Hobbyists May Be Banned From Buying Paint
11-11-2005 | 07:13 AM
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Hobbyists May Be Banned From Buying Paint
A buddy of mine forwarded this to me!
Legislation
Hobbyists May Be Banned From Buying Paint
If you're planning on refinishing your car or boat 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, ASA’s 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.
Legislation
Hobbyists May Be Banned From Buying Paint
If you're planning on refinishing your car or boat 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, ASA’s 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.
