SATA Paint Booths: Features, Configurations & Custom Solutions

An Introduction to SATA Paint Booths

Paint booths play a crucial role in automotive refinishing and collision repair. They provide a controlled environment for applying paints, clear coats, primers and other coatings to vehicles and components. SATA is a leading manufacturer of high-quality paint booths used by body shops, dealership service departments, and collision repair facilities.

About SATA Paint Booths

SATA, based in Germany and the USA, has over 100 years of experience in designing spray equipment and paint booth systems. Their booths are known for:

• Sturdy, long-lasting construction
• Energy efficiency and low operating costs
• Worker safety features
• Flexibility to handle a high refinish workload
• Compatible integration of SATA spray guns, paint circulation and air filtration

Types of SATA Paint Booths

SATA manufactures drive-through, open-face, downdraft and cross-draft style paint booths in a wide range of standard and custom sizes. Their booth line includes:

• Open-Face Paint Booths: Offer complete frontal access for spraying large vehicle parts and surfaces. Available in 10'x12' size and larger.
• Standard Downdraft: Box-style booths with airflow directed downward onto vehicle. Available up to 18' long.
• XTenders: Expandable paint booth system that can be lengthened and widened as needed. Configurations up to 36' long.

Design and Safety Features

SATA engineering focuses on maximizing refinish productivity without compromising worker health or safety. Key design features include:

• Ballasted Roof Plenums: Provide air intake and stabilization against wind loads.
• Pit and LED Lighting: Ensure optimal illumination for color matching and prep degreasing.
• Hose Reels: Retractable air, electrical and paint line access inside the booth.
• RAPID Filters: Multi-stage air filtration to capture overspray particles and fumes.
• Air Make-Up System: Automatically balances and tempers incoming air for occupant comfort.
• Fire Protection: NFPA 33 compliant with LED alarm beacons and automatic shutoffs.

SATA Paint Booths to Meet Shop Needs

With built-in flexibility, SATA paint booths offer body shops scalable solutions to meet their specific painting needs and workload capacity now and in the future. From compact booths for small general repair facilities, to large custom spray environments that can handle 50 or more refinish jobs per week.

Standard Configurations

For high volume shops doing 20+ paint jobs per week, SATA recommends a double-bay downdraft paint booth at least 30 feet long. This provides room for one vehicle to bake while prepping and spraying the next. Standard options like an air make-up system, LED lighting and rapID air filtration help maximize work time while ensuring quality finishes.

Versatile XTender Bays

SATA's XTender modular paint booth system offers ultimate versatility for growth. Shops start with a 20' long base bay then add 5' to 15' extension units on either end to expand booth length when needed. This allows doubling painting capacity without moving or buying an entirely new booth. XTender configurations can also include open-face sections for effortless access when spraying large parts or equipment.

Customizable for Specialized Work

For shops doing intricate specialty painting such as stripes, murals, classic car restoration or motorcycle/power sports refinishing, SATA engineers can create fully customized booths tailored to their unique work requirements. This includes options like:

• Integrated turntables for spraying all sides of vehicles.
• Special exhaust ducting or filtration for exotic paint types.
• Expanded interior length/height to accommodate larger parts or equipment.
• Multi-color zone lighting for enhanced color matching ability.

SATA: Complete Paint Booth Solutions

SATA offers total paint booth solutions including compatible accessories, filters, spray guns, digital pressure gauges, cleaning systems and personal protective gear. This integrated approach allows maximum efficiency while maintaining strict quality control over the refinish process from start to finish.

For over 70 years, SATA has remained an industry leader through constant innovation and customer partnership. Experienced representatives help body shops select, install and equip the ideal paint booth system matched to theirspecific operational requirements and production volume.

FAQs

What sizes are SATA downdraft paint booths available in?

Standard SATA downdraft booths range from 10 feet up to 18 feet long. The XTender modular booth system can extend the length up to 36 feet as needed through addition of 5-15 foot bay extensions.

Do SATA paint booths require special electrical or ventilation?

SATA engineers work with local permits, codes and shop conditions to configure electrical, exhaust ducting and make-up air supply to national safety standards during installation. No special infrastructure is needed.

Can I equip a SATA booth with other brand spray guns or accessories?

While optimized for their own SATA spray equipment, the booths have standard fittings to integrate a wide range of third-party guns, air filtration, painting accessories or maintenance systems.

What options are available for accelerating paint drying and baking?

SATA offers donated make-up air heaters, infrared panels and humidity controls to allow accelerated cure times within code and finish quality limits. Large double-bay configurations also permit use of one bay for spraying while recently painted vehicles bake in the other.