1.1 This guide is intended to aid in the selection of the proper ASTM standard for determining the volatile and nonvolatile content of paint and related coatings.
Note 1—Test methods for determining the composition of the volatile fraction are not covered by this guide.
1.2 The standards included are as follows:
| Type of Coating | Section | ASTM Designation |
| |
| Aerosol coatings | 4.1 | D 3062 |
| Architectural wall coatings, interior, highperformance | 4.3 | D 1644 |
| Asphalt roof coatings | 4.4 | D 2823 |
| Asphalt roof coatings, aluminum-pigmented | 4.5 | D 2824 |
| Bitumens, emulsified | 4.6 | D 2939 |
| Bleached lac varnish | 4.7 | D 1650 |
| Coil coatings | 4.8 | D 1353 D 2697 |
| Electrical insulation varnishes | 4.9 | D 115 |
| House paints, gloss | 4.10 | D 2697 |
| Industrial baking enamel | 4.10 | D 2697 |
| Lacquers, clear and pigmented | 4.11 | D 1644 D 333 |
| Latex paint, exterior | 4.10 | D 2697 |
| Latex paint, interior | 4.10 | D 2697 |
| Magnet wire enamels | 4.12 | D 3288 |
| Plastics, coatings for | 4.13 | D 1644 |
| Powder coatings | 4.14 | D 3451 |
| Shellac varnish, orange | 4.7 | D 1650 |
| Silanes, Siloxanes and Silane-Siloxane Blends | 4.18 | D 5095 |
| Solvent-reducible coatings | 4.2 | D 2369 |
| Traffic paints | 4.15 | D 2205 |
| Varnishes | 4.16 | D 1644 |
| Wall and trim enamels, interior semigloss, solvent-based | 4.17 | D 2697 |
| Wall paints, flat | 4.10 | D 2697 |
| Water-reducible coatings | 4.2 | D 236 |
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.