Low-VOC
Topcoats and Primers
(Raytheon TI Systems, Inc.)
Project Number: J-95-OC-004
Status: Completed in 1998
RTIS, Dallas, Texas, had been applying high-VOC paints and primers by conventional wet-spray methods to ground support and airborne equipment that they manufactured. This painting method emitted chemicals such as MEK, toluene, and xylene into the atmosphere, and resulted in the necessary and costly disposal of solvent wastes. In 1995, the company partnered with JG-PP to test and qualify a new formulation of paints that involves chemical agent resistant powder paint technology.
A joint group led by the JG-PP and consisting of technical representatives from RTIS, the affected DoD program managers, representatives of the sustainment community, and other government technical representatives identified and reached technical consensus on application, performance, and operational impact (supportability) requirements for primers and topcoats. The group identified and defined critical tests with descriptions, methodologies, and pass/fail criteria to qualify alternatives against these technical requirements. This JTP contains the critical requirements and tests defined by this technical community to qualify low-VOC paints and primers for RTIS system applications.
To view the JTP for Validation of High-VOCs Primers and Topcoats containing: MEK, Toluene, and Xylene, dated June 20, 1996, revised May 11, 1998, please click here.
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