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Rules

The Puget Sound Clean Air Agency adopted new regulations which apply to mobile spray coating for auto body touch-up in March 2007.  The new regulation includes specific provisions that cover:

  • Mobility – maximum days of operation at any one site
  • Job Size – less than 9ft2 of prepared area prepared for coating, per vehicle
  • Coating Limits - less than 8 oz. coating applied per vehicle
  • Overspray Precaution – portable enclosure required, taken down daily
  • Pollution Prevention – high transfer efficiency spray guns, solvent evaporation reduction
  • Complaints – management and response requirements
  • Recordkeeping – specified records to demonstrate compliance
  • Registration – active registration with the Agency required

These regulations became effective on September 1, 2007.  These new regulations were adopted as an amendment to the existing agency regulations for spray coating operations (Regulation I, Section 9.16).  The General Requirements for Mobile Spray Coating Operations are found in Section 9.16(e).  A copy of the adopted amendments is provided below for reference. 

Click here to read the new Reg. I, SECTION 9.16 
SPRAY-COATING  OPERATIONS rule