April 9, 1998 Placer County APCD 234

- 1 Rules and Regulations 

### RULE 234 AUTOMOTIVE REFINISHING OPERATIONS

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CONTENTS

100 GENERAL

101 PURPOSE

102 APPLICABILITY

103 EXEMPTION FROM RULE 219 SEVERABILITY

104 EXEMPTION, TOUCH

- UP EXEMPTION S

105 EXEMPTION, GRAPHIC DESIGN APPLICATIONS

106 EXEMPTION, MILITARY VEHICLES AND GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT

107 EXEMPTION, RADIATORS AND ENGINE COMPONENTS

108 EXEMPTION, AEROSOL PAINT PRODUCTS

109 LIMITED EXEMPTION, SELF CONTAINED COATING APPLICATION

110 LIMITED EXEMPTION, SMALL PRODUCTION UTILITY BODIES

200 DEFINITIONS

201 ADHESION PROMOTER

202 AEROSOL PAINT COATING PRODUCT

202 ANTIGLARE/SAFETY COATING

203 CAMOUFLAGE ASSSEMBLY LINE

204 ASSOCIATED PARTS AND COMPONENTS

205 AUTOMOTIVE COATING

204 206 AUTOMOTIVE COATING COMPONENT

207 AUTOMOTIVE REFINISHING FACILITY

208 CAPTURE EFFICIENCY

205 209 CLEANING OPERATIONS

21 0 CLEAR COATING

21 1 COATING

21 2 COLOR COATING

213 CONTROL EFFICIENCY

206 CATALYST

207 COATING

208 COLOR MATCH

209 21 4 ELECTROSTATIC SPRAY APPLICATION

210 21 5 EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM

21 6 EXEMPT COMPOUNDS

211 FINISHING

212 GRAMS OF VOC PER LITER OF COATING EXCLUDING WATER AND EXEMPT

COMPOUNDS

213 GRAMS OF VOC PER LITER OF MATERIAL

214 21 7 GRAPHIC DESIGN APPLICATION

215 GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT

216 GROUP I VEHICLES

217 GROUP II VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT

21 8 HIGH VOLUME, LOW PRESSURE (HVLP) SPRAY APPLICATOR EQUIPMENT

2 19 LACQUER

22 0 LARGE/HEAVY DUTY TRUCK

221 LIGHT AND MEDIUM DUTY TRUCK OR VAN

222 METALLIC COATING TOPCOAT

223 MOBILE EQUIPMENT

224 22 1 MOTOR VEHICLE

22 2 MULTI STAGE TOPCOAT SYSTEM COLOR COATING

225 PRECOAT

226 22 3 PRETREATMENT WASH COATING

22 4 PRIMERApril 9, 1998 Rules and Regula tions 234

- 2 Placer County APCD 227 PRIMER

228 22 5 PRIMER SEALER

229 PRIMER SURFACER

230 22 6 REDUCER

231 REFINISHING

232 SPECIALTY 2 2 7 SINGLE STAGE COATING

233 2 2 8 SOLVENT

2 29 SPOT REPAIR

23 0 TEMPORARY PROTECTIVE COATING

234 TOPCOAT

235 TOUCH

- UP

236 23 1 TRANSFER EFFICIENCY

237 UTILITY BODY

238 23 2 TRUCK BED LINER COATING

23 3 UNDERBODY COATING

23 4 UNIFORM FINISH COATING

23 5 VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (VOC)

23 6 VOC CONTENT

300 STANDARDS

301 LIMITS

302 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE PLAN

302 MOST RESTRICTIVE VOC LIMIT

303 TRANSFER EFFICIENCY APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

304 SURFACE PREPARATION AND EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM

30 5 SOLVENT LIMITS AND EVAPORATIVE LOSS MINIMIZATION

305 SPECIALTY COATINGS

306 TEMPORARY PROTECTIVE COATING TOXIC AIR CONTAMINANT

307 PRECOAT LIMITATION

308 HVLP MARKING

400 ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS

40 1 PROHIBITION OF SPECIFICATION POSSESSION

402 PROHIBITION OF SPECIFICATION

403 PROHIBITION OF SALE OR MANUFACTURE

403 404 VOC COMPLIANCE STATEMENT REQUIREMENT

404 CALCULATION FOR VOC MASS EMISSION RATE AND CONTROL EFFICIENCY

405 LABELING REQUIREMENTS

406 HVLP MARKING

500 MONITORING AND RECORDS

501 USER COATING RECORDS

502 HIGH VOC EMISSIONS RECORDS

503 PRECOAT LIMITATION RECORDS

504 EMISSION CONTROL EQUIPMENT RECORDS

505 503 SALES RECORDS

504 PROHIBITION OF SALE OR MANUFACTURE RECORDS

505 BURDEN OF PROOF

506 MAINTEN AN CE OF RECORDS

507 TEST METHODSApril 9, 1998 Placer County APCD 234

- 3 Rules and Regulations 100 GENERAL

101 PURPOSE: To limit the emission of volatile organic compounds from finishing or refinishing of Group I coating and Group II Vehicles solvent operations associated with motor vehicles, mobile equipment, and Equipment as defined in this rule associated parts and components

.

102 APPLICABILITY: The provisions of this rule apply only to facilities located in the Sacramento Valley Air Basin portion of Placer County, as defined by California Code of Regulations, Title 17, Division 3, Chapter 1, S ubchapter 1.5, Article 1, Section 60106 to any person who uses, applies or solicits the use or application of any automotive coating or
associated solvent; or any person who supplies, sells, offers for sale, manufacturers or

distributes for use or applicati on within the District, any automotive coating or associated

solvent

.

103 EXEMPTION FROM RULE 219

10 3 SEVERABILITY: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this rule is, for any reason, held invalid, unconstitutional or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, that portion shall be deemed as a separate, distinct, and independent provision, and the holding shall not affect the validity t o the remaining portions of the rule.

10 4 EXEMPTION S

104.1 Exemption From R ule 219 : The provisions of Rule 219, Organic Solvents ORGANIC

SOLVENTS , shall not apply to the refinishing of vehicles and equipment as defined in Rule

234.

104 EXEMPTION, TOUCH

- UP: The provisions of operation s subject to this rule shall not apply to touch

- up operations

.

105 EXEMPTION, GRAPHIC DESIGN APPLICATION: The provisions of this rule shall not apply to application of graphic designs.

106 EXEMPTION, MILITARY VEHICLES AND GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 10 4.2 E xemption , S ma used by the general public to repair tiny surface imperfections

.

107 EXEMPTION, RADIATORS 10 4.3 E xemption , A ssembly Line : The provisions of this rule shall not apply to the coating of radiators and engine parts a ny coating applied to motor vehicles or mobile equipment, or their associated parts and components during manufacture on an assembly line

.

1 08 EXEMPTION, AEROSOL PAINT PRODUCTS 1 04.4 E xemption , A erosol Products Coating : The provisions of this rule shall not apply to the application of aerosol paint coating products from non

- refillable aerosol containers having a capacity of one

li ter (34 fluid ounces), or less.

109 LIMITED EXEMPTION, SELF

- CONTAINED COATING APPLICATION 1 0 4.5 E xemption , U se O utside of D istrict : The provisions of Section 302, this rule shall not apply to the application of high viscosity a ny automotive coating or thixotropic coatings with application equipment associated solvent that is supplied with and is an integral part offered for sale, sold,

or manufactured for use outside of the coating container.

110 LIMITED EXEMPTION, SMALL PRODUCTION/UTILITY BODIES: The provisions

of Section 301, shall not apply District or for shipment to coatings applied to small production and utility bodies that must match the vehicles upon which they will be mounted. When production is less than or equal to 20 vehicles per day, any coating

with a VOC content not in excess of the standards set forth in Section 301.1 can be used. If production is greater than 20 vehicles per day, any coating with a VOC content not in excess of the standards set forth in Section 301.2 can be used. Daily

records shal l be maintained on the number of utility bodies coated each day and such records shall be retained for the previous five (5) year period and be available at the time of inspection other manufacturers for reformulation or packing

.April 9, 1998 Rules and Regula tions 234

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201 AEROSOL PAINT PRODUCT: A 201 ADHESION PROMOTER: A coating which is

lab e led and formulated to be applied to uncoated plastic surfaces to facilitate bonding of subsequent coatings, and on which, a subsequent coating is applied.

202 AEROSOL COATING PRODUCT: A pressurized coating product containing pigments or resins that dispenses product ingredients by means of a propellant, and is packaged in a

non

- refillable can for hand

- held application , or for use in specialized equipment for ground traffic/marking app lications

.

202 ANTIGLARE/SAFETY COATING: A coating which minimizes light reflection for safety

purposes.

203 CAMOUFLAGE COATING: A coating applied on motor vehicles to conceal such vehicles

from detection.

204 20 3 ASSEMBLY LINE: An arrangement of industrial equipment and workers in which the product passes from one specialized operation to another until complete, by either automatic

or manual means.

204 ASSOCIATED PARTS AND COMPONENTS : Any structures, devices, pieces, modules,
sections, assemblies, sub

- assemblies, or elements of motor vehicles or mobile equipment that are designed to be a part of motor vehicles or mobile equipment but which are not

attached to motor vehicles or mobile equipment at the time of coating the structure, device, piece, module, section assembly, sub

- assembly, or element. “Associated parts and components” does not include circuit boards.

20 5 AUTOMOTIVE COATING: Any coating or coating component used or recomme nded for use in motor vehicle or mobile equipment refinishing, service, maintenance, repair, restoration, or modification, except metal plating activities. Any reference to automotive refinishing or automotive coating made by a person on the container or i n product literature constitutes a recommendation for use in motor vehicle or mobile equipment refinishing.

20 6 AUTOMOTIVE COATING COMPONENT: Any portion of a coating including, but not limited
to, a reducer or thinner, toner, hardener, and additive, whi ch is recommended by any person

to distributors or end

- users for use in an automotive coating, or which is supplied for or used in an automotive coating. The raw materials used to produce the components are not considered automotive coating components.

20 7 AUTOMOTIVE REFINISHING FACILITY: Any shop, business, location, or parcel of land where motor vehicles or mobile equipment or their associated parts and components are

coat ed

, including autobody collision re p a ir shops

. “Automotive Refinishing Facility” d oes not include the original equipment manufacturing plant where the motor vehicle or mobile equipment is completely assembled.

208 CAPTURE EFFICIENCY: The fraction, in percent, of all VOC's generated by a process that

are is directed to an abatement or recovery device.

205 209 CLEANING OPERATIONS: Involves the removal of loosely held uncured adhesives, inks, coatings, or contaminants, including, but not limited to, dirt, soil, or grease, from motor vehicles, mobile equipment, associated parts and compon ents, substrates, parts, products, tools, machinery, equipment, or general work areas.

2 1 0 CLEAR COATING: Any coating that contains no pigments and is labeled and formulated for application over a color coating or clear coating.

21 1 COATING: A material which is applied to a surface and forms a film in order to beautify

, preserve, repair, and/or protect such surface.April 9, 1998 Placer County APCD 234

- 5 Rules and Regulations 2 1 2 COLOR COATING: Any pigmented coating, excluding adhesion promoters, primers, and

multi

- color coatings, that requires a su bsequent clear coating and which is applied over a primer, adhesion promoter, or color coating

. Color coatings include metallic/iridescent color coatings.

213 CONTROL EFFICIENCY: The fraction, in percent, of pollution prevented by a control device and the pollution introduced to the control device.

Where:

G

voc = Grams VOC per liter of coating excluding water and exempt compounds.

W

s = Weight of volatile compounds in grams.

W

w = Weight of water in grams.

W

es = Weight of exempt compounds in grams.

V

m = Volume of material in liters.

V

w = Volume of water in liters.

V

es = Volume of exempt compounds (as defined in Rule 102, Definitions ), in liters.

206 CATALYST: A substance whose presence initiates the reaction between chemical compounds.

207 COATING: A material which is applied to a surface and which forms a film in order to beautify and/or protect such surface.

208 COLOR MATCH: The ability of a repair coating to blend into an existing coating so that color

difference is not visible.

209 21 4 ELECTROSTATIC SP RA Y APPLICATION: The Any method of spray application of charged atomized paint droplets which are deposited by coatings where an electrostatic

attraction is created between the part to be coated and the paint particles

.

210 2 1 5 EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM: Any combination of capture systems and control devices used to reduce VOC emissions from automotive coating operations.

21 6 EXEMPT COMPOUNDS: For the purpose of this Rule, exempt compounds are as defined in
Rule 102, Definitions DEFINITIONS

.

211 FINISHING: The coating of incomplete vehicles, their parts and components, or mobile equipment for which the original coating was not applied from an Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM) plant coating assembly line.

212 GRAMS OF VOC PER LITER OF COATING EXCLUDING WATER AND EXEMPT

COMPOUNDS: The weight of VOC per combined volume of VOC and coating solids. It can be calculated by the following equation:

Where:

G

voc = Grams VOC per liter of coating excluding water and exempt compounds.

W

s = Weight of volatile compounds in grams.

W

w = Weight of water in grams.

W

es = Weight of exempt compounds in grams.

V

m = Volume of material in liters. 

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- V

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- W

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vocApril 9, 1998 Rules and Regula tions 234

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w = Volume of water in liters.

V

es = Volume of exempt compounds (as defined in Rule 102, Definitions ), in

liters.

213 GRAMS OF VOC PER LITER OF MATERIAL: The weight of VOC per volume of material. It can be calculated by the following equation:

Ws

– Ww

– Wec Grams of VOC per Liter of Material =

------------------------ -- Vm

Where:

Ws = Weight of volatile compounds in grams Ww = Weight of water in grams Wec = Weight of exempt compounds in grams

Vm = Volume of material in liters

214 21 7 GRAPHIC DESIGN APPLICATION: The application of logos, letters, numbers

, and graphics to a painted surface, with or without the use of a template by brush, roller, or

airbrush

.

215 GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT: Vehicles used in support of aircraft activities at airports.

216 GROUP I VEHICLES: Passenger cars, large/heavy duty t ruck cabs and chassis, light and medium duty trucks and vans, and motorcycles.

217 GROUP II VEHICLES: Public transit buses and mobile equipment.

21 8 HIGH VOLUME, LOW PRESSURE (HVLP) SPRAY APPLICATOR: Equipment EQUIPMENT : Sp ra y e quipment used to apply coatings by means of a gun which is designed to be operated and which is operated between 0.1 and 10 pounds per square inch, gauge , ( psig ) air atomized pressure

, measured dynamically at the center of the air cap

and at the air horns.

219 2 1 9 LACQUER: A coating that dries primarily by solvent evaporation and is resoluble in its original solvent.

220 LARGE/HEAVY DUTY TRUCK: A truck having a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of over 30,000 pounds.

221 LIGHT AND MEDIUM DUTY TRUCK OR VAN: A truck or van having a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of 30,000 pounds or less.

222 METALLIC COATING TOPCOAT: A coating which contains more than 5 g/l (0.042 lb/gal) of metal particles, as applied, where such particles are visible in the dried film.

223 22 0 MOBILE EQUIPMENT: Equipment which may be drawn or is capable of being driven on rails or on a roadway, including, but not limited to, trains, railcars, truck bodies, truck trailers, camper shells, mobile cranes, bulldozers, street cleaners, golf carts

, and implements of

h usbandry or agriculture

.

224 MULTI STAGE TOPCOAT SYSTEM: A topcoat system composed of either a basecoat

clearcoat, a basecoat

- midcoat

- clearcoat, or a groundcoat

- basecoat

- midcoat

- clearcoat.

The VOC content of a basecoat

- clearcoat coating system shall be calculated according to the following formula:



### 3 VOC 2 + VOC

= VOC cc bc

TotalApril 9, 1998 Placer County APCD 234

- 7 Rules and Regulations The VOC content of a 3 Stage coating system shall be calculated according to the following

formula:

The VOC content of a 4 Stage coating system shall be calculated according to the following

formula:

Where:

VOC Total = The sum of the VOC content, as applied and used to determine compliance with Section 301.

VOC gc = The VOC content, as applied, of a pigmented groundcoat or tinted primer

sealer.

VOC bc = The VOC content, as applied, of a pigmented basecoat.

VOC

mc = The VOC content, as applied, of a translucent midcoat.

2VOC

cc = Two times the VOC content, as applied, of a transparent clearcoat.

225 PRECOAT: A coating which is applied to bare metal primarily to deactivate the metal surface prior to application of a subsequent water

- base primer surfacer. Effective January 1, 1997, a precoat shall be a coating that dries by oxidation or chemical polymerizat ion. A precoat must not be a lacquer product. Purchase invoices must be retained to verify that usage of precoat is no more than 25%, by volume, of primer/surfacer usage.

226 2 2 1 MOTOR VEHICLE: Any self

- propelled vehicle, including , but not limited to cars, trucks, buses, golf carts, vans, motorcycles, tanks, and armored personnel carriers.

2 2 2 MULTI COLOR COATING: Any coating that exhibits more than one color in the dried film after a single application, is packaged in a single container, and hides surface defects on areas of heavy use, and which is applied over a primer or adhesion promoter.

22 3 PRETREATMENT WASH PRIMER COATING : A coating which contains a minimum of one

half ( 0.5 ) percent acid by weight , and not more than 16 percent solids by weight, to provide surface etching, and which is labeled and formulated to be applied directly to bare metal surfaces to provide corrosion resistance and topcoat adhesion.

227 22 4 PRIMER: A Any coating applied prior to the application of a topcoat for the purpose of

, which is labeled and formulated for application to a substrate to provide: (1) a bond between the substrate and subsequent coats, (2) corrosion resistance and adhesion of the topcoat. Primer surfacer and primer sealer shall be considered a pri mer when applied to Group II

vehicles.

228 PRIMER SEALER: A coating applied for the purpose of sealing the underlying metal or coating system prior to the application of , (3) a topcoat.

229 PRIMER SURFACER: A coating applied prior to the application of a topcoat for the purpose

of corrosion smooth substrate surface, or (4) resistance , adhesion of the topcoat to penetration of subsequent coats , and which promotes a uniform surface by filling in surface imperf ections on which a subsequent coating is applied

. Primers m a y be pigmented

.

230 REDUCER: The solvent used to thin enamel.

231 REFINISHING: The coating of vehicles, their parts and components, or mobile equipment, including partial body collision repairs , for the purpose of protection or beautification and 

### 4 VOC 2 + VOC + VOC

= VOC cc mc bc

Total



### 5 VOC 2 + VOC + VOC + VOC

= VOC cc mc bc gc
TotalApril 9, 1998 Rules and Regula tions 234

- 8 Placer County APCD which is subsequent to the original coating applied at an Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM) plant coating assembly line.

232 SPECIALTY COATING: A unique coating containing additives which are nec essary due to unusual job performance requirements. Specialty coatings include, but are not limited to, adhesion promoters, uniform finish blenders, elastomeric materials, gloss flatteners, bright metal trim repair, and anti

- glare/safety coatings.

233

22 5 PRIMER SEALER: A ny coating which is labeled and formulated for application prior to the application of a color coating for the purpose of color uniformity, or to promote the ability of the underlying coating to resist penetration by the color coating

.

22 6 REDUCER: Products used to thin a coating

.

2 2 7 SINGLE

- STAGE COATING: Any pigmented coating, excluding primers and multi

- color coatings, labeled and formulated for application without a subsequent clear coat

. Single

stage coatings include single

- stage metallic/iridescent coatings.

2 2 8 SOLVENT: A VOC

- containing fluid used to perform surface preparation and cleaning operations.

2 29 SPOT REPAIR: Repair of an area on a motor vehicle, piece of mobile equipment, or associated parts o r components of less than 1 square foot (929 square centimeters).

23 0 TEMPORARY PROTECTIVE COATING: A Any coating applied to areas adjacent to those being painted, which is labeled and formulated for the purpose of temporarily protecting those

areas from overspray . The temporary protective coating is removed after primer or topcoat applications.

234 TOPCOAT: A coating applied over a primer, primer system, or an original OEM finish for the purpose of protection or appearance. For the purposes of this rul e, solid color and metallic topcoats are single stage applications, the VOC Total of a multi stage topcoat system will determine compliance with VOC standards in Section 301.

235 TOUCH

- UP: The application of a coating by brush, air brush, or hand held, n on

- refillable aerosol cans, to repair minor surface or mechanical damage and imperfections less than four square feet in area

.

236 23 1 TRANSFER EFFICIENCY: The ratio of the amount of coating solids adhering to the object being coated to the total amount of coating solids used in the application

process sprayed , expressed as a percentage.

237 UTILITY BODY: A special purpose service 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.

238 23 2 TRUCK BED LINER COATING: Any coating, excluding clear, color, multi

- color, and single stage coatings, labeled and formulated for application to a tru n k bed to protect it from

surface abrasion.

23 3 UNDERBODY COATING: Any coating labeled and formulated for application to wheel wells, the inside of door panels or fenders, the underside of a t runk or hood, or the underside of the

motor vehicle.

2 3 4 UNIFORM FINISH COATING: Any coating labeled and formulated for applica tion to the area around a spot repair for the purpose of blending a repaired area’s color or clear coat to match the appearance of an adjacent area’s existing coating.April 9, 1998 Placer County APCD 234

- 9 Rules and Regulations 23 5 VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND COMPOUND S (VOC): Any chemical compound containing at least one atom of carbon except for the Exempt Compounds listed in Rule 102,

Definitions DEFINITIONS

.

2 3 6 VOC CONTENT:

2 3 6

. 1 VOC Regulatory Content: The weight of VOC per combined volume of VOC and coating solids, calculated with the following equation:

Ws

– Ww

– Wec VOC Regulatory Content =

-------------------------- Vm

– Vw

- Vec

2 3 6 .2 VOC Actual Content: The weight of VOC per volume of material, calculated with the following equation:

Ws

– Ww

– Wec

V OC Actual C ontent =

-------------------------- Vm

Where:

Ws = Weight of volatile compounds in grams

Ww = Weight of water in grams

Wec = Weight of exempt compounds in grams

Vm = Volume of material in liters

Vw = Volume of water in liters

Vec = Volume of exempt compounds

, as defined in Rule 102,

DEFINITIONS , in liters

300 STANDARDS

301 LIMITS: Any No person who applies coatings shall apply to Group I or II vehicles any motor

vehicle , mobile equipment, or their associated parts and components, shall comply with Sections 301.1 and 301.2 of this rule, as applicable.

301.1 Group I Vehicles: A person shall not refinish Group I Vehicles (or Group II Vehicles wher e color match is required), or their parts and components, using any coating with a VOC

R egulatory content , as calculated pursuant to Section 23 6 .1 for VOC Regulatory

, in excess of the following limits, expressed except as grams of VOC per liter (or pounds per gallon) of coating as applied, excluding water and exempt compounds (as defined provided in Rule 102) unless emissions to the atmosphere are controlled to an equivalent level by air pollution abatement equipment with a n overall control efficiency (capture and control), as determined in Sections 506.4 and 506.5, of at least 85 percent and which has been approved in writing by the Air Pollution Control Officer. Pursuant to Section 302, any person seeking to utilize

such abatement equipment shall submit an Operation and Maintenance Plan at least 90 days in advance of the date on which abatement equipment control is to be used in lieu of compliance with VOC content limitations. Submittal of an application for Authority to Construct per Rule 501, General Permit Requirements, will also be required Section 304

.

COATING JANUARY 1, 1996

VOC JANUARY 1, 1997

VOC JANUARY 1, 1998

VOC

Pretreatment Wash

Primer Coating Category 780 g/l (6.5 lbs/gal) 780 g/l (6.5 lbs/gal) 780 Regulatory VOC Content g/l ( 6.5 lbs lb /gal)

Adhesion Promoter 540 (4.5) Clear Coating 250 (2.1) Color Coating 420 (3.5)

Multi

- C olor Coating 680 (5.7)April 9, 1998 Rules and Regula tions 234

- 10 Placer County APCD COATING JANUARY 1, 1996

VOC JANUARY 1, 1997

VOC JANUARY 1, 1998

VOC

Precoat Pretreatment Coating 780 g/l (6.5 lbs/gal) 600 g/l (5.0 lbs/gal) 600 g/l 660 (5. 0 lbs/gal 5 )

Primer /Primer Surfacer 720 g/l (6.0 lbs/gal) 340 g/l (2.8 lbs/gal) 250 g/l (2.1 lbs/gal )

Primer Sealer 720 g/l (6.0 lbs/gal) 600 g/l (5.0 lbs/gal 420 g/l (3.5 lbs/gal) 250 (2.1) Single

- Stage Coating 340 (2.8)

Solid Color Topcoat Temporary Protective Coating 720 g/l (6.0 lbs/gal) 600 g/l (5.0 lbs/gal) 420 g/l (3 60 (0 .5 lbs/gal )

Metallic Topcoat Truck Bed Liner Coating 720 g/l (6.0 lbs/gal) 600 g/l (5.0 lbs/gal) 520 g/l (4.3 lbs/gal) 310 (2.6)

Specialty Underbody Coating 840 g/l (7.0 lbs/gal) 840 g/l (7.0 lbs/gal) 840 g/l (7.0 lbs/gal) 430 (3.6)

Multi Stage Topcoat System Uniform Finish Coating 720 g/l (6.0 lbs/gal) 600 g/l (5.0 lbs/gal) 540 g/l (4.5 lbs/gal )

Any Other Coating Type 250 (2.1)

301.2 Group II Vehicles and Mobile Equipment: A person shall not finish or refinish Group II vehicles and equipment or their parts and components, using any coating with a VOC content in excess of the following limits, expressed as grams of VOC per liter (or pounds per gallon) of coating a s applied, excluding water and exempt compounds (as defined in Rule 102) unless emissions to the atmosphere are controlled to an equivalent level by air pollution abatement equipment with an overall control efficiency (capture and control), as determined i n Sections 506.4 and 506.5, of at least 85 percent and which has been approved in writing by the Air Pollution Control Officer. Pursuant to Section 302, any person seeking to utilize such abatement equipment shall submit an Operation and Maintenance Plan at least 90 days in advance of the date on which abatement equipment control is to be used in lieu of compliance with VOC content limitations. Submittal of an application for Authority to Construct per Rule 501, General Permit Requirements, will also be required.

COATING JANUARY 1, 1996

VOC JANUARY 1, 1997

VOC JANUARY 1, 1998

VOC

Pretreatment

Wash Primer 780 g/l (6.5 lbs/gal) 780 g/l (6.5 lbs/gal) 780 g/l (6.5 lbs/gal)

Precoat 780 g/l (6.5 lbs/gal) 600 g/l (5.0 lbs/gal) 600 g/l (5.0 lbs/gal)

Primer/Primer

Surfacer 340 g/l (2.8 lbs/gal) 340 g/l (2.8 lbs/gal) 250 g/l (2.1 lbs/gal)

Primer Sealer 420 g/l (3.5 lbs/gal) 340 g/l (2.8 lbs/gal) 340 g/l (2.8 lbs/gal)

Topcoat 420 g/l (3.5 lbs/gal) 420 g/l (3.5 lbs/gal) 420 g/l (3.5 lbs/gal)

Metallic Topcoat 420 g/l (3.5 lbs/gal) 420 g/l (3.5 lbs/gal) 420 g/l (3.5 lbs/gal)

Specialty Coating 840 g/l (7.0 lbs/gal) 840 g/l (7.0 lbs/gal) 840 g/l (7.0 lbs/gal)

Camouflage 420 g/l (3.5 lbs/gal) 420 g/l (3.5 lbs/gal) 420 g/l (3.5 lbs/gal)

301.3 Utility Body Requirements: The standards set forth in Section 301.1 shall apply to the coating of utility bodies only when color match is required and the volume of utility bodies to be coated is 20 per day or less. If both of these conditions do not apply, the standards set forth in Section 301.2 shall apply to the coating of utility bodies.April 9, 1998 Placer County APCD 234

- 11 Rules and Regulations 302 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE PLAN: Any person using air pollution abatement equipment pursuant to Section 301 shall submit an Opera tion and Maintenance Plan for the emissions control equipment to the Air Pollution Control Officer for approval. The Plan shall specify operation and maintenance procedures which will demonstrate continuous operation and compliance of the emissions contro l equipment during periods of emissions

- producing operations. The Plan shall also specify which daily records must be kept to document these operations and maintenance procedures

. These records shall comply with the requirements of Section 504. The Plan shall be implemented upon approval by the Air Pollution Control

Officer.

303 TRANSFER EFFICIENCY: Effective January 1, 1998, for all coatings, a person shall not apply any 302 MO ST RESTRICTIVE VOC LIMIT: If anywhere on the container of any automotive coating, or any label or sticker affixed to the container, or in any sales, advertising or technical literature supplied by a person, any representation is made that indicates that t he coating meets the definition of or is recommended for use for more than one of the coating categories listed in Section 30 1 , then the lowest VOC content limit shall apply.

303 APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: No person shall apply a coating to any Group I or II

vehicles or motor vehicle

, mobile equipment

, or their associated parts and components unless one of the following application methods is used:

303.1 Brush, dip, or roller;

303. 2 Electrostatic spray application equipment, operated in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations;

303. 2 3 High Volume Low Pressure (HVLP) spray equipment, operated in accordance with
the manufacturer's recommendations;

303.3

303. 4 Spray gun, demonstrated to meet the HVLP definition in Section 21 8 in design and

use.

303. 5 Any other equivalent coating application method which has been demonstrated to have a transfer efficiency of 65% or greater according equivalent to or higher than,

the requirements of application methods listed in this Section 506.3 , as determined

per Section 507

. 2 , Determination of Transfer Efficiency, and which has been submitted to and approved by the in writing prior to use by the C alifornia Air

Resources Board or Air Pollution Control Officer or U .S. EPA

.

304 EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM: In lieu of complying with VOC content limits of Section

301, a person may use a VOC emission control system that controls emissions from the source operation provided the following conditions are met:

304.1 The VOC emission control system shall be approved in writing by the Air Pollution

Control Officer.

304.2 The VOC emission control system shall be operated with an overall control efficiency (capture and control), as determined in Sections 50 7

. 3 and 50 7

. 4 , of at least 85
percent by weight, during periods of emission producing activity

. The approved emission control system must be maintained and used at all times in proper working

condition.

304.3 Submit an Operation and Maintenance Plan at least 90 days in advance of the date

on which VOC emission control system is to be used in lieu of compliance with VOC

content limitations

. The Plan shall specify operation and maintenance procedures which will demonstrate continuous operation and compliance of the emissions control equipment during periods of emissions

- producing operations. The Plan shall also specify which daily records must be kept to document these operations and maintenance procedures

. These records shall comply with the requirements ofApril 9, 1998 Rules and Regula tions 234

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Control Officer.

304 SURFACE PREPARATION AND .4 Submittal of an application for Authority to Construct per Rule 501, GENERAL PERMIT REQUIREMENTS, prior to control system construction.

305 SOLVENT LIMITS AND EVAPORATIVE LOSS MINIMIZATION: Any pe rson using organic solvent for surface preparation and cleanup or mixing, using or disposing of coating or stripper containing organic solvent:

304.1 Shall use closed, nonabsorbent 305 .1 C losed, non

- leaking, non

- absorbent

containers shall be used for the storage or disposal of VOC

- laden materials, including cloth or paper used for solvent surface preparation and cleanup.

304 305 .2 Shall store fresh F resh or spent solvent, coating, catalyst, thinner, or reducer

, shall be stored in closed vapor

- tight containers when not in use

. Containers may only be open when adding or removing contents

. Disposal shall be done in a manner to prevent evaporation of VOCs into the atmosphere at the facility.

304 305 .3 Shall Solvents shall not , effective January 1, 1997, use organic compounds be

used for the cleanup of spray equipment including paint lines unless an enclosed system or other system

, that has been approved in writing for use by the Air Pollution

Control Officer and or submitted to and approved by the C aliforn ia Air Resources

Board (ARB) and U.S. EPA , is used for cleanup. The system must enclose spray guns, cups, nozzles, bowls

, and other parts during washing, rinsing

, and draining procedures. Equipment used shall minimize the evaporation of organic compounds to the atmosphere

. Spray equipment may be cleaned without the use of an enclosed system if cleaning solutions are used that do not contain VOCs.

304.4 Effective January 1, 1997, the VOC content of surface preparation solvent shall not exceed 72 g/l (0.6 lb/gal), excluding water and exempt compounds. This limit shall not apply to surface preparation material applied from a hand

- held spray bottle for the

removal of road tar, engine oil, grease, overspray, or adhesives, from the vehicle, or used to clean plastic parts. The VOC content of surface preparation solvent used to remove road tar, engine oil, grease, overspray, or adhesives, from the vehicle, or

used to cl ean plastic parts shall not exceed 780 g/l (6.5 lbs/gal), excluding water and exempt compounds.

305 SPECIALTY COATING: Use of all specialty coatings except antiglare/safety coatings shall not exceed 5.0% of all coatings applied, on a monthly basis.

306 TEMPORARY PROTECTIVE COATING: A person shall not use any temporary protective coating with a VOC content in excess of 60 g/l (0.5 lbs/gal), of material.

307 PRECOAT LIMITATION: A person shall not use precoat in excess of 25%, by volume, of the

amount o f primer surfacer used, on a monthly basis.

308 HVLP MARKING: Effective April 3, 1995, a person shall not sell or offer for sale for use within the District any HVLP gun without a permanent marking denoting the maximum inlet air pressure in psig at which the gun will operate within the parameters specified in Section 218.

305 .4 For solvent cleaning operations other than for bug and tar removal, solvents must

have VOC content less than 25 g/l , as calculated using the equation listed in Section

23 6 .2 for VOC a ctual content

. For solvents used for bug and tar removal, the VOC

content shall meet requirements for such products under the Consumer Products Regulation (California Code of Regulations Section 94509, with a maximum limit of 40% volatile organic compound by weight )

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chro mium.

400 ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS

401 401 PROHIBITION OF POSSESSION: No person shall possess at any automotive refinishing facility, any VOC

- containing product that is not in compliance with Section 301 or

304 or 30 5. 4, as applicable.

402 PROHIBITION OF SPECIFICATION: No person shall solicit or require for use or specify the application of a a ny coating on a Group I or II solvents to a motor vehicle, mobile equipment,
or part or component thereof if such use or application results in a violation o f the provisions

of this rule. The prohibition of this Section will apply to all written or oral contracts , including but not limited to, job orders, under the terms of which any coating which is subject to the provisions of this rule is to be applied to any motor vehicle, mobile equipment, or part or
component at an y physical location within the District.

402 403 PROHIBITION OF SALE : A OR MANUFACTURE :

403.1 No person shall not manufacture, blend, repackage for sale, supply, sell, offer for

sale

, or sell distribute within the District

, any coating if such product is prohibited by

any with a VOC content in excess of the provisions of this rule. The prohibition of this

section limits specified in Section 301

. Th is shall apply to the sale of any coating which will be applied at any physical location within the jurisdictio n of the local air pollution control agencies. This requirement shall not apply to the application of coatings where emissions to the atmosphere are controlled to an equivalent level of this rule by air pollution abatement equipment with an overall efficie ncy (capture and control) as determined in Sections 506.4 and 506.5, of at least 85 percent and which has been approved in writing by the Air Pollution Control Officer District

.

403 .2 Th e provision of Section 403.1 shall not apply to the application of coatings where either: (a) T he product is used exc l usively within a emission control systems as

allowed in Section 304 ; or (b) F or coatings for use outside of the District.

404 VOC COMPLIANCE STATEMENT REQUIREMENT: The manufacturer or repackager of

automotive coatings and automotive coating components and solvents subject to this rule

shall include a designation of VOC (as defined in Section 238 of this rule) as supplied and as applied provide the following product information to the purchaser, on product data sheets, or equivalent medium (including in electronic or web media format) , for each coating , coating
component, solvent, and ready to spray mixture :

404.1 VOC a ctual content and VOC r egulatory content , expressed in grams per liter ( or pounds per gallon ), excluding ;

404.2 Weig ht percentage of volatiles, water

, and exempt compounds , on data sheets. ;

404.3 Volume percentage of water and exempt compounds ;

404.4 Density of the material, in grams per liter.

40 5 LABELING REQUIREMENTS: The manufacturer and repackager of temporary protective automotive coatings and automotive coating components and solvents shall

indicate include on all containers the material type ( applicable use category(ies) ) , and the

VOC designation a ctual content and VOC r egulatory content for coatings and solvents

, as supplied, expressed in grams per liter ( or pounds per gallon ) of material.

. For products manufactured prior to July 1, 2011, labeling does not need to identify the material type ( applicable coating category(ies) )

.

404 CALCULATION FOR VOC MASS EMISSION RATE AND CONTROL EFFICIENCY: The VOC mass emission rate shall be calculated both upstream and downstream of theApril 9, 1998 Rules and Regula tions 234

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Where: M = VOC mass emission rate, in lb/hr.

Q = The volumetric flowrate of the exhaust stack, in scfm.

C = The VOC mass concentration, in lb/scf, as measured by EPA Method 25.

The percent control efficiency is calculated as follows:

% CE = [(MU

- MD)  MU] x 100

Where: CE = Control efficiency.

MU = The upstream VOC mass emission rate, in lb/hr.

MD = The downstream VOC mass emission rate, in lb/hr.

40 6 HVLP MARKING: A person shall not sell

, offer for sale , or distribute for use within the District any HVLP gun without a permanent marking , or accurate information provided on company letterhead or in the form of technical literature clearly identif ying the spray gun

manufacturer , salesperson or distributer, denoting the ma ximum inlet air pressure in psig at which the gun will operate within the parameters specified in Section 218.

500 MONITORING AND RECORDS

501 USER COATING RECORDS: Operators of facilities subject to this Rule shall maintain a current listing of all as

- applied VOC containing materials in use at their facility. This listing

shall include

, a nd have available at all time s on the site

, the following :

a. material 501.1 A current listing of all VOC containing materials in use at their facility

. This listing shall include , for each product :

501.1.1 M aterial name and manufacturer identification ;

b. application 501.1.2 A pplication method ;

c. material 501.1.3 M aterial type , group number (I or II) ( applica ble use category(ies)) , mix ratio, and specific use instructions (such as "precoat must be applied to bare metal and followed with a compliant primer"); ;

d. specific 501.1.4 S pecific mixing instructions ;

e. maximum 501.1.5 VOC a ctual content of coatings as applied (including reducing sol vents); and VOC r egulatory content

.

501.2 Current coating manufacturing specification sheets, material technical data sheets

, material data sheets

, or current air quality data sheets, which list the VOC a ctual

content and VOC r egulatory content of each material , shall be available for review ready to spray coating (based on site. A record the manufacturer ’s state d mix ratio)

a nd automotive coating component , and VOC content of the each solvent

.

501.3 R ecor ds on a monthly basis for the q uantity and material type (applicable use category(ies)) of each coating applied , and total facility VOC emissions shall be maintained on a monthly basis.

. These records shall be summarized for the previous calendar year and submitted to the District by June 1. Such records shall be retained and available for inspection by the District for the previous three (3) year period, except for sources subject to Rule 507, Federal Operating Permit Program , which shall retain records for five (5) years.

502 HIGH VOC EMI SSIONS: If VOC emissions for any calendar year exceed 10,000 pounds, recordkeeping requirements in addition to those listed in Section 501, will be required per
Rule 511, Potential to Emit.April 9, 1998 Placer County APCD 234

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504 501.4 Purchase records identifying the coating or solvent material type (applicable use category(ies))

, product name and/or identification number

, product volume , and name

and address of the seller

, The material type (applicable use category(ies)) may be contained on product data sheets or manufacturer specification sheets

. P urchase records may be stored offsite.

502 EMISSION CONTROL EQUIPMENT RECORDS: Any person using emissions control equipment pursuant to Section 302 304 as a means of complying with this rule shall maintain such records as required by the Operation and Maintenance Plan in Section 302 on a daily basis, to include such records as required by Sections 501, 502, and 503. 304, Section 501, and also including:

505 50 2 .1 Monthly usage records of all materials used such as coatings, catalysts,
additives, and reducers.

50 2 .2 Daily records of key operating parameters such as temperatures, pressures, flowrates, and hours of operation of the control device to verify compliance of the capture and control device.

50 2 .3 Maintenance work which interferes with the operation of the control device.

503 SALES RECORDS: Any person within the District selling coatings subject to this Rule shall make receipts of customer purchases maintain the following records for on

- site sales, for a

three

- year period, and make such records available for inspection upon on request . Cash sales shall be recorded including to the customer's Air Pollution Control Officer:

503.1 Business name and , street address, phone number, and either busi ness card.
license or drivers license;

503.2 Product name and volume;

503.3 VOC content and material type ( applicable use category(ies))

. This information

can must be available on

- site, and does not need to be submitted to the

District included in electronic data form. each sales transaction ;

506 TEST METHODS:

506.1 Analysis 503.4 Date of Samples: Samples sale.

50 4 PROHIBITION OF SALE OR MANUFACTURE RECORDS : Any person claiming an exemption under subs ection 403 .2 shall keep a detailed log of volatile organic compounds as specified in Sections 301.1, each automotive coating component and 301.2, of automotive coating manufactured, blended, repackaged for sale, supplied, sold, offered for sale, or

distribu ted showing:

50 4 .1 Quantity, including size

, and number of containers ;

50 4 .2 Regulatory and actual VOC content for coatings ;

50 4

. 3 Purchaser, including name, address, phone number, and retail tax license number ;

50 4

. 4 The s pecific exemption being utilized under Section 403.April 9, 1998 Rules and Regula tions 234

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have information available including product data or material data safety sheets or records

that allow the Air Pollution Control Officer to verify eligibility of the exemption.

50 6 MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS: Records required by this rule shall be analyzed as prescribed by retained for a minimum of three years, except for sources subject to Rule 507,

FEDERAL OPERATING PERMIT PROGRAM , which shall retain records for five (5) years

. Records shall be m ade available to the Air Pollution Control Officer upon request.

50 7 TEST METHODS: The following test methods are incorporated by reference, and shall be used to test coatings and solvents subject to the provisions of this rule

. A source is in violation of this rule if any measurement by any of the listed applicable test methods ex c eed s the standards of this rule.

507.1 Determination of VOC Content: The VOC content of coatings or solvents, subject to the provisions of this Rule, shall be determined by procedures contained in U.S. EPA

Reference Test Method 24

. (40 CFR 60), “Determination of Volatile Matter Content, Water Content, Density, Volume Solids, and Weight Solids of Surface Coatings”.

506.2 Determination of Emissions: Emissions of volatile organic compounds as specified in Section 301.1, and 301.2, of this rule shall be measured as prescribed by EPA

Reference Method 25.

506.3 507

. 2 Determination of Transfer Efficiency: Transfer efficiency as required by in Section

302

, 30 3 of this rule shall be determined in accordance with the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) test method for determining transfer efficiency entitled, T est M ethod "Spray Equipment Transfer Efficiency (TE) Test Procedure for Equipment User

, , ” May 24, 1989 ,"

, or other equivalent method which has been approved in writing by the Air Pollution Control Officer and submitted to and

approve d by U.S. EPA.

506.4 507

. 3 Deter mination of Control Efficiency: Control efficiency as required by Sections

301.1 and 301.2 Section 30 4 of this rule, shall be determined in accordance with U.S.

EPA Method 18, 25

, 25A

, or 25B ; and U.S. EPA Method 2 or 2C (whichever is applicable ), and Section 404 )

. U.S. EPA Method 18 or CARB Method 422 “Determination of Volatile Organic Compounds Emissions from Stationary Sources” may be used to determine emissions of exempt compounds

.

506.5 507

. 4 Determination of Capture Efficiency: Capture efficiency as required by in Section
301.1, and 301.2 30 4 , of this rule shall be determined by and reported in accordance

with 40 CFR 52.741, Appendix B, "VOC Measurement Techniques U.S. EPA

“Guidelines for Determining Capture Efficiency ".

506.6 De termination of Metallic Particles in Metallic Coating Topcoat: Metallic particles in metallic coating topcoat ”, January 9, 1995, and 40 CFR 51 , Appendix M

, Methods

204

- 204f, as defined, in Section 222, of this rule shall be determined by the South

Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) Method 311 Analysis of Percent Metal in Metallic Coatings by Spectrographic Method contained in the SCAQMD "Laboratory Method of Analysis for Enforcement Samples" manual applicable

.

506.7 507

. 5 Determination of Acid Concentration in Pretreatment Wash Primer : Acid concentration in pretreatment wash primer as defined in Section 226 2 23 , of this rule shall be determined by ASTM Test Method D

- 1613

- 85 (modified).

06 “ Standard Test Method for Acidity in Volatile Solvents and Chemical Intermediates Used
in Paint, Va rnish, Lacquer, and Related Products”

, 2006

.

50 7

. 6 HVLP Equivalency: Spray equipment HVLP equivalency shall be determined using South Coast Air Quality Management District “Guidelines for Demonstrating Equivalency with District Approved Transfer Efficiency Spray Guns”, September 26,

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- 17 Rules and Regulations 507. 7 Determination of Exempt Co mpounds : Measurement of exempt compounds shall be determined by using CARB Method 432, “Determination of Dichloromethane and
1,1,1

- Trichloroethane in Paints and Coatin gs,” September 12, 1998”; ARB Method 422 “Determination of Volatile Organic Compounds in Emission from Stationary Sources”, January 22, 1987; or South Coast Air Quality Management District Method

303

- 91, “Determination of Exempt Compounds”, February 1993.

507. 8 Determination of Methyl Acetate, Acetone, t

- Butyl Acetate, and parachlorobenzotrifluoride ( PCBTF ) Content: Measurement of methyl acetate,

acetone t

- butyl acetate and PCBTF , shall be determined using ASTM D6133

- 02, “Standard Test Method for Acetone, p

- chlorobenzoftrifluoride, Methyl Acetate or t

Butyl Acetate Content of Solventborne and Waterborne Paints, Coatings, Resins, and Raw Materials by Direct Injection into a Gas Chromatograph ”, February 2003

.

507. 9 Multiple Test Methods : When more than one test method or a set of test methods is specified for any testing, a violation of any requirement of this rule established by any one of the specified test methods or set of test methods shall constitute a violation of

this rule.

507.1 0 Alternative Test Methods: The use of other test methods which are determined to be equivalent or better and approved, in writing, by the Air Pollution Control Officer, and U.S. EPA may be used in place of test methods specified in this rule

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