Water wash spray booths, also known as water curtain spray booths or a water paint booth, are a type of spraying equipment that uses water to capture and remove paint overspray. By utilising water to capture particulate, water wash spray booths help create a clean and safe working environment, during high-production paint finishing jobs.
Water wash spray booths require proper use, and demand correct maintenance, but if this is ensured, a water spray booth is a highly effective air contaminant remover, and a highly efficient piece of air filtration equipment.
At Ultrimax, we bespoke design world-class water wash spray booths for every application. So, let’s unpack water wash spray booths here, their application, and how to make sure they benefit your business.
Water wash spray booths are typically used in industrial painting applications where large quantities of paint need to be applied quickly and efficiently. They are also an excellent choice for facilities that have stringent environmental regulations, as they help to control emissions and keep the workspace clean.
Here’s how they work.
A water wash booth is a water curtain that you spray into. Paint particulate is absorbed by the water as it’s sprayed and pulled down into a water tank set below. Another set of jet nozzles behind the primary water curtain, act as a secondary area for the capturing of excess paint spray.
Principally, there are two types of spray booth extraction systems, the Dry filter system and the Water Wash system.
Except for certain specific applications, the choice is usually quite simple. If a large volume of spraying will be done in a booth, then the saving in buying the cheaper ‘filter’ type booth will very quickly be eroded by the cost of buying replacement filters. However, if only a small amount of spraying is done or if the products are very often unusual shapes, then a filter system may prove more suitable.
We offer several layouts of dry or wet booth. The simplest and cheapest being is the ‘open front’ which simply draws air rapidly past the operator(s). walso offer ‘enclosed‘ spray rooms with a choice of door systems, lighting etc.
These are usually only needed if your spraying environment needs to be very clean, kept under controlled temperature or humidity, etc., or if the over spray fumes are particularly toxic.
The spray room could have just a very simple inlet air filter system or perhaps a sophisticated, heated, air conditioned air inlet system.