Dear Dennis,

Thank you for taking the time to offer your advice! I have an older (approx. 12 yrs) Sunquest Pro 16S tanning bed and would like to replace the metal reflectors this year when I replace the lamps. Mine have several dings and dents in them from previous cleanings. I find numerous web sites offering replacement parts, but none of them offer replacement reflectors. Any suggestions?

Thank you again,
LaDonna

———-

Dear LaDonna,

Honestly, I would not bother for several reasons. One, it will not make a difference in how the bed tans. The best reflectors actually have thousands of pings in them on purpose, it is just more expensive. Second, what really makes a difference in how effective the reflector is, is how clean it is. Third, only ETS will sell those, as they are a specific size, not generic. That means they will be expensive.

If the reflectors are badly damaged, any thin aluminum and two sided tape would work fine as a patch. Really, if I had a gaping HOLE in the refectors, I would be patching with some aluminum foil, but then again, I’m a cheap son-of-a-gun and would rather spend the money on something that would actually make the bed tan BETTER. If I thought you could get at least 10% difference in the tanning, I would agree that they might be worthwhile, but I can’t see how it will make 3% difference in the tan, even if they are a bit beat up. Good questions, though. Haven’t been asked that before.

Dennis