1/1/2007 deadline for Non compliant paints

[Hannover Heritage]

Hi There,

Just a little reminder to you guys who are in the process of restoring or are thinking about restoring your baby in the near future.

The EU has just made it unlawful for paint manufacturers to sell Non compliant paints from 1/1/07

The paint distributors will be allowed to sell non-compliant stock until the end of 2007,

All non compliant paints, ie 2k base coats, 2k solid colours and of course cellulose paints (since '06) are not being produced due to VOC content.

Most big grade "A" paint suppliers have, so I've been told, brought enough in to last for the first 1/4 of the year so most, if not all colours will still be available.

There is a clause in all of this for the restorer in that any vehicle restorer can still legally use non compliant paints due to the nature of the job but it begs the question as to who is going to supply it and what is it's quality.

The grade "A" paint suppliers like Glasurit, ICI, Spies Hecker, Sikkens etc.. may not be interested in supplying such a small corner of the refinishing market.

Anyway, It might be an idea to ask your local paint supplier sooner rather than later if you intend painting your beloved yourself.

Otherwise It'll have to be water based which really needs the appropriate drying facility's and isn't really designed to be painted out of an uprated spraybooth.

Hope this is helpful to some of you.

Regards,
Stuart

[Kermit]

Thanks for the info, I did not know about this ..

I have just resprayed my van and have sprayed a few of my vehicles in the past, so this is just something else we cannot do now easily without hassle.

I suppose soon it will be illegal to change your own oil and brake pads.

Much the same as doing your own house electrical wiring has become much more hassle and ten times as expensive.

Kerr

[skell]

The new laws are quite bizzare

So far I have found out cellulose paint is still allowed for other applications (marine??) but not for painting cars, that if you are restoring at home you will need a license from your council for each vehicle that you do and these are only available for 'classic' vehicles, I doubt I'd have much joy convincing my local bureaucrats of the virtues of the t25. My paint supplier hasn't been contacted by the local council and his suppliers don't know much but he believes that production will continue as celly is still legal in other applications. And most bizzare of all I read somewhere that celly primer is still legal.....


Anyone know what the deal is with acryllic paint? I noticed all the stuff in halfwits is acryllyic not cellulose.