when someone with a clipboard opens the exhaust duct access panel. What they find is a coating of...

Eagle and Spraybake Booth Service: Keeping Olde...

A shop outside Denver ran the same booth for twenty-two years. Paid for, still turning work, still laying a clean finish. Then jobs started coming out with fisheyes, and the...

Upgrading an Older Paint Booth: What's Worth Doing

An older booth that still runs isn't automatically a candidate for replacement — or for upgrades. Before you spend anything, apply one test: money you put into a booth should...