A booth for haul trucks, dozers, buses or transformers is a building project as much as an equipment purchase. These are the things to settle early, based on the large booths we have designed, up to 26 m long, 8 m wide and 14 m high.
1. Measure the machine, then the building
Take the largest machine with its highest point raised (dump bodies, booms, exhaust stacks) and add working space for platforms and painters. Then check the building: clear height under the trusses and any crane, column positions, the floor's load rating, and the route in through the door. Very tall booths often stand in a new or extended building.
2. Plan how work gets in
Large booths need large openings. Bi-fold, roller or sliding doors can be built to the opening you need. If parts are handled by overhead crane, a roof slot lets the crane hook travel through the booth.
3. Access for painters
Painting the top of a haul truck safely needs height. Man-lift platforms along the side walls, scissor lifts or mobile platforms are planned with the booth, along with low-level lighting so the undersides of machines can be seen and painted.
4. Airflow at this scale
Large booths move a lot of air, often over 100 000 m³/h, through several air units. Downdraft with side extraction avoids a pit under the booth. Long booths can be split with a central dividing door so one half can be used on its own. See airflow patterns explained.
5. Heating and power
Heating a booth this size takes several burners or a large heat exchanger, and the fans need a substantial electrical supply. Confirm the available power and fuel supply early; they can decide the heating option.
6. Prep, blasting and mixing
Large machines usually pass through shot blasting and a prep bay before the paint booth, with a paint mixing room alongside. Planning the whole line together saves double handling.
7. Programme
Allow time for drawings and approvals, manufacture, shipping and installation. Large booths can be built in phases so one section works while the next is installed. Our own team installs, with specialist sub-contractors where needed.
See the TS 6 XL and XXL range, or send us your machine size for a layout and quote.