Code of Federal Regulations > Title 40 > Chapter I > Part 59 > Subpart B > Appendix - Table 1 to Subpart B of Part 59—Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Content Limits for Automobile Refinish Coatings

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Appendix - Table 1 to Subpart B of Part 59—Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Content Limits for Automobile Refinish Coatings

Coating category	Grams VOC per liter	Pounds VOC per gallon ^a
Pretreatment wash primers	780	6.5
Primers/primer surfacers	580	4.8
Primer sealers	550	4.6
Single/two-stage topcoats	600	5.0
Topcoats of more than two stages	630	5.2
Multi-colored topcoats	680	5.7
Specialty coatings	840	7.0

^a English units are provided for information only. Compliance will be determined based on the VOC content limit, as expressed in metric units.

authority: 42 U.S.C. 7414 and 7511b(e)

source: 64 FR 48815, Sept. 11, 1998, unless otherwise noted.