Will the black helicopters be out to enforce the "ban"?
In all seriousness, though - it sounds like the industry folks are
behind this as much as - or perhaps more than - the regulatory
agencies; after all, if you can't get the paint to DIY a paint job, you
have to take your car to a shop and pay /them/ to do it, don't you?
Gary McCormick
Less Worried About the Government Than Big Business (But What's The
Difference These Days?) in San Jose
--- Stan Chernoff <az589@lafn.org> wrote:
> Something to consider - will home oil changes be banned too?
>
> Stan
>
> From Hemmings weekly eNewsletter:
>
> Legislation
> Hobbyists May Be Banned From Buying Paint
> If you're planning on refinishing your car somewhere down the line,
> you
> might want to think about buying your paint today.
> Addressing the Collision Industry Conference on November 1, 2005,
> held at
> the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Los Vegas in conjunction with the SEMA
> show, EPA
> Environmental Protection Surface Coating Specialist Kim Teal outlined
> some
> of her agency's plans for their next air-pollution rule from
> automotive
> surface coating.
> The last version of this rule, issued in February, 2004, was focused
> primarily on bodyshops, but the new regulations, scheduled for
> release in
> 2007 and adoption in August, 2011, are far more sweeping.
> "The rule will impact everyone, no matter how much you use," she is
> reported as saying in Automotive Body Repair News. That may have a
> major
> effect on the hobby, as "the rule will attempt to restrict sales of
> paint
> to people who are not certified users."
> This language has some powerful support. In a letter to Teal dated
> October
> 26, 2005,representatives from the Automotive Service Association
> (ASA) and
> National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA), recommended steps
> that
> sound uncannily like Teal's remarks just a few days later.
> The letter, which suggests measures to be incorporated in the
> proposed
> rule, suggests that "Prospective purchasers and users of automotive
> refinishing products would need to be employed by a certified
> shop...Clearly, reasonable controls on the purchase and use of
> automotive
> refinishing products is key to helping eliminate unnecessary VOC
> emissions..."
> We'll let you draw your own conclusions about the EPA's, ASAs and
> NADA's
> intentions, but if there was ever a piece of car-related legislation
> about
> which to write your legislator, this is it. Kim Teal's contact
> information
> can be found at www.epa.gov and your legislators at www.senate.gov
> and
> www.house.gov. The original letter from ASA and NADA is available at
> www.asashop.org.
> - By David B. Traver Adolphus
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