1. (a) Except as specified in (b) and (c), below, the owner or operator of an automotive/ transportation or business machine plastic part coating operation subject to this section shall control VOC emissions by using one of the following control options, provided that if a specific coating is subject to more than one emission limit, the least stringent emission limit shall apply:

   1. (1) Control option 1 shall consist of the use of low-VOC content coatings as applied, excluding water and exempt compounds, as specified in table 1212-5, below:

      Table 1212-5 VOC Content Limits Based on Low-VOC Coatings

      Coating Category

      kg VOC/l coating

      lb VOC/gal coating

      Automotive/Transportation Coatings

      I. High Bake Coatings – Interior and Exterior Parts

      Flexible Primer

      0.54

      4.5

      Non-Flexible Primer

      0.42

      3.5

      Basecoat

      0.52

      4.3

      Clear Coat

      0.48

      4.0

      Non-Basecoat/Clear Coat

      0.52

      4.3

      II. Low Bake/Air Dried Coatings – Exterior Parts

      Primers

      0.58

      4.8

      Basecoat

      0.60

      5.0

      Clear Coat

      0.54

      4.5

      Non-Basecoat/Clear Coat

      0.60

      5.0

      III. Low Bake/Air Dried Coatings – Interior Parts

      0.60

      5.0

      IV. Touchup and Repair Coatings

      0.62

      5.2

      Business Machine Coatings

      I. Primers

      0.35

      2.9

      II. Topcoat

      0.35

      2.9

      III. Texture Coat

      0.35

      2.9

      IV. Fog Coat

      0.26

      2.2

      V. Touchup and Repair

      0.35

      2.9

   2. (2) Control option 2 shall consist of the use of one or more add-on controls capable of achieving an overall VOC control efficiency of 90 percent; or

   3. (3) Control option 3 shall consist of using a combination of low-VOC content coatings and one or more add-on controls to meet the limits calculated pursuant to Env-A 1205.01 or specified in table 1212-6, below:

      Table 1212-6 VOC Content Limits Per Volume Solids

      Coating Category

      kg VOC/l solids

      lb VOC/gal solids

      Automotive/Transportation Coatings

      I. High Bake Coatings – Interior and Exterior Parts

      Flexible Primer

      1.39

      11.58

      Non-Flexible Primer

      0.80

      6.67

      Basecoat

      1.24

      10.34

      Clear Coat

      1.05

      8.76

      Non-Basecoat/Clear Coat

      1.24

      10.34

      II. Low Bake/Air Dried Coatings – Exterior Parts

      Primers

      1.66

      13.80

      Basecoat

      1.87

      15.59

      Clearcoat

      1.39

      11.58

      Non-Basecoat/Clear Coat

      1.87

      15.59

      III. Low Bake/Air Dried Coatings – Interior Parts

      1.87

      15.59

      IV. Touchup and Repair Coatings

      2.13

      17.72

      Business Machine Coatings

      I. Primers

      0.57

      4.80

      II. Topcoat

      0.57

      4.80

      III. Texture Coat

      0.57

      4.80

      IV. Fog Coat

      0.38

      3.14

      V. Touchup and Repair

      0.57

      4.80

2. (b) For red, yellow, and black automotive/transportation coatings other than touch up and repair coatings, the limit shall be determined by multiplying the appropriate limit in table 1212-5 or 1212-6, as applicable, by 1.15; and

3. (c) The VOC limits specified in (a), above, shall not apply to the following types of coatings and coating operations:

   1. (1) Texture coatings;
   2. (2) Vacuum-metalizing coatings;
   3. (3) Gloss reducers;
   4. (4) Texture topcoats;
   5. (5) Adhesion primers;
   6. (6) Electrostatic preparation coatings;
   7. (7) Resist coatings; and
   8. (8) Stencil coatings.

Source. (See Revision Note at chapter heading for Env-A 1200) #9933, eff 6-1-11; ss by #12899, eff 10-17-19