Paint Booth Financing

Finance downdraft and semi-downdraft paint booths with permitting, slab work, and installation in the same deal — payments timed to first spray. Representative example: a $120,000 paint booth runs about $2,300/month.*

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The Paint booth Reality

A paint booth is a construction project wearing an equipment invoice. Between the permit, the slab, gas and electrical service, the fire suppression tie-in, and the final inspection, months pass between the deposit and the first car — and a payment schedule that starts at delivery bills you through every one of them for a booth that isn't legal to fire yet. This is the clearest case on the shop floor for a milestone or deferred structure: payments that begin when the booth does.

Built for This Asset

Structures priced by people who know what a paint booth earns and how it holds value — not a generic credit box.

Auto Repair & Service Expertise

Part of our Auto Repair & Service vertical: payment structures matched to how this industry's revenue actually arrives.

Backed by $1B

A $1B forward flow agreement with TPG gives Elevex institutional capital strength with entrepreneurial speed.

What We Finance

Downdraft, semi-downdraft, and crossdraft booths
Prep stations, mixing rooms, and paint storage
Accelerated cure and energy-recovery systems
Air makeup units, compressors, and filtration
Permitting, slab work, and installation costs
Used booths, relocations, and reinstall projects

Payment Structures

The differentiation: four ways to own the same equipment, engineered to your cash flow. Compare them side by side on our structures page.

Operating Lease

Off-balance-sheet treatment with end-of-term flexibility — return, renew, or purchase. Often the right answer when technology cycles or accounting outcomes drive the decision.

$1 Buyout Lease

Own the equipment for one dollar at term end. Fixed payments, full Section 179 eligibility, and a clean path to ownership.

Seasonal & Step Payments

Payments that follow your revenue curve — lighter in slow months, heavier in peak season, or stepping up as new equipment ramps to full production.

Usage-Based & As-a-Service

Payments tied to hours, output, or consumption. The category Elevex is defining: pay for what equipment achieves, not what it costs.

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How It Works

Three steps from quote to funded.

1 · Apply in Minutes

Application-only to $1,000,000 — no tax returns or financials below that threshold. Have your equipment quote, auction listing, or build spec ready.

2 · Structure Together

A finance professional (not a portal) walks the structure options — term, seasonality, end-of-term — and prices the deal to your cash flow.

3 · Fund in 24–48 Hours

Most transactions fund within 24–48 hours of signed documents. Your vendor gets paid; you get to work.

Common Questions

How much of a paint booth project is the booth?

Often well under half. The slab, the electrical and gas service, fire suppression, and the install labor are what make a booth legal to fire, so a budget built around the equipment alone leaves the rest of the project sitting on the shop's operating account.

What's the timing problem with a paint booth?

Months pass between deposit and first spray — permit, slab, service, suppression, inspection — and a schedule built on a delivery date bills through every one of them. Deferred and milestone structures exist for projects shaped like this, which is why the build calendar is worth discussing early. See how milestone structures work.

Can I finance a used paint booth?

Yes — used paint booth financing is standard business, whether the unit comes from a dealer, an auction, or a private seller. We value working assets on condition and remaining service life, not a blanket age cutoff, and set terms the equipment can actually support.

Does a paint booth qualify for Section 179?

Most business-use equipment placed in service this tax year qualifies for Section 179 expensing, financed or purchased outright — often meaning the first-year deduction outruns your first-year payments. Run your numbers on our Section 179 calculator and confirm specifics with your tax advisor.

How fast can paint booth financing close?

Application-only decisions to $1,000,000 come back in minutes for qualified credits, and most deals fund within 24–48 hours of signed documents. Apply online with your quote to start.

Ready to finance your paint booth?

Payments built on outcomes, from the team that knows your industry. Equipment sellers: offer financing at the point of sale with CapVex.

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