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Effective automotive maintenance provides very significant benefits
to consumers through improved automotive safety, extending vehicle
and part life spans, minimizing automotive air emissions, and
lowering energy use.


Proper vehicle system maintenance is absolutely essential to
maintaining the proper wear of automotive parts like brakes,
carburetors, engines, and others.


We are concerned that the ARB’s proposed 10% VOC standards for
Brake Cleaners, Carburetor or Fuel-Injection Air Intake Cleaners,
Engine Degreasers, and General Purpose Degreasers could damage the
ability to effectively clean and maintain vehicles and their
parts.


We are also concerned that the ARB has not considered the
potential hazards that may be caused by residues on brake parts
automotive, or the safety benefits of effective brake maintenance,
replacement, and repair.


Therefore, we are asking the ARB to reconsider its 10% VOC
standards and finally consider a compromise that would not
endanger effective maintenance of automobiles in California.