Quoted from TigerLaw:Some people with sophistication in this area have opined that the chemical combination used for diamondplate in the early 90’s cannot be used today for regulatory reasons. I’m not sure, but that sounds as reasonable of a reason as I could think of. Shame too, diamondplate was awesome stuff!
I doubt this is really the driver. I was responsible for large chemical manufacturing sites producing high end adhesives and composite coatings (including auto and aerospace clear coats) throughout the US and Europe, with plants in California and Germany, and we supplied high volumes of solvent based products. The drive is definitely toward water based but there are numerous industrial applications that still require solvent technologies. This issue is more likely that the playfield supplier doesn’t have the wherewithal or desire to invest in the emission control equipment and ongoing compliance management to handle solvent products.
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