Inside The Industrial-Grade BlowTherm Paint Booth (2025)

• Paint Refinish
• April 30, 2025
• Jack Barseghian

When you schedule a paint repair service for your vehicle, you expect skilled technicians using the best tools and techniques. Harry’s Auto Collision relies on the BlowTherm EXTRA Paint Spray Booth to deliver precision, efficiency, and results that match factory standards.

Here’s how this advanced system gives you better paint repairs, faster service, and a finish you’ll be proud of.

What is a BlowTherm Paint Booth?

BlowTherm is a world-renowned automotive and industrial paint booth manufacturer based in Italy. The company has operated since 1956, providing auto paint booths and solutions to more than 30,000 establishments worldwide. BlowTherm automotive paint booths are trusted by auto dealerships and independent auto body shops.

BlowTherm offers multiple paint booth lines, each built for specific applications, such as:

• WORLD and WORLD/S: Standard auto paint booths are designed for reliable performance and cost-effectiveness and are suitable for most auto paint repair centers.
• EXTRA: BlowTherm’s flagship line of premium paint booths features the latest technologies and is built for OEM plants, dealership body shops, and manufacturer-certified repair facilities.
• SPACE: Extra-large paint booths for trucks, vans, buses, and other oversized vehicles.

All BlowTherm paint booths are designed by a dedicated research & development (R&D) team and assembled in Italy. They meet European auto paint standards and Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) regulations.

This makes BlowTherm booths suitable for auto body shops and paint centers with manufacturer certifications from European automakers and luxury brands. Examples include Mercedes-Benz, Maserati, Aston Martin, and Lamborghini.

Core Features of the BlowTherm EXTRA Paint Booth

As the most advanced model in BlowTherm’s lineup, the EXTRA paint booths are packed with cutting-edge technology and built for demanding, high-volume use.
Here’s a look at the EXTRA’s features and how they keep a busy auto body shop running efficiently:

Blowpower™ Paint System

BlowTherm’s Blowpower™ paint system is a collection of technologies and equipment inside the EXTRA paint booth. It accelerates painting, curing, and drying using less energy than other systems.

Blowpower™ includes a direct-fired gas burner with almost 100% thermal efficiency, giving paint technicians precise control over the air temperature while painting and curing. The system also provides exhaust heat recovery systems and fully adjustable fans with variable-frequency drives (VFDs), reducing the booth’s energy consumption and helping keep the shop’s utility bills down.

Ultra Air Speed™ Ventilation

This patented booth ventilation system can circulate air inside the paint booth up to four times faster than traditional equivalents. Ultra Air Speed™ delivers these benefits without using extra power:

• Faster curing times
• Faster flash-offs (time needed for the paint solvents to evaporate) between paint coats
• Quicker removal of VOCs from the air

Speed Cure™ Programs

BlowTherm paint booths offer multiple curing modes, but Speed Cure™ is built for busy shops that aim to turn vehicles around faster. It works with solvent- and water-based products, automatically adjusting airflow, temperature, and recirculation to speed up curing and flash-off times.

Advanced Control Panel

The EXTRA’s touchscreen control panel allows users to access and configure every feature, mode, and setting. Auto paint specialists control the atmosphere inside the paint booth for any job, including air flow, temperature, humidity, fan speed, and more.

The panel comes pre-loaded with many programs and can be customized to fit any auto paint and curing task, from OEM paint touch-ups to classic car restoration.

How Harry’s Auto Collision Uses the BlowTherm EXTRA

When scheduling an auto paint service at Harry’s Auto Collision, your vehicle will go through our comprehensive process. We strive to offer the highest-quality paint services, whether you need paintless dent repair (PDR), a complete paint restoration, or a custom paint job.

The BlowTherm EXTRA paint booth allows our certified technicians to offer the premium-quality services your vehicle deserves.

Here’s a step-by-step breakdown of our repainting process:

• Initial prep. We start by disassembling the body panels in a dedicated staging area, then carefully masking everything that won’t be painted, including glass, trim, tires, and lights.
  Depending on the service, we’ll sand, feather, or strip the necessary areas. For minor touch-ups, we focus only on scratched or damaged spots, while full restorations cover the entire vehicle.
• Loading. After masking and prep, we roll your vehicle into the paint booth. Technicians use the control panel to fine-tune the booth’s environment, cutting prep time and reducing curing risks, like uneven drying, blistering, or tacky finishes.
• Basecoat application. We apply the basecoat in multiple layers with flash time between each. The BlowTherm EXTRA’s Speed Cure™ system speeds up the process, letting us finish the job faster without sacrificing quality.
• Clearcoat application. Once the color is applied, we add multiple layers of clearcoat to seal and protect your vehicle. The BlowTherm paint booth’s precise airflow, lighting, and temperature controls ensure a smooth, even finish.
• Baking and curing. Our auto paint professionals then set the booth to bake mode. The BlowTherm EXTRA’s advanced temperature controls let us match the curing cycle to the paint’s specs. The vehicle then bakes for 20 to 30 minutes to ensure a durable finish.
• Cooldown and final checks. The booth begins cooling down once the paint and clearcoat have cured. The EXTRA’s high-capacity air exchange system speeds up this step, reducing downtime. Our team then rolls the vehicle out, removes the masking, and reassembles the body panels for final polishing and cleaning.

Benefits of the BlowTherm EXTRA to Customers

Scheduling paint services at a shop equipped with the BlowTherm EXTRA, like Harry’s Auto Collision, offers many benefits to customers, including:

• Cleaner finish. Dust, dirt, and debris in the paint are common signs of a shoddy paint job. The EXTRA’s precise airflow and atmosphere controls reduce that risk, leaving a clean, factory-like finish.
• Works with high-quality paint. The Blowtherm EXTRA complies with European and international paint standards like EN 16985. It provides the quality, controlled environment needed to use premium paint codes and deliver manufacturer-certified repairs, preserving your vehicle’s value and original appearance.
• Faster repairs. The EXTRA’s high-efficiency atmosphere controls shorten the time needed to complete paint services without compromising quality. You get your vehicle back sooner without cutting corners.
• Stronger, longer-lasting paint. The high-quality drying and curing process helps make your car’s finish more durable and resistant to fading, chipping, and other environmental damage.
• Suitable for any task. The BlowTherm EXTRA isn’t just for full restorations or custom paint jobs—it also makes quick touch-ups and minor repairs faster, without sacrificing quality.

Schedule Professional Auto Paint Services at Harry’s Auto Collision

Harry’s Auto Collision has provided premium-grade auto body and paint repair services since 1974. We have the training, qualifications, BlowTherm paint booths, and equipment to handle any automotive paint task.

Our auto body shop is certified by more than 10 world-class auto manufacturers, allowing you to receive paint repairs and services without voiding your vehicle’s warranty.

Contact us for a price estimate or book an appointment for paint repairs, a full restoration, or a custom paint job.

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