>Lacquer type paints will not be sold after this summer in
Maryland
>because too much solvent is released into the atmosphere. Lower
>solvent paints will still be available.
Lacquer is being phased out in Massachusetts also. This led me
to ask some questions on the Shop Talk list
(shop-talk@autox.team.net). A summary follows.
Steve Manwell
smanwell@xenergy.com
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I have heard that it is no longer possible to buy acrylic
lacquer paints and solvents here in Massachusetts and that
similar national reg's. are coming along to reduce VOC
emissions. It's been a few years since I painted a car (a Triumph
Herald), so what's a DIY painter to do now? From the information
I have gathered, it looks like I can do primer and sanding with
standard compressor, spray gun and charcoal respirator.
Available top coat materials, though, seem to be difficult to
work with (i.e. you can't sand out or rub out sags, dust and
bugs!) or extremely hazardous to your health unless your have a
fresh air supply. Maybe the best approach is to fill and prime
to the point where the car or panel is ready for a top coat and
then have a body shop do the rest in the paint booth. Their
HVLP equipment will consume less of the expensive material too.
Is anyone doing top coats in home shops anymore?
Steve Manwell
smanwell@xenergy.com
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I'd check with the paint supply places to be sure. In OR, it is
now
illegal for professional shops to buy the stuff, but not for home
thinker'ers. People within the local growth boundary are allowed
to do up to two cars a year. No restriction on those outside the
boundary. Of course, there may be less material available as
demand dies down.....
Mike
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I am still able to get acrylic lacquer here in CT. According to
my supplier it will be getting hard to get but not any time real
soon. I usually use white and he said he could supply that for a
long time to come.
I will probably just stock up with several gallons if it gets
real hard to get. I've got 4 cars to paint in the next couple of
years.
I don't like the precautions on the current crop of paint. You
really should have a forced air respirator for even the new
primers. The waterborne stuff seems to be especially bad.
Steve Obert
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> coat and then have a body shop do the rest in the paint
booth. Their
> HVLP equipment will consume less of the expensive
material too.
HVLP guns are now quite affordable.
Brian
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There are a number of solutions to this. The base coat clear
coat
system is not as complicated as it sounds. The base coat is very
near a lacquer type system and can be worked very easily. The
clear coat is what gets a bit more complicated but not workable.
Suggest you visit your auto supply store and if they have Dupont
products ask for them to get you a full product catalog and a
bunch of free product sheets that explain the different types of
clearcoats.
John R. Draxler
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