I'd love to be working under the national rule. We got sold down the river five years ago. His shop was fined several hundreds of dollars under California's VOC rule just three days after it went into effect. But he also has other problems with the system. Caldwell says the material is unfriendly and that it doesn't flow out well.
Durability is a big question mark.
We still have to guarantee them for life. DuPont's Wissemann says refinishers should pay more attention to surface prep and surface cleaning than before to prevent contamination problems. A careless moment can result in fish eyes and craters in the job. A shop's favorite Candy Apple Red will remain the same color, even with the lower VOC formulations. Most manufacturers have lowered VOC in the solvents and kept the base paint pigments the same.