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NC-2009 IEQc4.2:Low-Emitting Materials—Paints and Coatings

Does high VOC primer have any adverse effect on air quality?

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Karl Heitman
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Ideally you would want everyone to use low VOC whether the product is applied on site or off site. However, if for some reason, a high VOC primer was applied in a shop off-site to steel columns which were then propertly dried and cured and installed on site. Would it have any adverse effect during the air testing? What if a touch-up (maybe sanding?) was necessary in the future, would it cause any harm?

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Fri, 01/24/2014 - 16:15

The letter of the law is that if it is applied off site, it is not a concern. In addition, i assume that the steel would be either in the inside of drywall or, if exposed, painted? There should not be any impact on IAQ testing.

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