Automotive Refinishing Policy Manual - Sacramento Metropolitan Air ...

777 12 TH STREET, 3 RD FLOOR (916) 874-4800SACRAMENTO, CA 95814-1908 FAX (916) 874-4899SACRAMENTO METROPOLITANAIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT10. A person shall not use the following material on any vehicle if the VOC content exceeds the following limit:[Basis: SMAQMD Rule 459, Sections 309 and 310]MaterialMaximum Allowable VOC Contentgrams/liter (lb/gal)Solvent for Coating Removal (Stripper) 200 (1.7)Solvent for Cleaning Operations 25 (0.21)Solvent for Bug and Tar Removal 25 (0.21)orBug and Tar Remover regulated under theCalif. Consumer Products Regulation (A)(A) Title 17 CCR, Sections 94507 - 9451711. All VOC-containing coating and solvent containers shall be kept covered when not in use.[Basis: SMAQMD Rule 459, Section 309.2]12. All cloth or paper used for surface preparation, cleanup and paint removal shall be disposed of in closedcontainers. Paper used for masking does not need to be disposed of in closed containers.[Basis: SMAQMD Rule 459, Section 309.1]13. Any end user of coating materials (e.g. autobody shops) shall not possess at any physical location withinthe District any containers containing coatings that are not in compliance with Condition Nos. 9 and 10.[Basis: SMAQMD Rule 459, Section 308]14. No motor vehicle and/or mobile equipment coating used at this facility shall contain hexavalent chromiumor cadmium.[Basis: Title 17 CCR, Section 93112]15. A person shall not apply any coating unless one of the following application methods is used:A. Electrostatic application equipment.B. High Volume Low Pressure (HVLP) spray equipment.i. The spray gun shall be permanently labeled as a HVLP, orii. If the spray gun is not permanently labeled as a HVLP, then the end user shall demonstrate that thespray gun meets the HVLP definition in Rule 459, Section 224 in design and use. A satisfactorydemonstration shall be based on the manufacturer’s published technical material on the design ofthe gun and by a demonstration of the operation of the gun using an air pressure tip gauge from themanufacturer of the gun.C. Low Volume Low Pressure (LVLP) spray equipment.D. Brush or roll coating, dip coat, or flow coat.E. Any other application method that achieves a transfer efficiency equivalent to, or higher than, theapplication methods listed in Rule 459, Sections 305.1(a)-(d) as determined by the methods specified inRule 459 Section 504.9. Written approval from the Air Pollution Control Officer shall be obtained foreach alternative application method prior to use.[Basis: SMAQMD Rule 459, Sections 224, 305.1, and 504.9]PAGE 4 OF 9 PAGESREVOCABLE AND NON-TRANSFERABLEPERMIT NOS.: XXXXX