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Old 10-26-2004, 07:41 PM   #1 (permalink)
rioz
 
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Doc shook up the spray booth market again. There's goinmg to be two types of Mist-On booths. There's the original kind, like I have, that makes a true mist. Now there's a cheaper kind, one that just squirts it on you. I haven't heard anything about the tan form his new booth, but since the original kind is still twice the price, it must give a better tan. Here's the post from his website.

Introducing the Mist-On Tan Express
Technology by Dr. Laughlin
$19,900

The originator of the sunless spray booth, Dr. Tom Laughlin, introduces another breakthrough in automated sunless tanning: A booth under $20,000 that gives you a tan approaching the quality you expect from a Mist-On Tan booth.

What’s the difference between the Express booth and the original Mist-On Tan booth? According to Dr. Laughlin, “The main difference is that the Express is only the second best booth on the market. But it’s a lot more than just a stripped-down Mist-On Tan booth. We take our motto, Driven by Technology, Proven by Quality, very seriously. We used our seven years of experience as the technology leader in the sunless spray booth arena to identify special conditions that would allow the booth to be operated in a unique mode. A mode which would drastically reduces the booth cost, yet produce a tan comparable in quality to the Mist-On Tan.”

While the two booths are very similar in appearance, the Express booth is a much simpler design. The key to its simplicity is the identification of conditions which allow the use of four nozzles using hydraulic atomization instead of eight nozzles using air atomization. “Combining recent advances in nozzle manufacturing along with critical adjustments in our sunless tanning solution and use of our misting column concept, we were able to produce an incredibly uniform spray profile,” explained Dr. Laughlin.

The successful application of hydraulic atomization affords several other benefits:

The Express booth completes the tanning process in just 30 seconds.
The hydraulic atomization process greatly reduces potential inhalation and ingestion of tanning solution .
Power requirements have been reduced to 110 volts, 20 amps.
The simpler design makes do-it-yourself installation possible.
Shipment of Mist-On Tan Express will begin in December. The $19,900 list price is being offered as an introductory special good through the end of the year. The #1 rated Mist-On Tan booth will continue to be offered for $39,900. Both the Mist-On Tan booth and the Express booth will be operated at the ITA Tanning Show in Orlando in mid-November.


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