Conventional spray booths are simply inefficient at raising the temperature of the vehicles’ lower panels to the required curing temperature. This is because warm air naturally rises to the top of the cabin while cooler air descends to the floor level. Differences of 20°-30° are not uncommon in conventional spray booths. This leads to extended baking times, taking up valuable booth time and increasing energy consumption.
To combat this, however, Spray-Tech/Junair has developed our patented QADs™ Auxiliary Air Movement System. Heated air from QADs™ envelops the entire vehicle, including the lower panels, ensuring that the recommended cure temperature is achieved quickly. On most spray booth ovens, QADs™ will easily achieve the lower panel temperature of 60° C/140° F within the 10-minute period specified by many of today’s paint manufacturers.