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Air Quality

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Table F

SPRAY PAINT VOC CONTENT LIMITS

Spray Paint Category — VOC Content %-by-Weight

General Coatings

    Clear Coating — 67

    Flat Paint Products — 60

    Fluorescent Coatings — 75

    Lacquer Coating Products — 80

    Metallic Coating — 80

    Non-Flat Paint Products — 65

    Primer — 60

Specialty Coatings

    Air Fixative or Sealant — 95

    Auto Body Primer — 80

    Automotive Bumper and Trim Products — 95

    Aviation or Marine Primer — 80

    Aviation Propeller Coating — 84

    Corrosion Resistant Brass, Bronze, or Copper Coatings —  92

Exact Match Finish

    Engine Enamel — 80

    Automotive — 88

    Industrial — 88

Floral Spray — 95

Glass Coating — 95

Ground Traffic Marketing Coating — 66

High Temperature Coating — 80*

Hobby/Model/Craft Coating

    Enamel — 80

    Lacquer — 88

    Clear or Metallic — 95

Marine Spar Varnish — 85

Photograph Coating — 95

Pleasure Craft Finish Primer Surfacer or Undercoater — 75

Pleasure Craft Topcoat — 80

Shellac Sealer

    Clear — 88

    Pigmented — 75

Slip-Resistant Coating — 80

Spatter/Multicolor Coating — 80

Vinyl/Fabric/Polycarbonate Coating — 95

Webbing/Veil Coating — 90

Weld-Through Primer — 75

Wood Stains — 95

Wood Touch-Up, Repair, or Restoration Coatings — 95

*The VOC limit for High Temperature Coating shall be 88.0% until July 1, 1999, after which the 80.0% limit shall apply.

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