For busy aircraft shops and hangars, Aircraft Prep Booths from Global Finishing Solutions® (GFS) are the ideal solution for increasing production and improving the overall paint job. Processes such as sanding, stripping and masking are better performed in a separate booth. Moving these operations to a prep booth helps keep dust and dirt out of the paint booth.
With the addition of a GFS Aircraft Prep Booth, production can be greatly increased. Since non-painting duties can be accomplished in a prep booth, the paint booth can be used exclusively for painting. This cuts the overall shop time in half.
Incorporating a GFS Aircraft Prep Booth is a smart economic decision. Since prep booths do not require the high airflow of paint booths, they operate at lower energy levels, resulting in cost savings.
GFS products are designed and manufactured to meet the applicable requirements of various industry-recognized codes and standards.
Please be aware that local requirements may vary from national codes. GFS recommends consulting with your local authority before purchasing paint booths or other finishing equipment.
GFS engineers regularly contribute to the advancement of codes and standards that affect the industries that we work in. Several of our engineers serve on various NFPA Technical Committees responsible for key finishing industry standards.
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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.
Let us know your product requirements, and we will put you in touch with a distributor in your area.
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