Garmat USA · Downdraft
Garmat USA 3000 Series
Filter kit, alternatives, and current pricing for the 3000 Series.
Required filters
Recommended kit for this booth
4 matched filters across 4 slots.
Complete kit total · $2044.64
Intake side (clean air going in) (3 slots)
Amu Mesh
Washable metal mesh pre-filter · 23x44
Special order · 1–2 weeksAFT Garmat Metal Prefilter 23x44
BFP-MM-AFT-GAR· 0 day cycle$398.74
AMU pre-filter
Pleated AMU pre-filter panel · 25x72
Special order · 1–2 weeksAFT 3-Ply Link Prefilter 25x72
BFP-PP-AFT-3PL-2072· 60–90 day cycle$183.87
Ceiling intake
Ceiling diffusion polyester · 38x65
Special order · 1–2 weeksFiltrair FF560GX 38x65 Ceiling Diffusion (PA560G-10)
BFP-CD-FILTRAIR-3865· 30–60 day cycle$1036.51
Exhaust side (overspray coming out) (1 slot)
Pit exhaust
Fiberglass exhaust arrestor · 41x300ft
Special order · 1–2 weeksAFT 22-gram Fiberglass Roll 41x300ft
BFP-FG-AFT-22G-41R· 7–14 day cycle$425.52
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Garmat USA 3000 Series Filter Fitments
The 3000 Series sits early in the Garmat downdraft lineage and remains in service across a long tail of independent western-US collision shops that bought through the original Garmat dealer channel. Many 3000 Series booths have been kept productive past their depreciation horizon through diligent filter maintenance and the occasional control-system refit. The fitment family is well-understood, the ceiling-diffusion intake and exhaust-pit pad arrangement carries forward through later Garmat generations with minor airflow accommodations, which is why distributor cross-references map cleanly back to a 3000 even when the original installation paperwork is long gone.
Quick answer
The Garmat USA 3000 Series is an earlier-generation downdraft collision-refinish booth, the direct predecessor to the 8000 and 9000 era that dominated Garmat's mid-2000s through 2010s installed base. Filter kit selection inherits from the broader Garmat downdraft fitment family: ceiling-diffusion intake plus exhaust-pit pad media. Source confidence on this fitment is authorized-dealer cross-reference, the kit ships with a quote-back form to upgrade to field-verified before subscription auto-renews.
How 3000 Series shops choose filters
Intake side. The 3000 Series uses Garmat's ceiling-diffusion plenum with polyester or fiberglass diffusion media filling the standard panel grid. Older 3000 installations frequently match the 38x62 ceiling-panel set; later 3000s and field-modified configurations may use the 38x102 set. A single photo of the ceiling-panel grid plus the nameplate confirms which set you have. AMU pre-filter cycle on the original 3000 air-handler stage runs 60-90 days under normal collision volume; ceiling diffusion media itself cycles 30-60 days.
Exhaust side. Pit-mounted exhaust pad media in the same exhaust-pit slot family as the broader Garmat downdraft line. The catalog default for the 3000 exhaust is fiberglass-arrestor pad, the most common spec across the installed base, with polyester-arrestor as the upgrade path for shops running higher-solids or waterborne paints where fiberglass loads faster than the cycle wants. The new 25-entry filter media taxonomy on this site distinguishes 12 exhaust types (fiberglass-arrestor, polyester-arrestor, accordion-paper, paper-mesh, pocketed-paper, cube-overspray-arrestor, tower-exhaust-pocket-bag, plus 5 more) alongside 9 intake types and 4 specialty types, the 3000's verified-fitment kit names the specific media-type slug per slot.
Slot expectations queued for re-mapping. Transparency note: the booth-model slot expectations row for the 3000 Series in our database is currently flagged in the verification queue as pending re-mapping against the new 25-entry media taxonomy (the platform expanded from 9 to 25 media types on 2026-05-09). The kit you receive is correct, we're updating the metadata record, not the physical fitment.
Cycle math. Intake-ceiling at 30-60 day cycle; AMU pre-filter at 60-90 day cycle; exhaust-pit pad at 7-14 days for high-volume collision shops, 21-30 days at lower throughput. Subscriptions deliver each position on its calibrated cadence.
Regulatory landscape
3000 Series installations run under the standard regional AQMD or state-DEP authority for VOC and HAP control plus federal OSHA spray-finishing standards (29 CFR 1910.94). Most 3000-equipped independent collision shops fall into 6H Area Source category under NESHAP Subpart HHHHHH, which requires booth operation per manufacturer specifications and documented filter-change records. Subscription delivery records produce the maintenance log most 6H authorities expect on audit. The 3000's original capture-efficiency documentation is dealer-channel only, verified-fitment kits preserve the original spec where the published rating is on file.
Who runs the 3000 Series
Three populations dominate the 3000 Series installed base. First, long-tenured independent collision shops across the Rocky Mountain corridor and Front Range that bought new through the original Garmat dealer network and have kept the booth in production through diligent maintenance. Second, second-owner shops that acquired a used 3000 from a closing or upgrading shop and inherited a productive booth with a known fitment family. Third, dealership service-loaner and warranty-collision lanes in the western US that held onto a 3000 alongside newer Garmat installations.
3000 Series filter FAQs
How do I confirm I actually have a 3000 Series versus a later Garmat?
The nameplate inside the booth (typically near the control panel or on the air-heater housing) names the model and series. If the nameplate is illegible or missing, the Filter Finder accepts a photo of the booth interior plus the control panel and matches against the verified-fitment list. The 3000 is identifiable by the original (pre-Siemens HMI) control panel layout and the earlier ceiling-plenum geometry.
What's the source confidence on this fitment, and what does that mean for me?
**Distributor-cross-ref**, currently. The kit dimensions and slot count come from authorized-dealer parts cross-references in our authorized-dealer cross-reference import, high-confidence but not yet field-verified or manufacturer-confirmed. The first kit shipment includes a measurement quote-back form. Paste back your verified measurements and the record upgrades to field-verified; if your measurements differ, we ship a corrected kit at no charge.
My 3000 has been retrofit with newer controls, does that affect filter selection?
No. Control-system retrofits update HMI and burner logic but do not alter the intake-ceiling or exhaust-pit slot dimensions. Your fitment kit is unchanged. If the retrofit included an AMU pre-filter handling change, the Filter Finder accepts a photo of the post-retrofit AMU stage to confirm.
Are 3000 Series consumables still available, or is this a discontinued booth?
Replacement consumables remain readily available, the 3000's fitment family overlaps the broader Garmat downdraft line that's still in active production. Manufacturer support for new 3000 booths ended years ago, but the consumable supply chain is active and verified.
Can I cross-reference a 3000 fitment against an 8000 or 9000?
Largely yes for the intake-ceiling and exhaust-pit pad media, the slot families overlap. Airflow and slot count differ between generations, so the verified-fitment kit for a 3000 is not interchangeable with a kit cataloged for an 8000 or 9000 even though the media types are shared. The Filter Finder does the reconciliation from your photos.
What if my 3000 has a burner fault that won't clear?
That's a service issue, not a filter issue. Filter media replacement does not address burner-fail-to-start or flame-failure faults. Route burner-side faults to professional service rather than ordering replacement consumables.
Sources
Primary references cited on this page.
- Garmat USA, Paint Booth Manufacturerhttps://www.garmatspraybooths.com/
- Authorized-Dealer Parts Cross-Reference (authorized-dealer cross-reference)internal:distributor-cross-ref-2026-04
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