For more than two decades, the old yet incredibly reliable GFS paint booth at Markquart Auto Body has hummed along. Of course, there have been mechanical problems over the years, and the booth’s motors have been rebuilt. Still, day after day, month after month, year after year, the booth just keeps running.
With an Ultra XL Paint Booth and Ultra XD Paint Mix Room from GFS, Trubilt Collision Center is profiting from additional fleet work and has doubled their number of daily paint cycles.
Spraying 200 to 300 gallons of paint a month, with an operation that runs seven days a week, Samuel Pressure Vessel Group needed reliable equipment that was simple for multiple technicians to use. In 2022, Dave DuPont, finishing foreman at the company’s plant in Marinette, Wisconsin, helped select a Large Equipment Paint Booth, Blast Booth and Industrial Paint Mix Room from GFS — all with user-friendly controls, for technicians with differing styles and skillsets.
Shishir Tiwari has been named President of Global Finishing Solutions (GFS), bringing extensive global leadership experience across industrial technology, manufacturing and engineered products businesses.
Choosing an automotive spray booth for your auto body shop is a long-term investment that should enhance productivity and profitability, and there are numerous car paint booths to consider. Learn more in this step-by-step guide for choosing finishing equipment.
Having gone from repairing vehicles decades ago in a small barn behind his mother’s house to a 12,000-square-foot body shop, Chris Carter knew exactly what he wanted in his next paint booth. GFS made customization seem routine for Carter’s Collision in Kewaunee, Wisconsin, with a dual-bay Ultra XD Closed-Top Open-Front (CTOF) Booth featuring doors, additional lighting and a vertical SpaceSaver heat system.
