Ancillary Systems¹
Install automated pumps or recirculation system 
Install bulk storage system 
Install monitors on spray systems to track use 
Install piping or feedlines 
Install ventilation system with filters and monitors 
Keep lids on composite drums 

Finish Lines²
Install HVLP gun 
Install electrostatic system 
Install gun cleaning tank/unit 
Use water-base coatings in place of organics 

Operating Practices
Improve customer knowledge of "environmentally friendly" alternative products 
Improve housekeeping and maintenance 
Improve inventory controls and/or purchasing practices 
Improve production schedule to maxiniize process efficiency 
Improve tracking system to account for substance use and waste generation 
Improve worker training/awareness 

Gelcoating or Laminating

GUN APPLICATION 
Install electrostatic system 
Install HVLP-chopper gun 
Install more-efficient gun tips 

ENGINEERING CONTROLS 
Install gel-coat "set-up" timing equipment 
Reduce laminate thickness to engineered minimum 
Use heaters in production area to improve process efficiency & reduce styrene use 

PROCESS ALTERNATIVES 
Install flowcoater/chopper
Install closed-mold system (resin transfer molding) 
Install impregnator system 
Install resin rollers 
Install vacuum-mold or infusion system (SCRIMP) 
Use ABS-backed acrylic sheet in place of fiber layup 

RESIN ALTERNATIVES 
Use low styrene resin in place of higher styrene resin 
Use heat to reduce viscosity in place of styrene monomer 
Use phenolic-base or furan-base resin in place of styrene resin 
Use UV-cured resin in place of higher styrene resin 
Use vapor suppressed resin in place of higher styrene resin 
Use vinyl toluene resin in place of styrene resin 

Tool & Equipment Clean-up

USE & PRACTICE 
Allow solvent to become "dirtier" before recycling 
Install additional spray lines to reduce cleanout 
Install disposable liners in buckets 
Install funnel into bucket to catch acetone spray 
Install gun cleaning tank/unit 
Install two-bucket wash; one clean and one dirty 
Keep lids on soaking buckets 
Ration solvent or other material 
Reduce number of cleaning units/buckets 
Remove solid resin by hand prior to solvent wash 
Use disposable rollers or brushes 

SOLVENT ALTERNATIVES 
Use Citrus-base solvent in place of Acetone 
Use Diacetone Alcohol in place of Acetone 
Use Dibasic Acid Ester in place of Acetone 
Use Emulsifier in place of Acetone 
Use Ethyl Ethoxy Propionate in place of Acetone 
Use Isopropanol in place of Acetone 
Use Propylene Carbonate in place of Acetone 
Use uncatalyzed resin in place of acetone to flush lines 

WASTE MANAGEMENT 
Decant and reuse spent solvent 
Grind and reuse still bottoms in "putty" 
Install on-site distillation unit 
Separate and reuse scrap fiberglass through Amour Fiber Core

1 - Ancillary systems include resin/gel-coat storage and delivery systems, air ventilation systems, and waste management systems.
2 - Finish lines include painting, mold making, upholstery, and foam manufacturing lines.