Feather River AQMD 3.19

- 1 Rule 3.19



### - Vehicle and Mobile Equipment Coating Operations

(Adopted 8/6/98)

A. DEFINITIONS :

A.1 Active Solvent Losses : The active solvent losses are the emissions during all steps

of a spray gun equipment cleaning operation and are expressed in units of grams of

solvent loss per cleaning cycle.

A.2 Antiglare/Safety Coating : A coating that does not reflect light.

A.3 Camouflage Coating : A coating applied on motor vehicles to conceal such vehicles

from detection.

A.4 Catalyst : A substanc e whose presence initiates the reaction between chemical

compounds.

A.5 Color Match : The ability of a repair coating to blend into an existing coating so

that color difference is not visible.

A.6 Coating : A liquid, liquefiable or mastic compositio n which is converted to a solid

protective, decorative, or functional adherent film after application as a thin layer.

A.7 Electrophoretic Dip : A coating application method where the coating is applied by

dipping the component into a coating bath and an electrical potential difference

exists between the component and the bath.

A.8 Electrostatic Application : A sufficient charging of atomized paint droplets to cause

deposition principally by electrostatic attraction. This applicat ion shall be operated

at a minimum of 60 kV power.

A.9 Exempt Organic Compounds : Any of the following compounds:

1. methane (CH 4 )

2. carbon dioxide (CO 2 )

3. carbon monoxide (CO)

4. carbonic acid (CO(OH) 2 )

5. metallic carbides (M

- C) or carbonates (M

- CO 3 )

6. ammonium carbonate (NH 4 ) 2 CO 3

7. 1,1,1

- trichloroethane (methyl chloroform)

8. methylene chloride (dichloromethane)

9. trichlorofluoromethane (CFC

- 11)

10. dichlorodifluoromethane (CFC

- 12)

11. chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC

- 22)

12. trifluorome thane (HFC

- 23)

13. 1,1,2

- trichloro

- 1,2,2

- trifluoroethane (CFC

- 113)Feather River AQMD 3.19

- 2 14. 1,2

- dichloro

- 1,1,2,2

- tetrafluoroethane (CFC

- 114)

15. chloropentafluoroethane (CFC

- 115)

16. 1,1,1

- trifluoro

- 2,2

- dichloroethane (HCFC

- 123)

17. 2

- chloro

- 1,1,1,2

- tetrafluoroethane (HCF C

- 124)

18. pentafluoroethane (HFC

- 125)

19. 1,1,2,2

- tetrafluoroethane (HCFC

- 134)

20. 1,1,1,2

- tetrafluoroethane (HCFC

- 134a)

21. 1,1

- dichloro

- 1

- fluoroethane (HCFC

- 141b)

22. 1

- chloro

- 1,1

- difluoroethane (HCFC

- 142b)

23. 1,1,1

- trifluoroethane (HFC

- 143a)

24

. 1,1

- difluoroethane (HFC

- 152a)

25. Cyclic, branched or linear completely methylated siloxanes (VMS)

26. The following classes of perfluorocarbon (PFC) compounds:

a. cyclic, branched, or linear, completely fluorinated alkanes,

b. cyclic, branched, or l inear, completely fluorinated ethers with no

unsaturations

c. cyclic, branched, or linear, completely fluorinated tertiary amines

with no unsaturations, and

d. sulphur containing perfluorocarbons with no unsaturations and with

sulfur bonds only to carbon and fluorine.

27. The following low

- reactive organic compounds which have been exempted

by the U.S. EPA:

a. acetone

b. ethane

c. parachlorobenzotrifluoride (1

- chloro

- 4

- trifluoromethyl benzene).

Perfluorocarbon and methylated siloxane compounds will be

assumed to be absent from a product or process unless a

manufacturer or facility operator identifies the specific individual

compounds (from the broad classes of perfluorocarbon compounds)

and the amounts present in the product or process and provides an

EPA approved test method which can be used to quantify the

specific compounds.

d. perchloroethylene, from consumer products.

A.10 Extreme Performance Coating : Any coating used on the surface of a vehicle,

mobile equipment or their parts or componen ts which is exposed to extreme

environmental conditions such as high temperatures, corrosive or erosion

environments, during the vehicle's principal use.

A.11 Four

- Stage Coating System : A topcoat system composed of a ground coat portion,

a pigmented bas ecoat portion, a semi

- transparent midcoat portion, and two

transparent clearcoat portions. Four

- stage coating systems' VOC content shall be

calculated according to the following formula:

VOCgc + VOCbc + VOCmc + 2 VOCcc

VOC T4

- stage =

______________________________ 5Feather River AQMD 3.19

- 3 Where: VOC T4

- stage = the average of the VOC content as applied in the ground coat (gc), basecoat (bc),

midcoat (mc), and clearcoat (cc) system.

VOCgc = the VOC content as applie d of any given groundcoat.

VOCbc = the VOC content as applied in the basecoat.

VOCmc = the VOC content as applied of any given midcoat.

2 VOCcc = two times the VOC content as applied of any given clearcoat.

A.12 Grams of VOC Per Liter of C oating Less Water and Less Exempt Organic

Compounds : The weight of VOC per combined volume of VOC and coating solids

and can be calculated by the following equation:

Grams of VOC per Liter Ws

- Ww

- Wes

of Coating Less Water =

_______________ and Less Exempt Organic Compounds Vm

- Vw

- Ves

Where: Ws = Weight of volatile compounds (grams)

Ww = Weight of water (grams)

Wes = Weight of exempt organic compounds (grams)

Vm = Volume of material (lite rs)

Vw = Volume of water (liters)

Ves = Volume of exempt organic compounds (liters)

A.13 Grams of VOC Per Liter of Material : The weight of VOC per volume of material

and can be calculated by the following equation:

Grams of VOC per Liter Ws

- Ww

- Wes

of Material

=

_____________ Vm

Where: Ws = Weight of volatile compounds (grams)

Ww = Weight of water (grams)

Wes = Weight of exempt organic compounds (grams)

Vm = Volume of material (liters)

A.14 Group I Vehicles : Passenger cars, large/heavy duty truck cabs and chassis, light

and medium duty trucks and vans, and motorcycles.

A.15 Group II Vehicles : Those vehicles which are not Group I vehicles, and mobile

equipment.

A.16 Gun Washer : Electrically or pneumatically operated system that is designed to

clean spray application equipment while enclosed. A gun washer may also be

considered a gun cleaning system that consists of spraying solvent into an enclosed

container using a snug fitting.

A.17 Hand Application Methods : The application of coatings by non

- mechanical hand

held equipment including but not limited to paint brushes, hand rollers, caulkingFeather River AQMD 3.19

- 4 guns, trowels, spatulas, syringe daubers, rags, and sponges.

A.18 Hi gh

- Volume, Low

- Pressure Application (HVLP) : Spray equipment that uses a

high volume of air delivered at pressures between 0.1 and 10 psig.

A.19 Low Emission Spray Gun Cleaner : Any properly used spray equipment cleanup

device which has passive solvent l osses of no more than 0.6 grams per hour and has

active solvent losses of no more than 15 grams per operating cycle as defined by the

test method in Subsection E.6.

A.20 Metallic/Iridescent Topcoat : Any topcoat which contains more than 5 g/l (.042

lb./ gal) of iridescent particles, composed of metal as metallic particles or silicon as

mica particles, as applied, where such particles are visible in the dried film.

A.21 Mobile Equipment : Any equipment, other than vehicles (as defined in this rule),

whic h may be drawn or is capable of being driven on a roadway, including, but not

limited to, truck trailers, camper shells, mobile cranes, bulldozers, concrete mixers,

street cleaners, golf carts, all terrain vehicles, implements of husbandry, and hauling

equ ipment used inside and around airports, docks, depots, and industrial and

commercial plants, but excluding utility bodies.

A.22 Operating Cycle : An operating cycle consists of all steps carried out during a

cleaning operation.

A.23 Passive Solvent L osses : The passive solvent losses are the emissions from spray

gun cleaning equipment when the equipment sits idle between cleaning cycles and

are a result of natural evaporation from the equipment.

A.24 Prep Station : Any spraying area that meets the requirements for a "Limited

Spraying Area" pursuant to the Uniform Fire Code and that prevents the escape to

the atmosphere of overspray particulate matter using properly maintained filters and

mechanical ventilation.

A.25 Pretreatment Wash Primer : Any coating which contains a minimum of 0.5% acid

by weight, is necessary to provide surface etching and is applied directly to bare

metal surfaces to provide corrosion resistance and adhesion.

A.26 Primer : Any coating applied prior to the application of a topcoat for the purpose of

corrosion resistance and adhesion of the topcoat.

A.27 Primer Sealer : Any coating applied prior to the application of a topcoat for the

purpose of corrosion resistance, adhesion of the topcoat, color uniformity, and to

pro mote the ability of an undercoat to resist penetration by the topcoat.

A.28 Primer Surfacer : Any coating applied prior to the application of a topcoat for the

purpose of corrosion resistance, adhesion of the topcoat, and which promotes aFeather River AQMD 3.19

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ace by filling in surface imperfections.

A.29 Reactive Organic Compound(ROC, ROG, or VOC): Any compound containing at

least one atom of carbon except those compounds identified in this rule as Exempt

Organic Compounds.

A.30 Reducer : Any volatile l iquid used to reduce the viscosity of the coating. This

liquid may be solvents, diluents or mixtures of both.

A.31 Specialty Coatings : Coatings that are necessary due to unusual and uncommon job

performance requirements. These coatings include, but a re not limited to, weld

thru primers, adhesion promoters, uniform finish blenders, elastomeric materials,

gloss flatteners, bright metal trim repair, and antiglare/safety coatings.

A.32 Spray Booth : Any power ventilated structure of varying dimensions and

construction provided to enclose or accommodate a spraying operation and which

meets the Uniform Fire Code. A spray booth shall confine and limit, by dry or wet

filtration, the escape to the atmosphere of overspray particulate matter.

A.33 Three

- St age Coating System : A topcoat system composed of a pigmented basecoat

portion, a semi

- transparent midcoat portion, and two transparent clearcoat portions.

Three

- stage coating systems' VOC content shall be calculated according to the

following formula:

VOCbc + VOCmc + 2 VOCcc

VOC T3

- stage =

__________________________ 4

Where: VOC T3

- stage = the average of the VOC content as applied in the basecoat (bc), midcoat

(mc), and clearcoat (cc) system.

VOCbc

= the VOC co ntent as applied in the basecoat.

VOCmc

= the VOC content as applied of any given midcoat.

2 VOCcc

= two times the VOC content as applied of any given clearcoat.

A.34 Topcoat : Any coating applied over a primer or an original OEM finish for t he

purpose of protection or appearance.

A.35 Transfer Efficiency : The ratio of the weight of coating solids which adhere to the

object being coated to the weight amount of coating solids used in the application

process, expressed as a percentage.

A.3 6 Two

- Stage Coating System : A topcoat consisting of a pigmented basecoat and a

transparent clearcoat. Two

- stage coating systems' VOC content shall be calculated

according to the following formula:Feather River AQMD 3.19

- 6 VOCbc + 2VOCcc

VOC T2

- stage =

______________ _ 3

Where: VOC T2

- stage = the average of the VOC content as applied in the basecoat (bc) and

clearcoat (cc) system.

VOCbc

= the VOC content as applied in the basecoat.

VOCcc

= the VOC content as applied of any given clearcoat.

A.37 Undercoat : Any pretreatment wash primer, precoat, primer, primer surfacer, or

primer sealer.

A.38 Utility Body : A special purpose compartment or unit that will be bolted, welded, or

affixed onto an existing cab and chassis. The compartment may serve as storage for

equipment or parts.

A.39 Vehicle : A vehicle is any of the following: passenger cars, large/heavy duty truck

cabs and chassis, light and medium duty trucks and vans, motorcycles, public

transit buses, or military tanks or other tracked military vehicles.

A.40 Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) : Shall have the same meaning as Reactive

Organic Compound.

A.41 Water

- Based Temporary Transit Coating : Any water

- based coating that is intended

to protect new motor v ehicle finishes from certain forms of damage such as iron

dust, soot, acid rain, and other airborne pollutants during transit and is removed

prior to sale of the vehicle.

A.42 Weld

- Thru Primer : Any primer applied from an aerosol can, 16 ounces or less, to

bare steel prior to welding that steel area. The purpose of the weld

- thru primer is to

inhibit corrosion in the weld area.

B. APPLICABILITY

B.1 General Application : The provisions of this rule apply to any person who supplies, sells,

offers for sa le, applies or specifies the use of coatings for vehicles, mobile equipment, and

their parts or components.

B.2 Effective Date : The provisions of this rule shall become effective upon the date of

adoption.Feather River AQMD 3.19

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C. REQUIREMENTS

C.1 Coating VOC Content : After the date expressed below, no person shall manufacture,

solicit, require for use, specify, sell, or coat any vehicle, mobile equipment, or their parts or

equipment, as defined in this Rule, using any coating with a Volatile Organi c Compound

(VOC) content in excess of the following limits, expressed as grams of VOC per liter of

coating applied, excluding water and exempt organic compounds, except as provided

herein

pursuant to subsection C.4, "Add

- on Control Equipment Optio n", or section D.,

"Exemptions":

Limits

Grams of VOC per Liter of Coating (lbs./gal), Less Water and Less Exempt Organic Compounds:

July 1, 1998 July 1, 1999

G roup I Group II Group I Group II

Vehicles Vehicles Vehicles Vehicles

& Color & no Color & Color & no Color

Match for Match Match for Match

Group II Group II

Vehicles Vehicles

Pretreatment Wash Primer 780 (6.5) 780 (6.5) 780(6.5) 780 (6.5)

Primer/Primer Surfacer 575 (4.8) 575 (4.8) 340 (2.8) 340 (2.8)

Primer Sealer 550 (4.6) 550 (4.6) 420 (3.5) 340 (2.8)

Single

- Stage/Two

- Stage

Topcoats 600 (5.0) 420 (3.5) 600 (5.0) 420 (3.5)

Topcoats of More

Than 2 Stages 625 (5.2) 420 (3.5) 600 (5.0) 420 (3. 5)

Specialty Coating 840 (7.0) 840 (7.0) 840 (7.0) 840 (7.0)

Extreme Performance

-------- 750 (6.2)

-------- 750 (6.2)

Camouflage

-------- 420 (3.5)

-------- 420 (3.5)

C.2 C oatings Containing 1,1,1

- Trichloroethane

. No person shall apply any coating to any

vehicle, mobile equipment, or their parts or components, if that coating contains 1,1,1

-

trichloroethane.

C.3 Extreme Performance Coating Petition. Any person seeking to apply an extreme

performance coating as defined in this Rule to a vehicle, mobile equipment, or their parts

or components shall comply with the following requirements:

a. A petition shall be submitted to the Air Pollution Control Officer (APCO) stating

the performance requirements, volume of coating and VOC level that is attainable.

b. If the APCO grants written approval, then that approval shall be valid for one year.

If applicable, such petition shall be resubmitted on an annual basis.Feather River AQMD 3.19

- 8 c. If t he APCO grants written approval, such approval shall contain volume and VOC

limit conditions.

C.4 Add

- on Control Equipment Option.

a. A person may comply with the provisions of Subsection C.1, Coating VOC Content

limits, by using air pollution control equipment provided that:

1. The combined control and capture efficiency shall reduce VOC

emissions from an emission device by at least 85 percent, by weight; and

2. The control system must be designed and operated for the maxim um

collection of fugitive emissions according to the U.S. EPA's "Guideline

for Developing Capture Efficiency Protocols; and

3. Written approval in the form of an Authority to Construct and a Permit to

Operate for such equipment is received from the APCO.

b. A person may comply with the provisions of subsection C.5, Transfer Efficiency,

by using add

- on control equipment, provided the combined control and capture

efficiency of VOC is at least 92 percent, by weight.

C.5 Transfer Efficiency

. No pe rson shall apply any coating to any vehicle or mobile equipment

or their parts and components unless one of the following methods is properly used:

a. Hand application methods

b. Electrophoretic dip coating

c. Electrostatic application

d. High

- Volume, Low

- Pressure (HVLP) application

e. Any other coating application method which has been demonstrated to be capable

of achieving at least 65 percent transfer efficiency.

C.6 Compliance Statement Requirement . The manufacturer of coatings subje ct to this rule

shall include a designation of the VOC content as supplied, including coating components,

expressed in grams per liter or pounds per gallon, excluding water and exempt organic

compounds, on labels or data sheets. This designation shall inc lude a statement of

manufacturer's recommendation regarding thinning, reducing, or mixing with any other

VOC containing materials. This statement shall include the VOC on an as

- applied basis,

excluding water and exempt organic compounds, based on the manu facturer's

recommendations.Feather River AQMD 3.19

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C.7 Surface Preparation and Cleanup Solvent

. The requirements of this Section shall apply to

any person using organic solvent for surface preparation and cleanup.

a. Closed containers shall be used for the storage or disposal of solvent

- containing cloth

or paper used for surface preparation and cleanup. Containers shall be non

- absorbent.

b. No person shall use organic compounds for spray equipment cleanup unless an

enclosed gun washer or "low emission spray gun cleaner" as requi red by this rule is

properly used for cleaning.

c. No person shall use VOC

- containing materials that have a VOC content of more than

200 grams per liter (1.67 lbs./gal) of material for substrate surface preparation prior to

c oating. This limit shall not apply to surface preparation material applied from a hand

held spray container or other closed container approved by the APCO. The VOC limit

for VOC

- containing material applied from hand

- held spray containers shall not exceed

780 g/l (6.5 lbs./gal).

C.8 Storage of VOC

- Containing Materials . All VOC containing materials, including but not

limited to, fresh or spent solvent, coatings and reducers, shall be kept in closed containers

when not in use.

C.9 Spray Booth and Prep S tations : Effective January 1, 1999, no person shall apply any

coating to any complete (entire) vehicle unless that application is performed within a

properly maintained and operated Spray Booth. All spraying of parts or components of a

vehicle shall be do ne in a properly maintained and operated Prep Station or Spray Booth.

D. EXEMPTIONS

D.1 Coatings In A Non

- aerosol Container : The Coating sales prohibition in subsection C.1, and

transfer efficiencies in subsection C.5 shall not apply to the sale of any coating supplied in

a non

- aerosol container with a capacity of 16 fluid ounces or less, and shall not apply to

any coating supplied in a hand

- held, non

- refillable aerosol container.

D.2 Approved VOC Add on Controls : The sales prohibition in subsection C. 1 shall not apply to

the sale of coatings where the emissions to the atmosphere from the application of those

coatings are controlled by a District approved VOC add

- on control device that meets the

requirements of subsection C.4 of this Rule.

D.3 Coating s Shipped Outside The District : The sales prohibition in subsection C.1, shall not

apply to any coating shipped outside of the District.

D.4 Logos, Letters Numbers, And Graphics : Any application of logos, letters, numbers and

graphics to a painted surfa ce, with or without a template, shall be exempt from this rule.Feather River AQMD 3.19

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D.5 Residential Dwellings : Any coating operation of a vehicle by a resident of a one or two

family dwelling shall be exempt from this rule provided:

a

. The resident is the registered owner of the vehicle being coated

b. The coating operation is not being conducted as a business

c. The coating operation is limited to two vehicles per year

d. The coating operation does not cause a public nuisance

D.6 Shape And Size Exemption : With prior written approval of the APCO, and on a limited

term basis, the requirements of subsection C.9, Spray Booths and Prep Stations, shall not

apply to the coating of vehicles which, due to shape or size, cannot reasonably be contained

in a spray booth.

D.7 Spray Booths and Prep Station Exemption : The requirements of subsection C.9, Spray

Booths, and Prep Stations shall not apply to:

a. Any repair, touch

- up, or spot priming operation which does not excee d a total of

nine (9) square feet per vehicle. All such operations shall be conducted in a

controlled area such that a public nuisance is not caused.

b. Any weld

- thru primer.

c. Any application of coatings to owner operated agricultural equipment.

d. Any application of coatings to owner operated construction vehicles.

E. TEST METHODS

E.1 VOC Content . Coating VOC content shall be determined using EPA Method 24. The

exempt organic compound content of coatings or solvents shall be determined using

A STM Method D4457

- 85. Compliance with the prohibition of sale shall be determined by

measuring the VOC content of each and every component of a coating or coating system

which has been reduced, using the manufacturer's recommended type and maximum

amount o f reducer.

E.2 Acid Content : The measurement of acid content of pretreatment wash primers shall be

done in accordance with ASTM Method D 1613

- 85 (modified).

E.3 Metal And Silicon Content : The measurement of the metal and silicon content of

metallic/iri descent coatings shall be determined by South Coast AQMD Method No. 318,

"Determination of Weight Percent of Elemental Metal in Coatings by X

- Ray Diffraction."Feather River AQMD 3.19

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E.4 Collection Efficiency and Capture Efficiency : The collection and capture efficiency of

or ganic emissions as specified in Section C.4, shall be measured as follows:

a. Capture efficiency shall be determined by the EPA Guidelines for Developing

Capture Efficiency Protocols from the Federal Register Part 55 FR 26865, June 29,

1990.

b. Measur ement of vapor flow through pipes shall be determined by EPA Method 2A.

c. Measurement of organic vapor concentration shall be determined by EPA Method

25A. The calculation of control device efficiency shall be determined only during

periods of continu ous coating operations and shall be averaged over the duration of

the coating operation not to exceed 24 hours.

E.5 Transfer Efficiency . Transfer Efficiency shall be determined using a method which shall be

modeled after the test method described in the EPA document (EPA/600/2

- 88/

- 26b)

"Development of Proposed Standard Test Method for Spray Painting Transfer Efficiency."

E.6 Active And Passive Solvent Losses

. The active and passive solvent losses from spray gun

cleaning systems shall be determined using South Coast Air Quality Management District's

"General Test Method for Determining Solvent Losses from Spray Gun Cleaning

Systems", dated October 3, 1989. The test solvent for this determination shall be any

lacquer thinner with a minimum vapor pressure of 105

- mm Hg at 20 o C. The minimum

test temperature shall be 15 o C.

F. MONITORING AND RECORDKEEPING REQUIR EMENTS

F.1 General Monitoring and Record

- keeping Requirements

. Any person subject to this rule

shall:

a. Maintain and make available to Dis trict personnel, a current list of coatings

(including specialty coatings) and solvents in use that provides all of the data

necessary to evaluate compliance, including the following information, as

applicable:

1. Coating, catalyst, additive, solvent, and reducer used.

2. Mix ratio of components used.

3. VOC content of coating as applied or solvent used in grams/liter or lbs./gal.

(less water and less exempt organic compounds).

4. Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)

b. Maintain records tha t show, on a daily basis, the following information:Feather River AQMD 3.19

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2. Quantity of each coating (including each specialty coating) applied and

solvent used This quantity need not include toners that a re added for color

matching after preparation of the initial weighed color batch. If purchase

records are used to determine the amount of solvents used, then records and

manifests of the amounts of solvents disposed of or recycled must also be

maintained.

3. Whether a color match was required.

4. Type of vehicle (I or II) or whether mobile equipment was coated.

F.2 Minimum Retention Time. All records shall be retained for a minimum of two years from

the date of each entry and shall be made available to Distr ict personnel upon request.

G. INCREMENTS OF PROGRE SS

Any person required to install any equipment in order to comply with this rule shall submit a

complete application for an Authority to Construct permit to the APCO no later than 60 days after

the effective date of this rule and shall demonstrate compliance no later than January 1, 1999.