> Hi All
>
> for all the shelby dodge guys and gals out there i know this isnt shelby
> dodge specific but i will get right to the point. it seems the EPA has an
> obscure website, and is looking at restricting the sale of autobody paints
> and
> supplies to only those certified to use these products by the year 2011. its
> the
> EPA's way of reducing VOCs (volatile organic compounds) released into the
> atmosphere. so unless you are certified, and have a $100,000 filtered paint
> booth that captures the VOCs you wont be able to buy the necessary paints to
> redo
> your car , truck , or motorcycle.
>
> in september 2007, the EPA is already passing legislation in the federal
> register which when finalized will regulate surface coating of metal parts,
> and
> plastic parts, including auto body refinishing. to include paint booth only
> operations with proper particulate scrubbers which is way out of the price of
> the average hobbiest. this regulation is supposed to be finalized in december
> 2007, after consideration of the proposed rule. but in typical government
> fashion the EPA only gave a 30 day window to protest. this 30 day window was
> supposed to be to gather comments on this and other proposed federal
> regulations. so lets face it how many of you knew to go there and voice your
> protest to
> this? since there was only a 30 day window to this regulation to object to
> it, and this was closed in september , we hobbiests are screwed.
>
> this shows how misguided the EPA really is. we the auto hobbiests are the
> ultimate in recyclers. the EPA states that they want to limit area sources
> that
> produce less than 10 tons of VOCs of one pollutant, or 25 tons of combined
> pollutants annually. i dont think the whole hobby let alone one restorer
> could
> produce 10 tons of VOCs a year. the EPA really has no concideration for us
> at all. the amount of VOCs produced by body shops, and the hobbiests is
> probably less than 1/100th of 1 percent of the total amount produced every
> year. i
> bet Al Gore creates more pollution flying around in his private jet each day
> than 10,000 hobbiests create in a year painting old cars.
>
> although its too late to stop the anti painting law theres still time to do
> something to protect your freedom to buy auto body paint. go to the EPAs web
> site, at
>
> www.epa.gov
>
> and voice your concerns now, before its too late.
> please forward this to other fellow hobbiests. together our voice can make a
> difference.
>
> thanks
> mat
>
>
>
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