
Garmat USA · Downdraft
Garmat USA Blackhawk
Filter kit, alternatives, and current pricing for the Blackhawk.
Required filters
Recommended kit for this booth
3 matched filters across 4 slots.
Complete kit total · $857.91
Intake side (clean air going in) (2 slots)

AMU pre-filter
AMU pocket bag pre-filter · 24x24x26
Special order · 1–2 weeksViledon F45A 1/1 High Performance Pocket Filter
BFP-PB-VILEDON-F45A· 60–90 day cycle$349.44

Ceiling intake
Ceiling diffusion polyester · 39" x 108"
Special order · 1–2 weeksPA 560 G-10 PADS 39" x 108" (4/CS)
560-390· 30–60 day cycleQuote on request
Exhaust side (overspray coming out) (2 slots)

Pit exhaust
Fiberglass exhaust arrestor · 36x300ft
Special order · 1–2 weeksAFT 22-gram Fiberglass Roll 36x300ft
BFP-FG-AFT-22G-36R· 7–14 day cycle$371.34

Wall exhaust (grid)
Fiberglass exhaust arrestor · 36" x 100'
Special order · 1–2 weeksXHD F/G PAINT ARRESTOR 36" x 100'
200-080$137.13
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Garmat USA Blackhawk Filter Program
Seven-panel ceiling, Viledon F45A pocket prefilters, and 22 gram fiberglass exhaust roll media for the Blackhawk downdraft, documented at SKU level from catalog cross-reference.
What separates the Blackhawk record from most catalog-discovered booths is the make-up air stage. Plenty of booths get by with a flat or link prefilter ahead of the AMU. The Blackhawk is documented with a real pocket-filter stage: Viledon F45A bags, 26 inches deep, plus a four-pocket 36" x 48" x 18" unit (SKU 000-230) in the same slot family. Deep pockets mean serious dust-holding capacity, which decides how long seven long ceiling panels stay clean. Respect the pocket stage and ceiling changes stay on schedule; let the pockets blind and you pay in panel life and finish quality.
Quick answer
The Garmat USA Blackhawk is a downdraft spray booth documented in filter catalogs with a three-stage program: seven ceiling diffusion panels at 38.5" x 108" (SKU 700-229, with PA560G-10 pads at a 39" x 108" nominal trim also documented), Viledon F45A pocket filters at 24" x 24" x 26" on the make-up air unit (SKUs 000-140 and 000-141), and 22 gram fiberglass arrestor for the floor exhaust, cut from roll stock such as the XHD 36" x 100' roll (SKU 200-080). The record is catalog-discovered from an AFT, Viledon, and Viskon-Aire cross-reference; confirm counts with a fitment check before case orders.
How Blackhawk shops choose filters
Make-up air. The documented stage is the Viledon F45A 1/1 pocket filter at 24" x 24" x 26", available by the two-pack (SKU 000-140) or single (SKU 000-141), plus the four-pocket 36" x 48" x 18" bag unit (SKU 000-230). Pocket filters fail politely, losing airflow gradually rather than collapsing, so watch AMU pressure rise and change them before the booth starts running lean on make-up air.
Intake ceiling. Seven panels across the plenum. The documented matches are the 38.5" x 108" polyester ceiling pad (SKU 700-229) and PA 560 G-10 pads at the 39" x 108" nominal trim (SKUs 560-390 four-pack and 560-400 three-pack). The half-inch spread is nominal-versus-trimmed catalog sizing within one slot family; check one frame before you standardize.
Exhaust floor. The Blackhawk exhausts downward, and the documented media is 22 gram fiberglass arrestor cut from roll stock, with the extra-heavy-duty 36" x 100' roll (SKU 200-080) the cataloged match. Cut a complete grid set per change. Roll media on a floor grid is economical, but only if the cut pads actually fill the openings; gaps at the grid edges are unfiltered exhaust.
Cycle math. Three stages, three cadences: pockets by pressure rise, the ceiling on a fixed set schedule, and the floor rolls by loading, which spray volume drives.
Regulatory landscape
A Blackhawk spraying automotive refinish coatings sits under EPA 6H: filtered booth, maintained per specification, documented changes. OSHA 1910.94(c) requires the ventilation system to keep doing its job during spray operations, and on a downdraft the floor arrestor is the component that quietly erodes compliance as it blinds. NFPA 33 adds the fire-protection lens: captured overspray in floor media and residue in the exhaust plenum are combustible deposits to be changed out and disposed of properly, not accumulated. A change log that lists pockets, panels, and floor media on dated lines is the audit answer for all three.
Who runs the Blackhawk
Blackhawk owners cluster into a few profiles. Production collision shops that bought Garmat for durability and run the booth at volume, where the F45A pocket stage separates predictable ceiling changes from premature ones. Shops with mixed Garmat fleets, often a Blackhawk beside a 700 Series, that want one supplier keeping the two models' counts straight. And quality-focused refinishers, restoration and high-end collision, who picked a deep-pocket AMU booth because airborne dust is their enemy and treat prefilter changes as a finish-quality ritual.
Blackhawk filter FAQs
What does the Garmat Blackhawk take for AMU filters?
Viledon F45A 1/1 pocket filters at 24" x 24" x 26", documented as SKU 000-140 (two per case) and 000-141 (single), plus a four-pocket 36" x 48" x 18" unit (SKU 000-230) in the same slot family. Count your AMU rack openings once to establish how many pockets a full change requires.
The ceiling pads show 38.5 x 108 in one listing and 39 x 108 in another. Which do I buy?
Both are documented for the Blackhawk's seven-panel ceiling and reflect nominal versus trimmed sizing in the same slot family. Measure one frame opening or one existing panel before your first order; whichever trim seats cleanly in your grid is your reorder spec.
How is the floor exhaust media supplied?
As 22 gram fiberglass arrestor roll stock, with the XHD 36" x 100' roll (SKU 200-080) the cataloged match. Cut pads to your grid openings, a full set at each change, so no opening gets a short pad.
Do the deep pocket filters really matter, or can I run cheaper flat prefilters?
Run the pockets. The F45A stage is documented for this booth because its dust-holding depth protects seven large ceiling panels and the AMU heater behind it. Shallow substitutes mean more frequent changes, earlier ceiling loading, and an AMU fighting rising resistance sooner than the design expects.
Has this fitment been measured on a live Blackhawk?
Not yet; it is assembled from AFT, Viledon, and Viskon-Aire catalog cross-references, which agree with each other, so the page may show a verification banner. Send your nameplate, rack count, and grid dimensions through a fitment check and the record upgrades to verified.
Sources
Primary references cited on this page.
- NFPA 33, Standard for Spray Application Using Flammable or Combustible Materialshttps://www.nfpa.org/codes-and-standards/nfpa-33-standard-development/33
- OSHA 29 CFR 1910.94(c), Ventilation: spray finishing operationshttps://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1910/1910.94
- EPA 40 CFR Part 63 Subpart HHHHHH (NESHAP 6H)https://www.epa.gov/stationary-sources-air-pollution/national-emissions-standards-paint-stripping-and-miscellaneous
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