Case 3

Standards

British Standards

Paints

BS 3416 Specification for bitumen-based coatings for cold application, suitable for use in contact with potable water

BS 3900 Methods of test for paint.

• Part B4: Tests involving chemical examination of liquid paints and dried paint films. Determination of total lead in paints and similar materials
• Part F2: Durability tests on paint films. Determination of resistance to humidity (cyclic condensation)
• Part F6: Durability tests on paint films. Notes for guidance on the conduct of natural weathering test

BS 4800 Schedule of paint colours for building purposes

BS 6150 Painting of buildings. Code of practice

BS 6949 Specification for bitumen-based coatings for cold application excluding use in contact with potable water

BS 7664 Specification for undercoat and finishing paints

BS 8000 Part 0 Workmanship on construction sites. Introduction and general principles

BS EN ISO 4618 Paints and varnishes. Terms and definitions

BS EN ISO 4628 Paints and varnishes. Evaluation of degradation of coatings. Designation of quantity and size of defects, and of intensity of uniform changes in appearance.

• Part 2: Assessment of degree of blistering
• Part 5: Assessment of degree of flaking

BS EN ISO 6270 Part 1 Paints and varnishes. Determination of resistance to humidity. Continuous condensation

BS EN ISO 11998 Paints and varnishes. Determination of wet-scrub resistance and cleanability of coatings

American Society for Testing and Materials

Paints

ASTM D279 Standard Test Methods for Bleeding of Pigments

ASTM D1640 / D1640M Standard Test Methods for Drying, Curing, or Film Formation of Organic Coatings

ASTM D2574 Standard Test Method for Resistance of Emulsion Paints in the Container to Attack by Microorganisms

ASTM D4258 Standard Practice for Surface Cleaning Concrete for Coating

ASTM D5098 Standard Specification for Artists’ Acrylic Dispersion Paints

ASTM D5146 Standard Guide to Testing Solvent-Borne Architectural Coatings

ASTM D5324 Standard Guide for Testing Water-Borne Architectural Coatings

ASTM D6237 Standard Guide for Painting Inspectors (Concrete and Masonry Substrates)

ASTM F710 Standard Practice for Preparing Concrete Floors to Receive Resilient Flooring

Waterproofing for masonry

ASTM C898 / C898M Standard Guide for Use of High Solids Content, Cold Liquid-Applied Elastomeric Waterproofing Membrane With Separate Wearing Course

ASTM D5095 Standard Test Method for Determination of the Nonvolatile Content in Silanes, Siloxanes and Silane-Siloxane Blends Used in Masonry Water Repellent Treatments

ASTM D6532 Standard Test Method for Evaluation of the Effect of Clear Water Repellent Treatments on Water Absorption of Hydraulic Cement Mortar Specimens

Australian Standards

Paints

AS/NZS 1580 Paints and related materials – Methods of test

• Method 101.1 Conditions of test – Temperature, humidity and airflow control
• Method 107.2 Determination of wet film thickness from wet film mass
• Method 408.5 Adhesion – Pull-off test
• Method 481.1.9 – Coatings – Exposed to weathering – Degree of blistering
• Method 481.1.10 – Coatings – Exposed to weathering – Degree of flaking and peeling
• Method 481.1.13 – Coatings – Exposed to weathering – Degree of fungal or algal growth

AS/NZS 2310 Glossary of paint and painting terms

AS/NZS 2311 Guide to the painting of buildings

AS 3730 Guide to the properties of paints for buildings

• Part 0 General information on the specification, purchasing and testing of paints
• Part 100 Introduction and list of guides

Singapore Standards

Paints

SS 5 Series – Methods of test for paints, varnishes and related materials

SS 7 Paint – Finishing, gloss enamel

SS 34 Undercoat paint for gloss enamel

SS 150 Emulsion paints for decorative purposes

SS 345 Algae resistant emulsion paint for decorative purposes

SS 542 Code of practice for painting of buildings

SS 637 Code of practice for waterproofing of reinforced concrete buildings

International Organization for Standardization

Paints

ISO 1513 Paints and varnishes — Examination and preparation of test samples

ISO 1514 Paints and varnishes — Standard panels for testing

ISO 1516 Determination of flash/no flash — Closed cup equilibrium method

ISO 1518 Paints and varnishes — Determination of scratch resistance

• Part 1: Constant-loading method
• Part 2: Variable-loading method

ISO 1519 Paints and varnishes — Bend test (cylindrical mandrel)

ISO 1520 Paints and varnishes — Cupping test

ISO 1522 Paints and varnishes — Pendulum damping test

ISO 1523 Determination of flash point — Closed cup equilibrium method

ISO 1524 Paints, varnishes and printing inks — Determination of fineness of grind

ISO 2409 Paints and varnishes — Cross-cut test

ISO 2431 Paints and varnishes — Determination of flow time by use of flow cups

ISO 2808 Paints and varnishes — Determination of film thickness

ISO 2810 Paints and varnishes — Natural weathering of coatings — Exposure and assessment

ISO 2811 Paints and varnishes — Determination of density

• Part 1: Pycnometer method
• Part 2: Immersed body (plummet) method
• Part 3: Oscillation method
• Part 4: Pressure cup method

ISO 2812 Paints and varnishes — Determination of resistance to liquids

• Part 1: Immersion in liquids other than water
• Part 2: Water immersion method

ISO 2813 Paints and varnishes — Determination of gloss value at 20 degrees, 60 degrees and 85 degrees

ISO 2815 Paints and varnishes — Buchholz indentation test

ISO 2884 Part 1 Paints and varnishes — Determination of viscosity using rotary viscometers — Part 1: Cone-and-plate viscometer operated at a high rate of shear

ISO 3233 Part 1 Paints and varnishes — Determination of the percentage volume of non-volatile matter — Part 1: Method using a coated test panel to determine non-volatile matter and to determine dry film density by the Archimedes principle

ISO 3248 Paints and varnishes — Determination of the effect of heat

ISO 3251 Paints, varnishes and plastics — Determination of non-volatile-matter content

ISO 4618 Paints and varnishes — Terms and definitions

ISO 4624 Paints and varnishes — Pull-off test for adhesion

ISO 4628 Paints and varnishes — Evaluation of degradation of coatings — Designation of quantity and size of defects, and of intensity of uniform changes in appearance

• Part 1: General introduction and designation system
• Part 2: Assessment of degree of blistering
• Part 3: Assessment of degree of rusting
• Part 4: Assessment of degree of cracking
• Part 5: Assessment of degree of flaking
• Part 6: Assessment of degree of chalking by tape method

ISO 6270 Part 1 Paints and varnishes — Determination of resistance to humidity — Part 1: Continuous condensation

ISO 6272 Paints and varnishes — Rapid-deformation (impact resistance) tests

• Part 1: Falling-weight test, large-area indenter
• Part 2: Falling-weight test, small-area indenter

ISO 6503 Paints and varnishes — Determination of total lead — Flame atomic absorption spectrometric method

ISO 6504 Paints and varnishes — Determination of hiding power

• Part 1: Kubelka-Munk method for white and light-coloured paints
• Part 3: Determination of contrast ratio of light-coloured paints at a fixed spreading rate

ISO 6713 Paints and varnishes — Preparation of acid extracts from paints in liquid or powder form

ISO 6744 Binders for paints and varnishes — Alkyd resins

• Part 1: General methods of test
• Part 2: Determination of phthalic anhydride content
• Part 3: Determination of unsaponifiable matter content
• Part 4: Determination of fatty acid content

ISO 6860 Paints and varnishes — Bend test (conical mandrel)

ISO 7142 Binders for paints and varnishes — Epoxy resins — General methods of test

ISO 7143 Binders for paints and varnishes — Methods of test for characterizing water-based binders

ISO 7783 Paints and varnishes — Determination of water-vapour transmission properties — Cup method

ISO 7784 Paints and varnishes — Determination of resistance to abrasion

• Part 1: Method with abrasive-paper covered wheels and rotating test specimen
• Part 2: Method with abrasive rubber wheels and rotating test specimen
• Part 3: Method with abrasive-paper covered wheel and linearly reciprocating test specimen

ISO 8501 Part 1 Preparation of steel substrates before application of paints and related products — Visual assessment of surface cleanliness — Part 1: Rust grades and preparation grades of uncoated steel substrates and of steel substrates after overall

ISO 9117 Part 3 Paints and varnishes — Drying tests — Part 3: Surface-drying test using ballotini

ISO 9514 Paints and varnishes — Determination of the pot life of multicomponent coating systems — Preparation and conditioning of samples and guidelines for testing

ISO 11503 Paints and varnishes — Determination of resistance to humidity (intermittent condensation)

ISO 16474 Part 1 Paints and varnishes — Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources — Part 1: General guidance

ISO 11668 Binders for paints and varnishes — Chlorinated polymerization resins — General methods of test

ISO 11890 Paints and varnishes — Determination of volatile organic compound (VOC) content

• Part 1: Difference method
• Part 2: Gas-chromatographic method

ISO 11908 Binders for paints and varnishes — Amino resins — General methods of test

ISO 11909 Binders for paints and varnishes — Polyisocyanate resins — General methods of test

ISO 11997 Paints and varnishes — Determination of resistance to cyclic corrosion conditions

• Part 1: Wet (salt fog)/dry/humidity
• Part 2: Wet (salt fog)/dry/humidity/UV light

ISO 11998 Paints and varnishes — Determination of wet-scrub resistance and cleanability of coatings

ISO 12137 Paints and varnishes — Determination of mar resistance

ISO 14654 Epoxy-coated steel for the reinforcement of concrete

ISO 14656 Epoxy powder and sealing material for the coating of steel for the reinforcement of concrete

ISO 14680 Paints and varnishes — Determination of pigment content

• Part 1: Centrifuge method
• Part 2: Ashing method
• Part 3: Filtration method

ISO 15184 Paints and varnishes — Determination of film hardness by pencil test

ISO 22479 Corrosion of metals and alloys — Sulfur dioxide test in a humid atmosphere (fixed gas method)

Waterproofing

ISO 7783 Paints and varnishes — Determination of water-vapour transmission properties — Cup method