Went with a $400 paint booth filter setup instead of the cheap $50 ones

I had to choose between those cheap universal paint booth filters and the expensive OEM ones for my Ford job last Tuesday. Picked the pricey ones because I didn't want to mess up a $3000 paint job on a customer's truck. The cheap ones let in dust like crazy and cost me a repaint once before. Has anyone else found a middle ground filter that works without breaking the bank?

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jamienguyen10d ago

@rosek44 my buddy Frank tried using those cheap filters on his shop's booth a few years back. He had a Dodge Charger come out looking like someone threw sand at the wet paint, and he spend a whole weekend sanding and buffing it all out. He learned the hard way that a $50 filter can cost you way more in labor and materials, especially if you value your time at all.

rosek4410d ago

okay but hear me out... you spent $400 on a filter for a one-off truck job? i mean for that kind of money you couldve bought a whole box of the cheap ones and just swapped them out mid job if they got dirty. not saying dust is good but half the time the issue with cheap filters is people dont seat them right or leave the booth door cracked. maybe its just me but i had a buddy who used the $50 amazon specials for years on his classic car restorations and his paint came out glass smooth. sometimes you pay for the name not the performance.