What are LED Lighting Supply Paint Booth Lights?

LED Lighting Supply Fixtures for paint booths are explosion-proof rated lighting. These lights can work safely in these environments where airborne paint vapors are ever-present.

Besides keeping the area safe, our lights are also energy efficient and provide high-quality lighting. They are virtually maintenance-free, other than the maintenance required to keep them clean. There are no bulbs or ballasts to replace, and their long life means you will have high-quality lighting for many years,

What are the Benefits of Using LED Lighting Supply Paint Booth Lights?

There are many benefits, but here are the top reasons you should consider using LED spray painting lights:

• Energy efficient: Our lights will lower your lighting bills with energy savings when compared to Metal Halide and fluorescent fixtures.
• Long lifespan: LED Lighting Supply fixtures require less maintenance and replacement of bulbs and ballasts. Many of our products will last 10 + years when used as much as 12 hours a day, 365 days a year.
• Cool running: Our lights produce significantly less heat versus traditional Metal Halide (HID) lighting.
• No strobing or humming: Our LED lights provide consistent lighting and don't strobe as fluorescent lighting does.
• High-Quality Lighting: Our fixtures provide high-quality, bright, and consistent natural light.
• Less Maintenance: When you use our lights, there are no bulbs or ballasts to replace.

What are the Recommended Foot Candles for Paint Booths?

• General Painting: 50-80 fc
• Precision and Detail Painting: 80-150 fc
• Paint Inspection: 100-150 fc

What's the Best Way to Choose the Right LED Lighting Supply Paint Booth Lighting?

The most important first step is to understand what type of spraying you're doing. If your spray booth process creates explosive paint vapors, then you should use explosive-proof lighting. Do not substitute vapor-proof lighting for explosion-proof light (we discuss this further below).

From there, it's a function of understanding the factors of your spray booth: size, brightness, and application, and whether you want to replace your existing fixtures or retrofit your fixtures.

What Classifications of Lighting Are Needed for LED Paint Booth Lights?

To answer this, we recommend you ask your city, county, or town fire department.

There is one safe answer though. Class 1 Division 1 (C1D1) is meant for the harshest of explosive environments. It is a safer option than Class 1 Division 2 (C1D2),

What's the Difference Between LED Lighting Supply Class 1 Division 1 and Class 1 Division 2 in Paint Booth Lighting?

• Class 1 Division 1 is a category of lights where an explosive environment is always present.
• Class 1 Division 2 is a category of lights where an explosive environment is sometimes present.

A word of caution – don't assume that C1D2 applies because the paint booth is not used ‘all the time'. When in use, the conditions of C1D1 exist, and that should be the way you approach this decision.

Need Help? Talk to an LED Lighting Supply Paint Booth Lighting Professional.

With so many options and fixtures available, it's hard to decide what option is going to meet your needs and requirements. The sales engineers of LED Lighting Supply are experts in Paint Booth Lighting. Use our experience and tell us your needs, and we will provide you with the best LED Paint Booth lighting options for your project or application. We can provide you with a free lighting plan to make sure the area is well-lit and the lighting is balanced.

Completed Paint Booth Industrial Lighting Projects using LED Lighting Supply Lights

LED Paint Booth Lighting FAQ

What are the Best LED Lights for a Paint Booth?

Let’s make sure we are specific about the type of material used in a paint booth. For the most part, the dangerous paints are oil-based or alcohol-based. Water-based paints are not a concern.

Are hazardous paints or finishes being applied in a booth? Then you have to use explosion-rated or hazardous location-rated spray painting lights.

The best way to determine this is to check with your local permitting office or fire inspector.

Can You Use Vapor-Proof Lights in a Paint Booth?

Vapor-proof fixtures keep the outside environment from entering into the fixture. This gas or vapor could shorten the life of the fixture. Never use it in place of an explosion-proof light.

In the case of non-explosive water-born vapors, then you could use a vapor-proof fixture. We recommend you contact your local city, town, or county engineering office first. And ask them what is or isn’t allowed within their jurisdiction.

Are LED Lights in Spray Booths Better than Fluorescent and Metal Halide Lighting?

There are so many options available, but it is safe to say that we can provide an LED Paint Booth Lighting System that uses less energy than HID and fluorescent lighting that will be as bright if not brighter. Many of our lights come in varying power options, so it is very easy for us to suggest an option to provide you with as much light and brightness as you need.

Are there Intrinsically Safe LED Paint Shop Lighting?

Intrinsically safe lights are typically very small battery-powered lights, like flashlights. Both intrinsically safe lights and explosion-proof lights are designed to meet one common goal – to not create an explosion from a failure inside the light to escape to the dangerous environment they operate in.

Powerful intrinsically safe lights are very expensive, so explosion-proof rated lighting is a better cost-effective option.

Do LED Paint Booth Fixtures Have Glass or Plastic Lenses?

Most of our explosion-proof fixtures have tempered glass lenses.

Is it Easy to Install LED Lights in a Paint Booth?

Yes, providing it’s done by a qualified electrician. They understand and conform to all the codes associated with explosion-proof lighting.

Do You Need Explosion Proof Fixtures with Water-Based Paints and Finishes?

You should always ask your city, town, or county fire departments for their guidelines. If you’re 100% certain the water-based paints and finishes will never cause an explosion, then you won’t need them.

Can You Retrofit Your Existing Paint Booth Fixtures with LED?

Yes, but first make sure you are not violating any code requirements set by your local government. Replacing fluorescent tubes with LED magnetic strips is a common retrofit option.

Do You Need Anything Else for Installation?

We supply the fixtures only. Are you replacing an existing fixture? You might already have the proper conduit and junction boxes to install the new units.

Are you changing your fixture style or it is a new installation? You will need to get that material or confirm that what you have will work for your installation.

Are there LED Paint Booth Lights That Mount to a Wall?

Yes, we have created many lighting plans for our spray paint booth customers. The fixtures are on the ceilings and walls.