Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 223 - STANDARDS AND LIMITATIONS FOR ORGANIC MATERIAL EMISSIONS FOR AREA SOURCES › Subpart C - ARCHITECTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL MAINTENANCE COATINGS › Section 223.370 - Test Methods

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
The following test methods are incorporated by reference in
				  Section
				  223.120
				  and shall be used to test coatings subject to the provisions of this
				  Subpart:
a) Flame Spread Index. The
				flame spread index of a fire-retardant coating shall be determined by ASTM
				E84-07, Standard Test Method for Surface Burning Characteristics of Building
				Materials (see Section
				223.307,
				Fire-Retardant Coating), or an equivalent method approved by the
				CARB.
b) Fire-Resistance Rating.
				The fire-resistance rating of a fire-resistive coating shall be determined by
				ASTM E119-05a, Standard Test Methods for Fire Tests of Building Construction
				Materials (see Section 223.307, Fire-Resistive Coating), or an equivalent
				method approved by the CARB.
c)
				Gloss Determination. The gloss of a coating shall be determined by ASTM
				D523-89, Standard Test Method for Specular Gloss (see Section 223.307, Flat
				Coating, Non-Flat Coating, Non-Flat High-Gloss Coating, and Quick-Dry Enamel),
				or an equivalent method approved by the CARB.
d) Metal Content of Coatings. The metallic
				content of a coating shall be determined by SCAQMD Method 318-95, Determination
				of Weight Percent Elemental Metal in Coatings by X-Ray Diffraction, SCAQMD
				Laboratory Methods of Analysis for Enforcement Samples (see Section 223.307,
				Metallic Pigmented Coating).
e)
				Acid Content of Coatings. The acid content of a coating shall be determined by
				ASTM D1613-03, Standard Test Method for Acidity in Volatile Solvents and
				Chemical Intermediates Used in Paint, Varnish, Lacquer and Related Products
				(see Section 223.307, Pre-Treatment Wash Primer), or an equivalent method
				approved by the CARB.
f) Drying
				Times. The set-to-touch, dry-hard, dry-to-touch and dry-to-recoat times of a
				coating shall be determined by ASTM D1640-03, Standard Methods for Drying,
				Curing, or Film Formation of Organic Coatings at Room Temperature (see Section
				223.307, Quick-Dry Enamel and Quick-Dry Primer, Sealer, and Undercoater). The
				tack free time of a quick-dry enamel coating shall be determined by the
				Mechanical Test Method of ASTM D1640-03, or an equivalent method approved by
				the CARB.
g) Surface Chalkiness.
				The chalkiness of a surface shall be determined using ASTM D4214-98, Standard
				Test Methods for Evaluating the Degree of Chalking of Exterior Paint Films (see
				Section 223.307, Specialty Primer, Sealer, and Undercoater), or an equivalent
				method approved by the CARB.
h)
				Exempt Compounds - Siloxanes. Exempt compounds that are cyclic, branched, or
				linear, completely methylated siloxanes shall be analyzed as exempt compounds
				for compliance with Section
				223.340
				by BAAQMD Method 43, Determination of Volatile Methylsiloxanes in Solvent-Based
				Coatings, Inks, and Related Materials, BAAQMD Manual of Procedures, Volume III
				(see Section 223.307, VOM Content, and Section
				223.340(b)
				 ).
i) Exempt Compounds -
				Parachlorobenzotrifluoride (PCBTF). The exempt compound
				parachlorobenzotrifluoride shall be analyzed as an exempt compound for
				compliance with Section
				223.340
				by BAAQMD Method 41, Determination of Volatile Organic Compounds in
				Solvent-Based Coatings and Related Materials Containing
				Parachlorobenzotrifluoride, BAAQMD Manual of Procedures, Volume III (see
				Section 223.307, VOM Content, and Section
				223.340(b)
				 ).
j) Exempt Compounds. The content of compounds
				exempt under USEPA Method 24 shall be analyzed by SCAQMD Method 303-91,
				Determination of Exempt Compounds, SCAQMD Laboratory Methods of Analysis for
				Enforcement Samples (see Section 223.307, VOM Content, and Section
				223.340(b)
				 ).
k) VOM Content of Coatings. The VOM content
				of a coating shall be determined by USEPA Method 24 as it exists in Appendix A
				of 40 CFR 60, Determination of Volatile Matter Content, Water Content, Density,
				Volume Solids, and Weight Solids of Surface Coatings (see Section
				223.340(b)
				), or an equivalent method approved by the CARB.
l) Alternative VOM Content of Coatings. The
				VOM content of coatings may be analyzed by either USEPA Method 24 or SCAQMD
				Method 304-91, Determination of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) in Various
				Materials, SCAQMD Laboratory Methods of Analysis for Enforcement Samples (see
				Section
				223.340(b)
				 ).
m) Methacrylate Traffic Marking Coatings. The
				VOM content of methacrylate muticomponent coatings used as traffic marking
				coatings shall be analyzed by the procedures in 40 CFR 59, subpart D, appendix
				A, Determination of Volatile Matter Content of Methacrylate Multicomponent
				Coatings Used as Traffic Marking Coatings (see Section
				223.360
				), or an equivalent method approved by the CARB.