<VV> Hobbyists May Be Banned From Buying Paint

[SPYDER62 at aol.com]

Got this on the Datsun Roadster list. For us that do our own painting it is  
worth reading.
rich
 
 
 
In a message dated 11/10/2005 10:01:00 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
az589 at lafn.org writes:

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