A successful paint job begins with surface preparation. Before an aircraft can be repainted, it must be stripped of existing paint and masked for the new paint job. Surface preparation is better performed in a prep booth. By performing non-painting duties in a prep booth, as opposed to the paint booth, busy aircraft shops and hangars can improve production, cut energy costs and improve the overall paint job.

Using a prep booth for surface preparation can drastically reduce production times, since one aircraft can be prepped while another is being painted. This means more aircraft can move through your shop, resulting in higher profits. In addition to cutting production times, using a prep booth can trim energy costs. Prep booths require less airflow than paint booths, therefore consuming less energy. Paint jobs are also improved when you keep dust and dirt from the prepping process out of the paint booth.

GFS designs prep environments for your paint removal and prepping processes, whether it be sanding, grinding, blasting or chemical stripping. As with paint booths, GFS can custom design a prep environment to accommodate the dimensions of specific aircraft or for aircraft parts and components.