Why is Waterborne paint being mandated in California, Canada, and here?
Solvents and reducers are Volatile Organic Compounds, or VOC. VOC’s mix with sunlight and make ground level smog. If you have ever been to LA, you know about smog. When spraying we create VOC, a non-renewable by product. The by-product, or solvent, in PPG waterborne is water. When we are waiting, the one minute, for the waterborne to flash, we are returning water to the environment. Also, there is NO Hazardous Waste being created. Basecoat contains the most solvent of all the products used in the repair process. PPG’s Envirobase HP is being used by the world’s largest dealership, Longo Toyota in El Monte California. It has increased their throughput 16% while reducing all the chemical hazards that go along with solvent.
