WTF happened to Rustoleum?

alfadriver wrote: What I read was a system that is capable of using VOC based paint in an economical manner which also meets environmental regulations. Hype it may be, but the fact that cars are made that way does point out that it's cost effective enough as well as legal.

Where to start...

Scales of economy are vastly different for a production line vs a repair facility. What can be done in the one cannot necessarily be done in the other.

The energy required to strip the gasses from the carbon bed exceeds the energy obtained from the gasses themselves. It's a net loss of energy and money usually. Include transportation and manufacturing of the carbon, and it may be a net emissions increase.

The control measures are in lieu of meeting the VOC standard for the paint itself. The various states do all allow for this for vehicle refinishing. For most shops, it's an expensive proposition, which is why most are switching to water based paints on the supply side.

It's economical because you the consumer pay for it. Ford (any any other manufacturer for that matter) passes on the cost to you the consumer. It does drive prices up.

FT,
The scientific consensus in the 70's might have been that the ice age was not coming, but the textbooks in Jr.High were indoctrinating us that the Ice Age was Near and we were all going to be living underground in a few years, sighting "air polution" and CO2 as the cause of the ice age.

Dr. Hess wrote: FT, The scientific consensus in the 70's might have been that the ice age was not coming, but the textbooks in Jr.High were indoctrinating us that the Ice Age was Near and we were all going to be living underground in a few years, sighting "air polution" and CO2 as the cause of the ice age.

Not really arguing, that's why there were the two links in my post. I don't remember it in the text books, but it could have been there. Do remember it being talked about in school quite a bit.

I've had pretty good luck with standard (non-spray) cans of rustoleum and a foam, or fine bristle brush. Goes alot further than spray cans for the dollar too.

Gearheadotaku wrote: I've had pretty good luck with standard (non-spray) cans of rustoleum and a foam, or fine bristle brush. Goes alot further than spray cans for the dollar too.

Returning to the topic:

Same here, I buy the cans and use a cheap spray gun to paint stuff. Saves on $$$ compared to cans.