Spray-Tech · Downdraft
Spray-Tech Base Model
Filter kit, alternatives, and current pricing for the Base Model.
Required filters
Recommended kit for this booth
2 matched filters across 3 slots.
Complete kit total · $418.61
Intake side (clean air going in) (2 slots)
Ceiling intake
Ceiling diffusion polyester · 32.5x98.5
Special order · 1–2 weeksFiltrair FF560GX 32.5x98.5 Ceiling Diffusion (PA560G-10), Spray-Tech Sames
BFP-CD-FILTRAIR-FF560-32985· 30–60 day cycleQuote on request
Intake Panel
Tackified intake panel · 20x20
Special order · 1–2 weeksViledon R-1 Premium Intake Panel 20x20
BFP-IP-VILEDON-2020· 60–90 day cycle$273.77
Exhaust side (overspray coming out) (1 slot)
Pit exhaust
Fiberglass exhaust arrestor · 20x20
Special order · 1–2 weeksViledon Stak-Gard High-Efficiency Heavy-Duty F/G Pad
BFP-FG-VILEDON-STAK· 7–14 day cycle$144.84
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Sames Spray-Tech Base Model Filter Program
A French-built downdraft with variant-dependent ceiling sets: count your panels, then order the right media.
The Spray-Tech name traces to Sames, the French finishing-equipment maker, and the lineage is worth being precise about because "spray bake" is also generic shop slang for any heated booth. This is not a Spraybake; that is a separate UK-built line with its own filter formats, and mixing the two up buys media that does not fit. Spray-Tech's industrial pedigree shows in the ceiling architecture: a panel grid rather than a single monolithic pad, with grid size scaling by variant. Fitment data here comes from distributor and manufacturer catalog cross-references, verified by the WERCS service team.
Quick answer
The Sames Spray-Tech base model is a downdraft spray booth of French industrial origin, documented in filtration catalog records going back to the 2003 Viledon program. Ceiling diffusion media is the primary consumable: depending on the booth variant, catalog records show ceiling sets of 6, 15, or 28 panels in the 32.5 by 98.5 inch format. Because the panel count varies that widely between variants, the ordering path is a fitment check first: confirm your panel count and layout, then set up the recurring kit. Exhaust media for this booth is matched by booth type and airflow layout during the same check.
How Base Model shops choose filters
Intake side. Every documented Spray-Tech variant runs the same panel format, 32.5 by 98.5 inches, in ceiling diffusion media. What changes is quantity: 6 panels on the smallest documented configuration, 15 on the mid layout, 28 on the largest. That spread is the entire ordering question for this booth. A 28-panel change-out is a fundamentally different consumable budget than a 6-panel one, so count your grid before you price anything. Polyester diffusion media in that format is the standard fill for a downdraft ceiling of this type.
Exhaust side. As a downdraft, the Spray-Tech pulls air through the working zone and out through floor-level arrestor media. The catalog records that document the ceiling sets do not document the exhaust slot dimensions for this model, so we do not quote exhaust sizes here. Measure the pit or floor grid openings, or send photos through a fitment check, and the exhaust media gets matched by booth type and measured opening rather than guesswork.
Ordering reality. The panel format is well documented across variants; your specific variant is the thing to confirm. One panel count, verified once, and every subsequent order is routine.
Regulatory landscape
Shops spraying automotive coatings in a Spray-Tech generally fall under EPA NESHAP Subpart HHHHHH (the 6H rule), which requires spraying inside a ventilated booth fitted with filter technology and keeping the booth maintained per its design. A downdraft ceiling running past its useful loading stops delivering the airflow the rule assumes, so documented change-outs matter as much as the media itself. OSHA 29 CFR 1910.94(c) sets the ventilation floor for spray finishing operations, and NFPA 33 governs the accumulation of combustible overspray deposits: loaded exhaust media is exactly the accumulation the standard wants controlled and replaced on schedule.
Who runs the Base Model
Three kinds of shops tend to be running a Spray-Tech today. First, industrial and general finishing operations that bought French equipment during its distribution push and have kept it in service because the cabin is sound. Second, collision shops that inherited the booth with a building purchase and now need a filter supplier who can identify it, since the original sales channel is long gone. Third, restoration and specialty shops that picked one up secondhand and are rebuilding the maintenance program from zero. All three have the same first step: count the ceiling panels and confirm the variant.
Base Model filter FAQs
How do I tell which Spray-Tech variant I have?
Count the ceiling filter panels. Documented configurations run 6, 15, or 28 panels, all in the 32.5 by 98.5 inch format, so the count alone identifies your variant for ordering purposes. If your grid does not match one of those counts, send photos through a fitment check before ordering, because you may have a modified or undocumented configuration.
Is a Spray-Tech the same thing as a Spraybake?
No. Spray-Tech is a French-origin line tied to Sames; Spraybake is a UK-built line with entirely different filter formats, including very large single-pad ceilings. The names get conflated because "spray bake" is also shop slang for any heated booth. Order against the nameplate, not the slang.
What media type goes in the ceiling?
Ceiling diffusion media, typically polyester, in the 32.5 by 98.5 inch panel format. Its job is an even downward air column over the vehicle, so tears, gaps, or collapsed panels show up directly as dirt in the finish. Replace the full set at once to keep the column uniform.
Can you supply exhaust filters for this booth?
Yes, but the exhaust slot is not documented the way the ceiling is, so it needs a measurement or photo first. Once confirmed, it locks into the same recurring kit as the ceiling set.
The booth is decades old. Are filters even still available?
Yes. The ceiling format has been documented in filtration catalogs since at least the 2003 Viledon program, and the media itself is a standard diffusion format that remains in production. Age matters for burners and controls; for filtration, what matters is that the slot dimensions are confirmed once.
Sources
Primary references cited on this page.
- EPA 40 CFR Part 63 Subpart HHHHHH (NESHAP 6H)https://www.epa.gov/stationary-sources-air-pollution/national-emissions-standards-paint-stripping-and-miscellaneous
- OSHA 29 CFR 1910.94(c), Ventilation: spray finishing operationshttps://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1910/1910.94
- NFPA 33, Standard for Spray Application Using Flammable or Combustible Materialshttps://www.nfpa.org/codes-and-standards/nfpa-33-standard-development/33
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