Achieving a high gloss finish

Gloss Boats Marine Spraying Specialists Ltd have opened a new facility at Tamaki Marine Park, Auckland’s latest marine precinct development, taking shape beside the Tamaki River.

The new facility is 30 metres long and 20 metres wide with a door height of 10.5 metres. This enables Gloss Boats to pull some extra-large vessels inside without the additional cost and effort of removing radar antennae, satellite domes, aerials etc.

The new shed is fitted out with a brand-new Egmont Air semidown draught, heated spray booth and a high-volume extraction system across the back wall. The booth is attached to a tint-mix room with its own extraction system. The floor of the specialist factory has a five-degree gradient, sloping down to a grated drain connected to the wastewater tank. Regularly washing the shop floor helps maintain a clean, safe working environment

Mr Dave Lourie, Managing Director of Gloss Boats comments “I choose Egmont Air over two other suppliers based on their experience and the time they spent with me designing and explaining how and what would work best for our requirements. Richard was great to deal with and all the installation crew led by Clint were also great at explaining how the system would work throughout the fit out”

“It has given us the opportunity to build a new facility that is purposedesigned around repainting boats, rather than leasing a shed and then trying to make it compliant. At Tamaki Marine Park GBMS can custom-build a shed that’s fit for purpose.With a project like this there are always unforeseen small problems but the team at Egmont

Air always had a solution, and nothing was a problem working alongside other contractors was seamless. The end result has exceeded my expectations and all the team members that have used the new system love it. They come to work now and can’t wait to paint! The job was completed to a very high standard and to the cost quoted. I would highly recommend Egmont Air and will have no hesitation on using them again for our next project!”

Egmont Air, trusted suppliers to the boatbuilding and manufacturing industry, offer a comprehensive design-toinstallation service of spray- booth and dust & fume extraction systems nationwide. Egmont Air’s team of CAD designers, sales technicians, project manager and installers work together to ensure customers’ expectations and outcomes are exceeded.