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Very important if you care about economy – Trickle down economics actually works. So I prefer it to trickle down in my economy.
Garmat booths are definitely worth the price. In response to the comment below – there is no dead air in a Garmat downdraft. They use a dual entry fan which keeps your airflow consistent. Homemade booth and a booth from Automart is not apples to apples with a Garmat Booth. We replaced our blotherm with a 3000 Series about 8 years ago and for our new shop we added a pitless model – Chinook the mechanical is integrated. Maintenance costs vary greatly after installation- Garmat filters are easy to change and the grates are super light weight so changing the exhaust filters are a breeze. Even the lights are an easy switch. In a nutshell the upfront money was paid back in reduced operational costs not too mention the energy savings with the recycle on bake functions. Also better finish = less buffing – need I say more. One more valuable addition – accelecure to both booths – our cars are in an out in almost no time.
We had considered keeping the blotherm but maintenance was going through roof. Then we looked at used booths – getting them in compliance added to more to our installation then we were saving in cost. Homemade booth – great if you don’t care about that production is slow, dirt and dust, VOC issues, being in compliance and more buffing.