749. ADHESIVES AND SEALANTS – APPLICATION METHODS

749 ADHESIVES AND SEALANTS – APPLICATION METHODS 749.1 A person shall not apply a VOC-containing adhesive, adhesive primer, sealant, or sealant primer at a stationary source unless applied by one (1) of the following application methods using equipment operated in accordance with the specifications of the equipment manufacturer: (a) Electrostatic application; (b) High volume low pressure (HVLP) spraying; (c) Flow coating; (d) Roller coating or hand application methods, including non-spray application methods similar to hand or mechanically powered caulking gun, brush coating, or direct hand application methods; (e) Dip coating (including electrodeposition coating): (f) Airless spraying; (g) Air-assisted airless spraying; or (h) Other adhesive application method that a person has demonstrated and the Department has determined achieves a transfer efficiency equivalent to or better than that achieved by HVLP spraying. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 3879 (April 16, 2004); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 10781 (November 26, 2004); as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 11286, 11363 (December 30, 2011).