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Painting Equipment
Use dedicated equipment and lines to minimize clean-out between coating changes; reduce the number of coating changes through techniques like light-to-dark batch sequencing.
Pre-inspect parts for obvious defects, before painting.
Reclaim and reuse solvents onsite.
Flush first with dirty solvent, then fresh solvent.
Coatings
Where possible, use coatings that minimize VOC emissions, such as water-borne, powder coatings, UV-cured, etc.
Use good inventory management methods to reduce waste: rotate stock to avoid out-dated paints; avoid ordering excess amounts; minimize vendor samples that must be discarded; minimize container waste.
Where possible, use heat-thinning rather than thinning with solvents.
Spray gun application
Operator training and experience have been shown to be the biggest factor affecting P2.
Use the most efficient gun for the specific job (HVLP, electrostatic, etc.).
Stripping
Use spent stripper as rough pre-strip on next item.
Consider using non-chemical stripping methods (abrasives, thermal removal, etc.).
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