Paint Stripping

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-020142",
  "term": "Paint Stripping",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Removal of dried coatings from wood, metal, plastic, and other substrates. A single affected source may have multiple paint stripping operations.\n\n2. Removing a paint (or other organic) coating from a metal basis material. Stripping commonly is performed as part of the manufacturing process to recover parts that have been improperly coated or as part of maintenance and rebuilding to restore parts to a usable condition. Organic coatings (including paint) are stripped using thermal, mechanical, and chemical means. Thermal methods include burn-off ovens, fluidized beds of sand, and molten salt baths. Mechanical methods include scraping and abrasive blasting (as defined in “Abrasive Blasting” in appendix B of this part). Chemical paint strippers include alkali solutions, acid solutions, and solvents (e.g., methylene chloride). Wastewater generated during organic coating stripping includes process solutions (limited mostly to chemical paint strippers and rinses).",
  "references": [
    "40 CFR 63.11180 (CFR 2013)",
    "40 CFR 438 Appendix C (CFR 2013)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/paint-stripping/"
}