Open Face Paint Booths for Georgia Manufacturers
An open face booth has a back wall full of exhaust filters, two side walls, a roof, and nothing at the front. Air is drawn in from the shop, across the part and into the filters. It is the most flexible booth for small and medium parts, touch-up and low-volume finishing, and it fits into a production line with no doors to open and close. Double D Mechanical installs, relocates and services open face booths across Georgia.
Discuss your installationParts That Belong in an Open Face Booth
Open face booths suit parts that fit comfortably inside the cabin with room to move around them: brackets, panels, components, cabinets, fixtures and furniture parts. Transformer and electrical equipment suppliers often use them for small components and touch-up alongside larger booths. New heavy electrical plants such as Virginia Transformer in Rincon bring that kind of component finishing to coastal Georgia.
The Shop Becomes the Air Supply
Because the front is open, the booth draws its air from the building. That air has to come from somewhere, and in a closed-up plant it comes through dock doors and gaps, or not at all. Two things follow: the building needs replacement air, and anything floating in shop air ends up near the wet part.
- Add make-up air to the building near the booth, sized to the booth exhaust
- Keep grinding, sanding and blasting away from the booth opening
- Avoid placing the opening near large doors with crosswinds
- Keep the floor in front of the booth clean
Exhaust, Stack and Fan
The exhaust chamber, fan and stack sit behind the rear filter wall. Stack location needs to keep discharge away from intakes, doors and windows. We install the exhaust system, coordinate electrical for the fan and lights, and set up interlocks so spray equipment runs only with the exhaust on.
Putting It on a Line
Open face booths can sit beside a conveyor or have parts carried through them on carts or hangers. Lighting, conveyor openings and spray positions should be planned together. We look at how parts enter and leave and set the booth so the operator stands with the airflow at their back.
Planning a booth or oven project in Georgia
Crews mobilize from Houston; Georgia is roughly 700 miles away, so equipment, panels and tooling are staged and shipped ahead of the install crew.
Manufacturing in Georgia is concentrated around Atlanta, Savannah, Augusta, and Columbus. The sectors most likely to be specifying spray booths, blast rooms, powder systems and cure ovens there include automotive assembly and EV, aerospace, transportation equipment, and heavy machinery.
Hot, humid summers and mild winters put the emphasis on make-up air cooling or tempering, filter change schedules and keeping intake away from loading doors.
Frequently asked questions
Does an open face booth need make-up air?
The building does. The booth exhausts air drawn from the shop, so something has to replace it or the building goes negative.
Can an open face booth handle large parts?
It works best when parts fit well inside the cabin. Large parts are usually better served by an enclosed crossdraft or downdraft booth.
Where should an open face booth go in the plant?
Away from dusty operations and large doors with crosswinds, with clean floor and good lighting in front of it.
Can it be moved easily?
Yes. Open face booths are among the easiest to relocate. The main work is the exhaust stack and electrical at the new spot.
What maintenance does it need?
Rear filter changes based on pressure drop, fan and belt inspection, and keeping lights and wall surfaces clean.