| (Z) Ship--Any marine or fresh-water vessel, including
self-propelled vessels, those propelled by other craft (barges), and
navigational aids (buoys). This definition includes, but is not limited
to, all military and Coast Guard vessels, commercial cargo and passenger
(cruise) ships, ferries, barges, tankers, container ships, patrol
and pilot boats, and dredges. Pleasure craft and offshore oil or gas
drilling platforms are not considered ships.
(AA) Shipbuilding and ship repair operations--Any building,
repair, repainting, converting, or alteration of ships or offshore
oil or gas drilling platforms.
(BB) Special marking specialty coating--Any coating
that is used for safety or identification applications, such as ship
numbers and markings on flight decks.
(CC) Specialty interior coating--Any coating used on
interior surfaces aboard United States military vessels pursuant to
a coating specification that requires the coating to meet specified
fire retardant and low toxicity requirements, in addition to the other
applicable military physical and performance requirements.
(DD) Tack coat specialty coating--Any thin film epoxy
coating applied at a maximum thickness of two dry mils to prepare
an epoxy coating that has dried beyond the time limit specified by
the manufacturer for the application of the next coat.
(EE) Undersea weapons systems specialty coating--Any
coating applied to any component of a weapons system intended to be
launched or fired from under the sea.
(FF) Weld-through preconstruction primer (specialty
coating)--A coating that provides corrosion protection for steel during
inventory, is typically applied at less than one mil dry film thickness,
does not require removal prior to welding, is temperature resistant
(burn back from a weld is less than 1.25 centimeters (0.5 inches)),
and does not normally require removal before applying film-building
coatings, including inorganic zinc high-build coatings. When constructing
new vessels, there may be a need to remove areas of weld-through preconstruction
primer due to surface damage or contamination prior to application
of film-building coatings.
(12) Automobile and light-duty truck manufacturing.
(A) Automobile coating--The assembly-line coating of
passenger cars, or passenger car derivatives, capable of seating 12
or fewer passengers.
(B) Light-duty truck coating--The assembly-line coating
of motor vehicles rated at 8,500 pounds (3,855.5 kg) gross vehicle
weight or less and designed primarily for the transportation of property,
or derivatives such as pickups, vans, and window vans.
(13) Vehicle refinishing (body shops).
(A) Basecoat/clearcoat system--A topcoat system composed
of a pigmented basecoat portion and a transparent clearcoat portion.
The VOC content of a basecoat (BCCA-AG)/clearcoat (cc) system shall
be calculated according to the following formula.
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(B) Precoat--Any coating that is applied to bare metal
to deactivate the metal surface for corrosion resistance to a subsequent
water-based primer. This coating is applied to bare metal solely for
the prevention of flash rusting.
(C) Pretreatment--Any coating which contains a minimum
of 0.5% acid by weight that is applied directly to bare metal surfaces
to etch the metal surface for corrosion resistance and adhesion of
subsequent coatings.
(D) Primer or primer surfacers--Any base coat, sealer,
or intermediate coat which is applied prior to colorant or aesthetic
coats.
(E) Sealers--Coatings that are formulated with resins
which, when dried, are not readily soluble in typical solvents. These
coatings act as a shield for surfaces over which they are sprayed
by resisting the penetration of solvents which are in the final topcoat.
(F) Specialty coatings--Coatings or additives which
are necessary due to unusual job performance requirements. These coatings
or additives prevent the occurrence of surface defects and impart
or improve desirable coating properties. These products include, but
are not limited to, uniform finish blenders, elastomeric materials
for coating of flexible plastic parts, coatings for non-metallic parts,
jambing clear coatings, gloss flatteners, and anti-glare/safety coatings.
(G) Three-stage system--A topcoat system composed of
a pigmented basecoat portion, a semitransparent midcoat portion, and
a transparent clearcoat portion. The VOC content of a three-stage
system shall be calculated according to the following formula:
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(H) Vehicle refinishing (body shops)--The coating of
motor vehicles, as defined in §114.620 of this title (relating
to Definitions), including, but not limited to, motorcycles, passenger
cars, vans, light-duty trucks, medium-duty trucks, heavy-duty trucks,
buses, and other vehicle body parts, bodies, and cabs by an operation
other than the original manufacturer. The coating of non-road vehicles
and non-road equipment, as these terms are defined in §114.3
and §114.6 of this title (relating to Low Emission Vehicle Fleet
Definitions; and Low Emission Fuel Definitions), and trailers is not
included.
(I) Wipe-down solutions--Any solution used for cleaning
and surface preparation.
(14) Vinyl coating--The use of printing or any decorative
or protective topcoat applied over vinyl sheets or vinyl-coated fabric.
(15) Wood parts and products. The following terms apply
to wood parts and products coating facilities subject to §115.421(14)
of this title.
(A) Clear coat--A coating which lacks opacity or which
is transparent and uses the undercoat as a reflectant base or undertone
color.
(B) Clear sealers--Liquids applied over stains, toners,
and other coatings to protect these coatings from marring during handling
and to limit absorption of succeeding coatings.
(C) Final repair coat--Liquids applied to correct imperfections
or damage to the topcoat.
(D) Opaque ground coats and enamels--Colored, opaque
liquids applied to wood or wood composition substrates which completely
hide the color of the substrate in a single coat.
(E) Semitransparent spray stains and toners--Colored
liquids applied to wood to change or enhance the surface without concealing
the surface, including but not limited to, toners and nongrain-raising
stains.
(F) Semitransparent wiping and glazing stains--Colored
liquids applied to wood that require multiple wiping steps to enhance
the grain character and to partially fill the porous surface of the
wood.
(G) Shellacs--Coatings formulated solely with the resinous
secretions of the lac beetle (laccifer lacca), thinned with alcohol,
and formulated to dry by evaporation without a chemical reaction.
(H) Topcoat--A coating which provides the final protective
and aesthetic properties to wood finishes.
(I) Varnishes--Clear wood finishes formulated with
various resins to dry by chemical reaction on exposure to air.
(J) Wash coat--A low-solids clear liquid applied over
semitransparent stains and toners to protect the color coats and to
set the fibers for subsequent sanding or to separate spray stains
from wiping stains to enhance color depth.
(K) Wood parts and products coating--The coating of
wood parts and products, excluding factory surface coating of flat
wood paneling.
(16) Wood furniture manufacturing facilities. The following
terms apply to wood furniture manufacturing facilities subject to §115.421(15)
of this title.
(A) Adhesive--Any chemical substance that is applied
for the purpose of bonding two surfaces together other than by mechanical
means. Adhesives are not considered to be coatings or finishing materials
for wood furniture manufacturing facilities subject to §115.421(15)
of this title.
(B) Basecoat--A coat of colored material, usually opaque,
that is applied before graining inks, glazing coats, or other opaque
finishing materials and is usually topcoated for protection.
(C) Cleaning operations--Operations in which organic
solvent is used to remove coating materials from equipment used in
wood furniture manufacturing operations.
(D) Continuous coater--A finishing system that continuously
applies finishing materials onto furniture parts moving along a conveyor
system. Finishing materials that are not transferred to the part are
recycled to the finishing material reservoir. Several types of application
methods can be used with a continuous coater, including spraying,
curtain coating, roll coating, dip coating, and flow coating.
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