NR 422.02(21d) (21d) “Electric dissipating coating” means a coating that rapidly dissipates a high voltage electric charge.

NR 422.02(21g) (21g) “Electric-insulating and thermal-conducting coating” means a coating that displays an electrical insulation of at least 1000 volts DC per mil on a flat test plate and an average thermal conductivity of at least 0.27 BTU per hour-foot-degree-Fahrenheit.

NR 422.02(21j) (21j) “Electric-insulating varnish” means a non-convertible-type coating applied to electric motors, components of electric motors, or power transformers, to provide electrical, mechanical, and environmental protection or resistance.

NR 422.02(21m) (21m) “Electromagnetic interference/radio frequency interference (EMI/RFI) shielding coating” means a coating used on business machine plastic housings to attenuate electromagnetic and radio frequency interference signals that would otherwise pass through the plastic housing.

NR 422.02(22) (22) “Electrostatic application” means a coating method in which an electrical charge is applied to the object coated and the airborne particles of coating are attracted to the object due to the electrostatic potential created.

NR 422.02(22m) (22m) “Electrostatic prep coating” means a coating that is applied to a plastic part solely to provide conductivity in order to use electrostatic application methods for coatings.

NR 422.02 Note Note: An electrostatic prep coating usually is clearly identified as an electrostatic prep coating on its accompanying material safety data sheet.

NR 422.02(23) (23) “Emergency response vehicle” means any motor vehicle specifically designed to carry equipment and personnel involved in providing emergency medical or rescue services.

NR 422.02(25) (25) “End sealing compound” means a synthetic rubber compound which is coated onto can ends and which functions as a gasket when the end is assembled on the can.

NR 422.02(25g) (25g) “EPDM roof membrane” means a prefabricated single sheet of elastomeric material composed of ethylene propylene diene monomer and that is field applied to a building roof using one layer or membrane material.

NR 422.02(25r) (25r) “Etching filler” means a coating that contains less than 23 percent solids by weight and at least 0.5 percent acid by weight and is used instead of applying a pretreatment coating followed by a primer.

NR 422.02(26) (26) “Exterior base coating” means a coating applied to the exterior of a can to provide exterior protection to the metal and to provide background for the lithographic or printing operation.

NR 422.02(26m) (26m) “Extreme high-gloss coating” means a coating that, when tested using ASTM D523-89, incorporated by reference in s. NR 484.10 (9), shows a reflectance of 75 or more on a 60-degree glossmeter.

NR 422.02(27) (27) “Extreme performance coatings” means coatings designed for harsh exposure or exposure to one or more of the following: the weather all of the time, temperatures consistently above 95°C, detergents, abrasive and scouring agents, solvents, corrosive atmospheres or similar environmental conditions.

NR 422.02(28) (28) “Fabric coating” means applying a coating, including a saturation coating, or printing on to a textile substrate with a blade, roll, rotogravure or dip coater, or other coating applicator, to impart properties that are not initially present, such as strength, stability, water or acid repellency, or appearance.

NR 422.02(29) (29) “Field-reacted traffic marking material” means a liquid traffic marking material, such as epoxy or polyester, which consists of resin, pigments and a hardening agent, and which is mixed at the time of application and designed to harden quickly.

NR 422.02(30) (30) “Final touch-up and repair” means, for the purpose of wood furniture coating, the localized application of finishing materials after the finishing operation to cover minor imperfections.

NR 422.02(31) (31) “Finishing material” means, for the purpose of wood furniture coating, coatings used to finish wood furniture, including, but not limited to, basecoats, stains, washcoats, sealers and topcoats. The term “finishing material” does not include industrial adhesives.

NR 422.02(32) (32) “Finishing operation” means, for the purpose of wood furniture coating, the application of finishing material to a substrate that is subsequently air dried, cured by radiation, or cured in an oven and the use of organic solvent in associated cleaning and washoff operations.

NR 422.02(32m) (32m) “Finish primer surfacer” means a coating applied with a wet film thickness of less than 10 mils prior to the application of a topcoat for purposes of providing corrosion resistance, adhesion of subsequent coatings, a moisture barrier, or promotion of a uniform surface necessary for filling in surface imperfections.

NR 422.02(33) (33) “Fire truck” means any motor vehicle specifically designed to be used in fighting fires and to carry equipment and personnel involved in fighting fires.

NR 422.02(34) (34) “Flashoff area” means the space between the application area and the oven.

NR 422.02(34d) (34d) “Flexible coating” means a coating that is required to comply with engineering specifications for impact resistance, mandrel bend, or elongation, as those terms are defined by the original equipment manufacturer.

NR 422.02(34g) (34g) “Flexible packaging press” means a printing press that performs either flexible packaging flexographic printing or flexible packaging rotogravure printing.

NR 422.02(34r) (34r) “Flexible packaging printing” means printing on any package or part of a package the shape of which can be readily changed such as bags, pouches, liners, and wraps utilizing paper, plastic, aluminum foil, metalized or coated paper or film, or any combination of these materials using a flexible packaging press.

NR 422.02(34v) (34v) “Flexible vinyl” means non-rigid polyvinyl chloride plastic with a 5 percent by weight plasticizer content.

NR 422.02(35) (35) “Flexographic printing” means the application of words, designs or pictures to a substrate by means of a roll printing technique in which the pattern to be applied is raised above the printing roll and the image carrier is made of rubber or other elastomeric materials.

NR 422.02(36) (36) “Flow coating” means a coating method in which an object is coated by causing a stream of coating to flow over the object and draining off any excess coating.

NR 422.02(36m) (36m) “Fog coat” means a coating that is applied to a plastic part for the purpose of color matching without masking a molded-in texture and that is not applied at a thickness of more than 0.5 mils of coating solids.